Septeaber 23, 1953 £: C~ 2157 Dr. Ralph G. Meader - Research Granta and Fellowships National Cancer Institute Be tijeada 14, Maryland Dear Dr. Meader: The circumstance which enjoyed the az time you were connég I would be the Le on the pertinence of fundamental biologi- es to the problems of cancer research. I rif is is for administrative purposes [ for which Yours sincerely, Joshua Lederberg Associate Professor of Genetics ce no longer needs to he justified to anyone.