FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH

 

IN REPLYING ADDRESS BETHESDA 14, MARYLAND
Division of Yesearch t ann
Grants and Fellowshins September 5, 19/

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Mr. Joshua Lederberg
Osborn Botanica) Taboratory
Yale University

New Haven, Connectiant

Dear Mr. Lederberg:

I take pleasure in informing von that vour annlication for »
U. S. Public Health Service Research Fellowship has been considered
by the Fellowshin Boards and that the Surgeon General has awarded you
e National Tnetitute of Health Jun‘or Research Fellowship for one
vear for vour study with Doctor F, J. Ryan, Denartment of Zoolocy,
Columbia University,

You have indicsted that you will be available for sppointment
as a Fellow in September, 1947. Your annointment will be made
effective from the day vou register st Columbia liniversity to comnence
the studies for which this Fellowshin is awarded. In connection with
your apoointment, it will be necessary for you to have a ohysical
examination, and 9 medical certificate is enclosed for this purpose.
It will also be necessary for you to take an oath of office and sign
the enclosed affidavit form. These two latter forms are to be
signed on the dev you start work on the fellowshio; they cannot be
executed before that date. All three forms should then be returned
to this office for completion of your annointment. In order to
complete our files it is requested that you provide us with a
statement from Doctor Rvan or other resnonsible person to the effect
that, arrangements for vour stidies satisfactory to him and the
University heve been made,

I wish to advise you thet pay periods «re bi-weekly, beginning
on Sunday and ending every second Saturday. Desionated pay days sre
every other Tuesday. The amount each pay day for a Junior Research
Fellow is $92.31. The salaries of Reseerch Fellows are not subject
to withholding tax. Your salary checks will be mailed you from the
Tnstitute.

You are requested to submit 9 progress report at the end of
eight months, if you contemplate amlving for a re-appointment, or
at the end of the fellowshin vear, if vou do not.
Mr, Joshia Lederberg -2- 9/5/17

Al] miblications resulting from work carried on while you
are vail, S, Public Health Service Research Fellow should carry 4
Footnote acknowledgment of the Fellovshir award, and we would appreciate
receiving two reprints of each such publication,

Tf we can be of anv assistence to von, please let us know.
Sincerely yours,

C.J. en B2yRke

Co. J. Van Slyke, Medicsl Director
ChieP, Division of Research
Grents and ®ellowshins

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