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•r i o R0c(-~fcffcrC' THE ROCKEFELLER UIv'IVERSITY ~ LI)21v C1'Sitl,~ 1Z30YORKAYENVE•NEWYORK.NEW Y`ORF:10021 o ,901 a June 29, 1981 Mr. John L. Bacon Director- Corporate Contributions R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102 Dear John: I would like to thank you all once again for your hospitality during my visit to Winston-Salem. I thought the meeting was very effective, particularly with the addition of Mr. Morse and Mr. Fyock. I have managed to accomplish several of the items we agreed upon. Let me list them. 1. I reached .Dr*. Prusiner ands informed him that both the additional money.,and the new install- ment were:on the way.. He -was delighted and said that the delay in receiving the addition caused no inconvenience at all because it was taking awhile to free up the space into which he would move. 2. I did have an opportunity to talk with Dr. Handler about the proposal from Duke University~ He-said that he would be glad to look into the whole matter once he is free from what he called the farewell parties that are taking place in connection with his departure from the Academy. Actually, he did not look at all well and I learned later that he is going into the hospital for extensive investi- gation soon after July lst. Thus, I think we will want to hold the Duke proposal on ice for a bit to see how matters develop. 3. I talked to Dr. Shannon on the telephone as a preliminary to seeing him in Cambridge. Ile agreed that I should discuss the situation at Bowman Gray with Manson Meads. With regard to the veterinary schools in Washington and Idaho, he felt that we might make a very special contribution to the advance- ment of the "slow virus" disc+ases if we try to coor- dinate in some way the institutions which are doinq work in this field. i9e agreed '.a discuss the opportunities further In Cambridge.

r r i Mr. John L. Bacon June 29, 1981 Page 2 4. I called Mr. Ray Carmichael at the Sidney Farber Cancer Research Institute. He said that the first individual they had asked to prepare a proposal had fallen down on the job and that they now have another individual who is more keenly interested in the matter at work. Apparently Carmichael, who was here for nearly ten years, is proving to be highly successful with res- pect to developmental work at Sidney Farber. 5. I spoke to Dr. Charles Heidelberger. He stated that if he could have a two-year grant fcr a total of $500,000 starting October 1st of the current year it would be an enormous help to him in getting the basic side of his own research interests reestablished. Both McCarty and Shannon endorsed this program. Heidelberger will present an explicit proposal. I will now get: -on with the matter. of raising the question ., , :~ "., of peer reviews -and;-with. planning the visits to Denver, :and -Salt «. ., Lake City and will let you know how the discussions turn.out. I will also begin to lay plans for the dinner meeting on September 16th. Please be sure to let me know of any topics that you definitely would like to have covered in whatever detail seems desirable. Sincerely, ~ Fre erick eitz P.S. The discussion with Dr. Handler turned out to mis-fire. He turned me over to Dr. Anlyan who had been responsible for the initial proposals so we will have to deal with the material we have. cc: Mr. H. C. Roemer ~ Miss Virqinia Waller