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March 3, 1975

 

STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Department of Genetics
(415) 497-5052

Dr. Herschel Roman

Department of Genetics

University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington 98195

Dear Hersch,

I have been surprised to realize that Arno Motulsky has not yet
been elected to the National Academy of Sciences“nor have I seen his
name prominently indicated. This surprises me for I feel that he has
made much more important contributions within his own sphere than have
many others who are elected without quibble. I can understand that as
Chairman of the section you might not wish to take the initiative with
respect to one of your colleagues. But if you agree with me about this
matter and would be willing to do the preliminary work of putting together
a biography and an assessment, I would be glad to take on the role of
proponent and nominator. I did not believe there would be much difficulty
in establishing a strong backing for his membership but perhaps I am
missing something of which I should be aware.

Sincerely yours,

 

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Josfua Lederberg

Dear Josh:

JL/rr
I submitted Arno's name a couple of years ago and the response to his candidacy was not
encouraging. I decided this year, as a matter of judgment, not to submit his name again
because Doermann and Sandler were on the list, each with a legitimate claim to candidacy.
I was planning to intwoduce Arno's name next year, possibly as an intersectional candidate
with Medical Sciences Section to improve his chances. I was delighted to see that Medical

Sciences has nominated him this year, as you probably know by now. We'll see how the
election turns out and we will try again next year if he fails.

I wrote to George Hammond about the question of the eligibility for Associate Membership
So0¥ foreign nationals holding full-time positions in this country. He reconfirmed the
policy that such persons are not eligible. He will bring up the subject for discussion

in the Council and will notify me if there is any change in policy. Unless there is, there
will be no point in submitting Cavalli's name next fall. Other suggestions?

f ever,
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