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THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION STUDIES IN GOVERNMENT 565 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK CURTIS BOK Cfcjirnwm ESTHER EV ERETT LAPE Member in charge ROBERT A . MILLIK AN Director, j^orman Bnjge Laboratory of Physics, Cdhfornia Institute of Technology JA M ES D. MOONEY President, General M otors Export Company ROSCOE POUND Former Dean, Harx>ara School of Law M RS. OGDEN REID V ke-Pret i i et, New Torb^Herald Tril'ime WILLIA M SCARLETT Protestant Episcopal Bishop of M issouri TRUM A N G. SCHNABEL. M D. Associate Professor of Medicine. University of PennsyliviriU M RS. F. A . V ANDERLIP Presi dent. Board of Trustees, \ ew Tor^ Infirmary f or Women and Children JOHN G. W INA NT Director, International Latxyr Ojjice, Geneva ELIZABETH F. READ Director of Research Fe b r u a r y 4 , _1 9_ 4,,0_ WrcKERSHAM 2-2650 Dear Dr , Ke h oe: Somewhat o ve r a y e a r ago you v;er e good en ou gh t o p r e p a r e a n a cco u n t o f t h e in v e s t ig a t iv e v/ ork in t h e K e t t e r in g La b o r a t o r y o f Ap p lie d P h y s io lo g y fo r Dean F r ie d la n d e r who fo r w a r d e d i t t o u s , w it h other data, con cer n in g r ese a r ch throughout a ll d ivisio n s o f the m e d ica l s c h o o l, fo r u s e in our c u r r e n t stud:/ o f m e d ica l r e s e a r c h . We fi n d t h a t we h a v e , h ow eve r , a n in a d e q u a t e co n ce p t io n o f th e Ke t t e r in g La b o r a to r y and sh ou ld a p p r e cia t e one or two n ie ce s o f fu r t h e r in fo r m a t io n t h a t w ill more c le a r ly p r e s e n t an a ccu r a t e p ic t u r e . In s e t t in g fo r t h t h e fu n d s a v a ila b le fo r fin a n c in g r e s e a r ch in th e m e d ica l s c h o o l. Dean F r ie d la n d e r o m it s a l l r e fe r e n c e to t h e K e t t e r in g La b o r a t o r y and t h e Ch ild r e n 1s Fo u n d a t io n , b o t h o f w hich a r e a p p a r e n t ly fin a n ce d in d e p e n d e n tly an d , in d e e d , m a in ta in som ethin g o f t h e ir in d e p e n d e n t s t a t u s . No r e fe r e n c e i s made, in t h e wor k o f t h e d e p ar t m en t o f p h ysio lo gy - in the m a te r ia l sen t us by Dr . ^ isch e r - to the p h y s io lo g ic a l s t u d ie s in t h e K e t t e r in g la b o r a t o r y , We s h o u ld g r e a t ly a p p r e c ia t e i t , t h e r e fo r e , i f you w ould p r o vid e t h e fo llo w in g p e r t in e n t fa c t s so t h a t we can more c l e a r l y u n d e r s t a n d t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e Ke t t e r in g Lab or ator y as w e ll as it s work. ( l ) '/ hen was tine La b o r a t o r y e s t a b lis h e d ( s ) 33y whom was i t e s t a b lis h e d an d fo r w hat p u r p o s e ( z ) From what s o u r ce d oes i t r e c e iv e i t s fu n d s (a. fo u n d a t io n ? a c o n t in u in g b o a r d o f men in v a r io u s in d u s t r ie s ? ) (4) I f th e in fo r m a t io n is in o r d e r , w ill you in d ic a t e i t s annual budget . (5 ) What i s t h e r e la t i o n o f t h e La b o r a t o r y t o t h e Me d ica l Sch o o l? Ar e s t u d e n t s t a u gh t in you r la b o r a t o r ie s ? Do t h e la b o r a t o r ie s p e r for m ge n e r a l p h y s io lo g ic a l s t u d ie s fo r oth e r d iv is io n s of th e m e d ica lsch oo l - or is a l l the work in th e Ke t t e r in g La b o r a t o r y d evoted to the work fo r w hich i t was e s t a b lis h e d ? . (6 ) De fe r e n ce i s made in some o f t h e d a t a to t h e f u l l t im e men on t h e s t a f f an a t h e fe llo w s e n ga ge d in r e s e a r c h . . Ar e t h e s e men on t h e m e d ica l s t a ff ? Ar e t h e fe llo w s men drawn fr om v a r io u s a g e n cie s - a s Me llo n fe llo w s - a r e se le cte d in th a t In s t it u t e ? ( ?) Is th e r e any s p e c ia l r ea son why th e La b o r a to r y was e s t a b lis h e d in t h e Co lle g e o f Me d icin e a t Cin c in n a t i? We j i E m c a n F o u n d a t i o n , 565 F i f t h A v e n u e , N e w Y o r k Pa g e N u m b e r 2 ar e in t e r e s t e d , fo r in s ta n ce , in the gen e r al p o in t o f the degree to w hich r e s e a r ch in one fi e ld is fu r t h e r e d hy the p r e s e n ce o f r e s e a r c h work going fo r w a r d n e a r a t h an d in o th e r fi e ld s . A number o f our co r r e sp o n d e n ts, fo r in s t a n ce , make th e p o in t t h a t r e s e a r c h i s b e t t e r in a u n iv e r s it y w here i t can fe e l th e im pact o f a d jtfe r itie s in o t h e r , r e la t e d fi e l d s . I sh ou ld be in t e r e s t e d in knowing to what d egr ee you t h in k you r own e xp e r ie n ce s u g g e s t s - o r d e n ie s - t h i s . ho -n u b ile u se w i ll be made o f any p a r t o f t h is in fo r m a t io n w h ich i s not meant fo r p u b lica t io n . I take i t , however, th a t most o f th ese p o in ts a r e a m atter o f n u b ile in fo r m a t io n . In d eed , i t is q u it e n o s s ib le t h a t you may h ave a d e s c r ip t iv e b u lle t i n o f t h e k in d t h e Me llo n I n s t i t u t e s e n t w h ich an sw er ed a l l t h e s e p o in t s . I f n o t , I hone you w i l l b e g&od en ou gh t o w r it e me. In Dr . k o b e r t A. Xe h o e , d ir e c t o r le t t e r in g La b o r a to r y o f Ap p lie d P h ys io lo gy Co lle ge o f Medicin e Un ive r sity of Cin cin n a ti C in c i n n a t i, Ohio Es t h e r E v e r e t t Lap e Mcifo e r - i n -ch a r g e 0003 i o