THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Department of Medical Genetics
185 Medical Sciences Building

MADISON 6, WIS.

April 27, 1962

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
Stanford Univ. Medical Center
Palo Alto, California

Dear Josh:

Kimura and I have reached a decision, which is to stay here. There
are several reasons. One is my schedule -- I want to be here when we
move into the new lab. Secondly it would be better for Kimura and me to
finish the job we started on, rather than go to Stanford where | would
inevitably get mixed up in other things (not that | don't have distractions
here!). But most important, when | go there | want to be free to start
off on something appropriate to your laboratory. We would like to see
Bodmer; perhaps he could start east a few weeks early and stop here. os

L

The continuation of the genetics study at ABCC is a matter of debate
and discussion now. The BEAR committee was asked to make suggestions as
to whether the study should continue longer. I think they (Dunham et al.)
have in mind particularly a study tooking for radiation effects in the
second generation, which surely wouldn't be very promising. But ! think
Neel has many more things than this in view. A number of by-products have
already emerged from ABCC studies, the acatalasemia study for example.

(27 9 AO

Please look over the ABCC as carefully as you have time for. J am
empowered to appoint a committee to recommend what to do with the genetics
study in Japan. If am planning to ask Sturtevant, Stern, and Neel to do
this. We will welcome your comments.

| hope you are enjoying Japan. For me it was a wonderful experience.

As always,

om
James F. Crow

JFC/ea