UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY

362 NOYES LABORATORY OF CHEMISTRY
URBANA

May 21, 1953

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
University of Wisconsin
ffadison, Wisconsin

Year Joshua:

Thanks for your letter telling me the encouraging news about the Heart
institute fellowship, whitch I hope will come out as you predict,

In the mean time I have an offer of a professorship in the Medical
School of Chile in Santiago. It is a very attractive offer considering it is
permanent and that the school has just finished new buildings with very modern
laboratories and they are anxious to develop a solid research program. The only
difficulty with the proposition is that a Special law will have to be passed by
the Congress authorizing a non M.D. to teach in the Medical School. The position
will not be available until January, 195) but could be postponed until April, 195.
i don't know how my accepting the position will affect my applying to work in
Madi son.

About working in your Lab during the summer I certainly would like very
much to do it. I am very interested in the field of bacterial genetics and I
think I would profit a great deal by cooperating in one of your projects during
that time.

Iam leaving Urbana by the end of this week. Between that time and
the Ist of June I will be in Evanston at Raquel's house. I will possibly see
you at the C. S. Harbor meeting. If anything of importance occurs you can
write to me to 1003 Grove St. - Evanston, Il.

 

Thanks again, Best regards to Esther and you.

Sincerely yours,
Boris Rotman

P.S. Otto says they are coming up there this weekend,