ISTITUTO DI GENETICA MEDICA O JUN 1 7 1969

DELL’ UNIVERSITA DI TORINO

VIA CHERASCO, 15 - TEL. 69 02 15

June 12, 1963

Prof. J.Lederberg
Stanford University
Medical Center

Palo Alto, California
U.S.A.

Dear Josh,

I have been much honoured by the kind invitation
by Dr. Bodmer. Unfortunately I am not able to take a long
leave of absence before Summer 1964. I could however
come for 3-4 weeks around X-mas.

At the end of the year I shall receive from the
University a very lab building (1500 square meters of
laboratory space). Then the main problem weéfd be to
have enough good people to put in. In this respect I
would like to know from you if in the next years (1964-65)
you could receive for training a young and promizing
collaborator of mine.

Our present lines of work are 1) immunogenetics:
antigens of white cells and human tissues in colture -
possible relationship with transplantation antigens -
synthesis of gammaglobulin in vitro from human and rabbit
lymphocytes - 2) biochemical genetics of human cells in
vitro (in collaboration with Luca and De Carli) - 3)
medical genetics - at the moment we are looking into rela-
tively common psychiatric diseases.

I know that some of your collaborators are working

on Immunogenetics along lines related to ours. I would

greatly appreciate to receive reprints. We shall reciprocate:

however up to now we don't have published anything of

special interest. Our major achievement has been to produce
in volunteers a number of specific anti-leukocyte antibodies.

With best regards,
77s

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