KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET

STOCKHOLM 60, SWEDEN

5.5.1961

 

DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY

Professor Josua Lederberg
Stanéord University

Dept of Genetics
Stanford, Calif.

Dear Prof. Lederberg:

For a number of years there has been a growing interest
for microbial genetics at the Karolinska Institutet.
During the last year this area has been represented here
by Dr G.Bertani from Los Angeles. His stay as a visiting
Professor at the Bacteriology department has been of great
value and there is now a strong feeling for providing -
a full professorship for him. An opening has now offered
itself to make the necessary arrangements, but the Institute
must then make a proposition to the King before May 20th.
Ordinanily the appointment of a new department head calls for
a& very time consuming procedure, but since Bertani from
the formal point of view has already reached the equivalent
level and is such an outstanding capacity in the field there
is a possibility to make a short cut. However, some short
statements of outstanding specialists in the field will then

- have to be appended to the Institute’s proposal. Since the

time available is so short, I now approach a few people, who
are already familiar with Bertani’s activities in recent
years. I include you in this category and now wonder if you
would be kind enough to send me - before May 20th - some short
comments which could be used as indicated above. Regretting
that I have to burden you with this request I remain.

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Sincerely yours a

     

  

B. Malmgren

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Head of the cteriological Dept.