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SranrorD UNIversIry SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Department of Genetics

27 March 1972

Dr. Herman Lewis
National Science Foundation Ref: GB 29094
Washington, D. C. 20550 Pavia/Stanford Exchange

Dear Herman:

With this letter is the application for renewal of the subject
grant. Professor Cavalli-Sforza is, of course, playing a central role
in maintaining this program; but, I should also say that it is an in-
dispensable part of the intellectual life of my own laboratory. The
chance to have people like Orio Ciferri and Vittorio Sgaramella has
greatly enriched our research programs in molecular biology, and I hope
they are also carrying a great deal back with them to Italy. The
vitality of these exchanges -~ and their counterparts from our side (who
do happen to be mostly younger) ~- speaks to the great success of the
program as a-functioning exchange of scientific insight, as well as for
its sponsorship of research that would be entirely defensible on its
independent scientific merits. The explicit recognition of the know-
ledge-sharing purposes of the grant is certainly very heipfui to me as
its administrator.

Needless to say, we are very eager to have the opportunity to con-
tinue this program as an inter-departmental, broad-based exchange, and
hope that its further funding will meet with the Foundation's appreval.

Sincerely,

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Joghta Lederberg

Professor and Chairman
Department of Genetics

Dictated by Dr. Lederberg
but signed in his absence

LT. J. P. KENNEDY, JR. LABORATORIES FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE, DEDICATED TO RESEARCH IN MENTAL RETARDATION

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY HEREDITY NEUROBIOLOGY DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE