ee, SEP 23 1963
LABORATORY FOR EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

MONTANA DEACONESS HOSPITAL E. J. Ercnwaup, M.D., Director
GREAT FALLS. MONTANA E. C. Lustorasr, M.S., Research Associate

September 18, 1963

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Stanford University Medical School
Palo Alto, California

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

This letter is merely personal and exploratory; it
concerns the scope of activities of the Tissue Trans-
plantation Committee of the National Academy of Sciences
of which | have been the chairman for the last five to
six years.

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This Committee is composed primarily of immunogeneti-
cists and transplantation immunologists (Lawrence, Winn,
Trentin, Congdon, Koprowski), and also a few surgeons
(Russell, Egdahl, Murray). For some time several of us
have been concerned that our group is getting a little
ingrown, and possibly in danger of neglecting some of
the broader aspects of transplantation biology as they
may present themselves in the near or distant future.

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In view of your interest in tissue transplantation, a
few of us have wondered, independently, whether you
possibly might be interested in Joining this group. |
am certain that your presence would add greatly to the :
broadening of our outlook, Please give me your reaction -

to this inquiry.

With warm personal regards,

Sincerely. yours,
EF. J. Eichwald, M. D.

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