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\ NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
December 23, 1958 Ala

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Dr. Joshua Lederberg

Department of Genetics

Stanford University Medical School
Stanford, California

Dear Doctor Lederberg:

The Division of Biological and Medical Sciences is pleased to inform
you that your research proposal entitled "Genetic Recombination in Bacteria"
has been approved by the National Science Foundation for a sum of $109,500
for a period of approximately fivwyears. So that you may acquaint yourself
with the conditions of the grant, we enclose a copy of the grant statement,
and also our brochure which contains helpful information about NSF grants.

Our policy with regard to reports on research supported by the
Foundation is to keep them as simple as possible. We should like to have
a short informal progress report in duplicate at the end of each full year
of operation under the grant, and at the expiration of the grant a more
comprehensive final report, also in duplicate, of your research accomplish~
ments. In addition to a description of the research carried out, these
reports should contain a chronological bibliography of articles published
under the grant, as well as a listing of all personnel who have worked on
the grant, including graduate students, technicians, research associates,
etc. If in the course of the research any unusually significant results
are obtained, we should like to know about them as they occur. We also
request that six reprints of each publication resulting from work done
under the grant be sent to us as soon as they become available. An
appropriate acknowledgment should be made in each publication; usually a
simple footnote is adequate.

The Foundation believes that the principal investigator, operating
within the policies of his institution, is best qualified to determine
the means by which his research may be most effectively conducted. Thus,
you are free to spend your grant funds without strict adherence to the
original budget estimates. However, we will appreciate being informed of
any contemplated major changes in your budget, or in the rate of spending.

Should you have any questions about these or other matters, please do
not hesitate to write. I wish you success on your research program

Sincerely yours,

George Lefevre, Jr.
Program Director for

Genetic Biology
Enclosures