DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20014

October 24, 1972

 

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genetics
Department of Genetics Re: RR 00785-01
Stanford University School
of Medicine
Stanford, California 94305

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

The Computer and Biomathematical Sciences Study Section was not

able to arrive at a recommendation for your grant application for
support of SUMEX. The Study Section felt that the relative scientific
merit of a significant portion of the proposed user community could

not justify the level of funding requested, Normally in such cases,
the Study Section simply recommends a budget that would support only
the most meritorious aspects. In the case of your application, however,
there is an internal administrative problem in that such a recommenda-
tion would make your application ineligible for classification as a
Research Resource grant. Because of these considerations, the Division
of Research Grants has deferred the application in order to provide you
with the opportunity to revise the proposal, if you wish. I£ you
choose to submit a revised proposal during the period of deferral,

the application will be examined for possible reassignment to some
other appropriate component of the NIH.

The Study Section felt that the most meritorious aspects of the

proposal are those related to the application of artificial intelligence
techniques to biomedical problems, as exemplified by your work and that
of Dr. Feigenbaum and Dr. Herzenberg. Concomitant with this, a
considerable budget reduction should be possible.

If you choose to submit a revised application, please do so by
December 4, 1972. If you would like to discuss this in more detail,
I can be reached at AC 301--496-7568.

Sincerely yours,

Benue S. Lint >
Bernice Sacks Lipkin, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
Computer and Biomathematical

Sciences Study Section
Division of Research Grants