@rerobia Genetica Laboratory

August 7, 1952

Profesaor U. L. Augustine
Department cf Tropieal Public Health
Harvard Univercity

55 Shatticn Street

Boston 15, Maasachusetts

vear Ti. Auguotine;

Loan ariting at the urgent re.uest of Ur. Shoso Inoki, of the
Research Listituts. foc THerobisi Diseases, Osska University, Japan,
wits respect 4o his application for admission to the Harvard School
of Public Health.

Dr. Tnokl ie Known to me only through the omchinge of e nrmber
@ of letters durtag the past year, and through some cf his publications.

He appears to have <« vory earnest and sincere desire to jearn of the
research advances and techniques ia prctozoal diseasessihat have been
developed in this country.

He ths published cne pisee of werk, on the mashanism of serotypic
transformations in trypancsones, that promises tc be an outetanding
contribution in the Pleld of sdicrobial genetica and ganorcl srotistology.
His analysis cf thia problem was well reasoned end appeared to be most
competent, If his exreriaents can be confirred, and there is st least
not inturnol evidence that they are likely not to be, they will sub-
stantiate an important, new mechanise of alerobie) variation. I am
net qualified to judge hie achievement in cther espegts of public
health or tropical mecisiau.

. Yours sincerely,

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A 7 ot

‘; Joshua Lederberg
Asecedate Professor of Genetics