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aL __. PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSEL 'G ~ ~ an d A ssociate~Inc. P. Q BOX 523 • 13 LINCOLN ROAD • GREAT NECK, N Y 11021' • (212) 8957445 FOR: THE COUNCIL FOR TOBACCO RESEARCH-U.S.A., Inc. FOR RELEASE'IN AMIS OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1971 NEW TOBACCO-HEALTH GRANTS ANNOUNCED; ONE HELPS REVIVE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY Niew York -- Grants for 1$ new studies into tobacco and health and for renewals of a number of on-going projects have been madee since January 1 by The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc., it was announced today. The total was $2,353,000. The awards, made to independent scientists who conduct the studies in their own~medical schools, hospitals and research in- stitutions, include one that i~s helping keep alive the famed Framingham Heart Study. Major parts of this project, which~was to have been ended for lack of federal funding, are being con- tinued with support from The Council and other agencies. The Council functions as a sponsoring agency for studies into tobacco and health. Grants and contracts are awarded by The Coun- cil on the recommendation of the Scientific Advisory Board, a group of 10 physicians and scientists responsible for The Council's research program. Since The Council's formation in 1954!by lead- ing cigarette companies and organizations of tobacco growers and~ warehousemen, it has made 426 original awards and many more re- newals to 263 scientists for a total of more than $20,000,000. The new stud'ies cover work in the fields of cancer, heart disease and chronic pulmonary ailments. Among t'hem are: ...Smoking classes, risk factors and cardiovascular di- sease. (This is part of'the Framingham Heart Study.) ...Characteristics of smokers and nonsmokers. ...Studies of tumor-causing viruses. ...Changes in cytology of the tracheobronchial tree. ...Role of the human alveolar macrophages in the pro- duct'i~on of emphysema. ...Behavioral hypertension and arteriosclerosis: effects of nicotine. (Attached is a list of the scientists who received the new grants, their institutions, and their project titles.) -O-

Recipients of new grants, their institutions, and the titles of their research projects: A. CLIFFORD BARGER, M.D., Robert Henry Pfeiffer Professor of Physiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston. "Behavior- al hypertension and arteriosclerosis; effects of nicotine." JACK CHALON, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. "Changes in tracheobronchial cytology." ALLEN B. COHEN, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Uni- versity of California at San Francisco. "Role of the human alveolar macrophage in the production of emphysema." THOMAS R. DAWBER, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. "Smoking classes, risk fact- ors and cardiovascular disease." WALTER B. ESSMAN', Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Bio- chemistry, Queens College of City University, Flushing, N.Y. "Metabolic response to stress -- tobacco smoke in- teractions." JOHN R. ESTERLY, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, Uni- versity of Chicago School of Medicine. "The resolution of pulmonary injury." EDWIN'R. FISHER, M.D., Director of Laboratories, Shadyside Hbspital, Pittsburgh. "Effect of tobacco smoke and nicotine on structure and function of coronary arteries and plasma lipids in rabbits." GARY D. FRIEDMAN, M.D. Senior Epidemiologist, Department of Medical Methods Research, Kaiser Foundation Research In- stitute, Oakland, Cal. "Characteristics of smokers and nonsmokers." H. HUGH FUDENBERG, M.D., Section of Hematology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco. "Collagen antibodies in relation to the etiology of emphysema." J. A. HAYES, M.D., Associate Pathologist, Mallory Institute of Pathology, Boston City Hospital. "A detailed morphological study of the sputum and bronchial tree in patients with chronic bronchitis following detailed clinical study during life.° ATTALAH KAPPAS, M.D., Head, Laboratory of Metabolism and Pharm- acology, Rockefeller University, New York City. "Poly- cyclic hydrocarbons: effect on detoxification mechanisms."

CHARLES McARTHUR, Ph.D., Psychologist to the University Health Servicesy Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. "Sharpen- ing of the differences between smoking,and nonsmoking pop- ulations by recent quitting of many smokers and the im- plications for dynamic explanation of smoking behavior." LUCIO SEVERI, M.D., Director, Institute of Morbid Anatomy and Histology, Division of Cancer Research, Uhiversity of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. "Blood-borne carcinogens in mouse lung tumorigenesis." UNA SMITH, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Fla. "The role of endothelial cells in non-ventilatory function of the lung." ELLIOT S. VESELL, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey. "Radio-immunoassay for nicotine."' YASUSHI WATANABE, Ph.D., Associate Member, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia. °Studies on oncogenic viruses..° A. STANLEY WELTMAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Pharmacology and Research, Research Institute of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacology, Long Island University, Brooklyn, N.Y. "Acute and chronic effects of nicotine on spontaneously hypertensive and normotensive rats.tt THOMAS C. WESTFALL, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville. "Mechanism of action of nicotine on peripheral and central neurones."' -0-