May 17, 1958

Dr. C. A. Evans

Department of Microblology

Uadveraity of Washington, School of Medicine
Seattle, Wash,

Dear Chuck:

I am enclosing the resums on Dr. Bernstein. It strikes me that if you want
some one who could combine a great expertise in diagnostic bacteriology with
a scholarly capacity for fundamental research, then here's your man.

Ag I told you, Aleck is married to an American girl (nee Helen Byers, from
Indiana) who 1s probably his main motivation for emigre ting. He is a rather
solid citizen and I don't think you need worry about his possibly wanting to
repatriate himself once he decides on settling here. I think he's capable of
a higher research output than he has shown in practice » but if you want someone
to handle the dual job, no apologies are needed.

He spent two years here workingvon the immnogenetics of FE. coli, ani 1s
acquainted with current activity in bacterial and phage genetics. The actual
results of those two years were not stunning, but the problem proved to be
mach tougher than we had anticipated, and I wouldn't make a demerit out of
that. Another years work by the Grskovs, who came with unmatchable experiance

in E. coli serology, and the full set of type strains and sera, only just managed
to make a toehold in the same problen.

Bernstein has been working under 5.S. Anderson at Colindale, in the lab. which
Felix had organized. The situation is such that I would advise you not to con-
sult Anderson about Bernstein's qualifications unéil you had done enough prelimi-
nary scouting to have an idea that you might make an offer. Some people you might
ask for references from would include: Bruce Stocker (Lister Institute): Clive
Spicer (also at Colindale); $.G. Bradley (in Syverton's Dept. at U/Minn; he was
a post-doct. fellow here at the same time as Bernstein).

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg

P.S. Since it looks as if I will be switiching over to the Genetics 85, I'll miss
the chance of seeing you at Seattle. One of the rewards of the job was the chance
to know pecple like yourself on a closer basis.