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Director The John Curtin School of Medical Research
R. Porter, F.A.A. we
Howard Florey Professor Post Office Box 334, Canberra City 2601
of Medical Research Telegrams CURTMED Canberra
Teleph 062 49 2597
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9 July 1985

  

JUL 16 1985

Dr Joshua Lederberg
President

The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue

NEW YORK NY 10021

USA

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Dear Dr Lederberg

It is normal procedure in the Institute of Advanced Studies for a review of a
Department to be carried out when a Head of Department is to retire. A paper
(1572/1983) setting out details of the process of review, as applied in the John
Curtin School of Medical Research, is attached for your interest. The Board of
the Institute now also encourages full assessment of the work being conducted,
and a copy of the more detailed paper (1925/1985) concerning Reviews is also
attached.

You may be aware that Professor F W E Gibson, Head of the Department of
Biochemistry in the J.C.S.M.R., will retire at the end of 1988. Faculty Board
has appointed a committee to consider the future of the Department. This
review committee is to hold its initial meeting early in September this year.

Submissions to the committee are being invited from members of the Faculty and
from others in the University, but it is of course very helpful to have comments
from outside the A.N.U. I should be grateful if you would be prepared to let
the Committee have, through me, your personal views on the Department of
Biochemistry and its future. If you are willing to do this I should be glad to
hear from you as soon as possible.

A copy of the JCSMR Annual Report for 1984 is enclosed, and your attention is
drawn to the entry for the Department of Biochemistry which starts at Page 25.

Yours sincerely

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R PORTER
Director

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