Request to Research Committee for Research Support for the Year 1955-1956

TITLE AND REASONS FOR THE STUDY: Genetics of Bacteria, This is a contiming »rogram
on the life cycles and genetic mechanisms of bacteria. Information from bacterial
genetics is of the utmost importance both for the understanding and control of the
individual microbes that are studied, but also for its bearing on general penetic
problems: relationship of gene to chromosome, gene action, position effect, anc the
nature of viruses,

RESULES OBTAINED TO DATE: See attached sheets on RF 5):217

PROCE URE: This is also outlined on the attached sheets, ‘ith no substantial ex-
ception, the research depends on laboratory studies in this department.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Last year's request was qualified by @ reasonable expectation of
a fellowship award which did not, however, materialize, ‘he budget is comparable to
last year's, except that other sources will suffice for supplies, Again the fourth
assistantship, if allotted, may be vacated if certain fellowship prospects are
achieved but this cannot be anticipated now, The requested bucget follows:

4 12-nonth assistantships, at 1,500 5,000
Hourly help (dishwashing) 509
45 550

If required by stringency of funds, one of the assistantships might he pared to a
ten-month appointment, as it is uncertain whether the candidate would begin in July
or September,

PERSONNEL (assistants)

1. Mr. R. E, Wright (.5., 3iochemistry, U.\/,) Incumbent and an excellent
student and assistant,

2. Mr. Tetsuo Iino is a Japanese student who will not arrive until February 1955
owing to shortage of research space here, He has the equivalent of an l.S,,
some research experience in microbial agents, excellent recommendations, and
a Fulbright travel grant,

3e Miss R, Ruth Zloten (H.5., Genetics, Manitoba) has spent this year working
as an assistant in another laboratory (Professor “erman, Vet Sci.) for the
same space reagons, Her work as a student and agsistant to date appears
to be commendable,

he to be chosen from current applicants; or, if required by
rearrangenent of funds, may be used to pay part of salary of a full-time
technical assistant (irs, Dorothy Costinr, M.S., Bacteriology, Wis.)

Joshue Lederberg
Professor of Genetics
University of Wisconsin

December 20, 195)

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