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HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELFARE November 12, 1969 Vol. XXJ, No. 23
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Dr. John R. Seal Named New Scientific Director In NIAID Reorganization
To provide unified leadership for direct research-which includes its intramural laboratories and collaborative programs-the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recently consolidated these
As Scientific Director, Dr. Seol will coordinate NIAID's intramural and collaborative research programs.
research programs under a Scientific Director.
The reorganization, designed to make the most effective use of available pernonnel and funds, was announced last week by Dr. Dorland J. Davis, NIAID Di.rector.
Changes made under the new organization include:
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CFC at NIH Reaches 78.5 Percent of Goal
As reported on Oct. 31, the Combined Federal Campaign at NIH has achieved 78.5 percent of its goal of $190,000. A total of $149,138 has been collected.
Five groups have gone beyond their quota; they arc: DRG, 100.9 percent; NICHD, 124.9 percent; NIGMS, 136.5 percent; NIEHS, 169.2 percent, and the Fogarty International Center, 169.2 percent. Unit Collected Quota OD/ ADA $23,135.15 $29,697 DBS 3,311.75 4,598 NCI 15,530.00 26,657 NIDR 4,930.98 6,384 N IAMD 6,861.35 14,877 DRG 10,030.10 9,937 cc 9,356.J); 15,143 NICHD 7,309.00 5,852 NIGMS 5,420.00 3,971 NIAID 6,861.35 8,588 NINDS 7,914.35 11,837 NEI 681.00 1,406 NIEHS 1,575.50 684 BEMT 17,716.33 15,903 NHI 6,585.63 11,305 DRS 6,431.00 8,569 DCRT 3,965.00 5,567 F IC 1,575.50 931 NLM 7,721.50 8,094
The R&W sponsored CFC drawing was held Friday, Oct. 31.
Awards were won by Juliette Harvey, NINDS, first prize of $50, and Marie Perrell, NIGMS, and LeRoy Pailen, CC, each won $25.
NIH Scientists Brief Press on Hepatitis, Meningitis Research, and Rubella Program
Scientists at NIH recently met with the press to outline the latest developments in hepatitis and meningitis research, and to report on the progress of the rubella vaccination program.
The briefing was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases vaccine development contractors.
Three major points emerged from the session which was arranged by the NIAID Information Office.
Dr. Malcolm S. Artenstein of the Walter Reed Anny Im;titute of Research described the progress made by U.S. Army investigators in the development of an experimental vaccine against one of the three types of meningococcal men-
ingitis, the Group C strain. He reported that, of the three
strains, Group A was the common cause of meningitis epidemics in military and civilian populations during World \¥ar II years.
B~r the late 1950's, Group B organisms predominated in the disease which attacks the brain and central nervous system.
However, he explained that in the last 3 years the Group C meningococcus has become the most
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RESEARCH BUILDINGS 36 AND 37
Dedication ceremonies far Buildings 36 and 37 will be held in the plaxa between the bui ldings. At left is the cafeteria {Bldg. 35) where the ceremonies will be held in event of inclement weather.
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfa1-e Robert H. Finch will deliver the principal address at dedication ceremonies Nov. 18 for Research Buildings 36 and 37.
More than 600 guests, including members of Congress, Federal agency heads, members of the scientific community, and Maryland and Montgomery County government and business officials, have been invited to attend.
The two specially designed NIH laboratory buildings, located on the west side of the reservation off Old Georgetown Road, will provide needed research facilities for the Nat ional Cancer Instiitutc (Bldg.
Secretary Finch, in his first official visit to NIH on Nov. 18, will deliver the dedicatory oddre,s.
37), and the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Neurological Disea.ses and Stroke (Bldg. 36).
The ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the plaza between the buildings. In the event of inclement weather they will be transferred to the cafeteria in Bldg·. 35.
The program will open ,vith a presentation of The Colors by a color guard from the Military District of Washington.
Dr. Marston to Preside Dr. Robert Q. Marston, NIH Di
rector, will preside and introduce the distinguished guests.
Robert H. Finch, DREW Secretary, will deliver the dedication address.
The Rev. LeRoy G. Kerney, chief of the Spiritual Ministry Department, Clinical Center, will p1·0-
nounce the invocation. Music for the occasion will be
provided by the 80-member Walter Johnson High School Band, under the direction of Gilbert Muir.
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Page 2 November 12, 1969 THE NIH RECORD
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Staff Correspondents
Bari Attis, NINDS; Robert Aver y, NCI; Lloyd Blevins, NICHD; Thomas Bowers, CC; Katie Broberg, NIA MD; Art Bumet, HMES; Helene Doying, DRR; Florence F oelak, BEMT/OD; Sue H annon, NIDR; Marjorie Hoagland, NIMH; Elizabeth Y. J ames, NIEHS; Paul Kelly, NLM; Robert Knickerbocker, DRS; Laura May Kress, DAHM; Betty Kuster, DCRT; Evelyn Lazzari, DN; Jan Logan, FIC; Carolyn Niblett, DDH; Marion Oakleaf, DRG; Faye Peterson, DBS; Richard Schroder, ADA; Anne Tisiker, NHI; Pat Vienna, NIAID; Wanda Warddell, NIGMS; Beverly Warran, DERF; Eleanor Wesolowski, DPM.
NIH Television, Radio Program Schedule
Television NIH REPORTS
WRC, Channel 4 Fall series dates to be announced.
Radio
DISCUSSION: NIH
WGMS, AM-570- FM Stereo 103.5- Friday eveningsAbout 9:15 p.m.
November 14 Arthur Campbell, deputy di
rector, Center for Population Research, NICHD
Subject: Social Aspects of Population Problems
November 21 Dr. Norman Talal, senior in
vestigator, NIAMD Subject: Arthritis and
Rheumatism Interview takes place during in
termission, Library of Congress Chamber Music Series.
NIAID Sponsors 2-Week Course on Tissue Typing
Tissue-typing-generally considered the key to success in organ transplanta:tion- was the subject of a 2-week course sponsored by the Transplantation Immunology Branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The sessions of this Third Annual Workshop were held Oct. 20-31 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
More than 80 scientists participated th~s year as ob11Crvers or
ID Cards at NIH Library Now at Circulation Desk For Authorized Users
NIH Library Identification Cards are now available at the Circulation Desk for NIH personnel and others involved in intramural programs.
Effective Nov. 17, library services available 011 the premises will be provided only upon presentation of these cards. Cards Used for Books
The NIH Library Identification Cards will, for example, be used to borrow books and journals at t he Circulation Desk, and to obtain photocopies.
The present Library Copy Services procedure involving the use of coupons accompanying requests from users will continue.
Requests for library materials received th.rough the NIH mail or tube syst.em will continue to be processed without the I.D. Card.
Authorized Library users who have applied for an Identification Card will not be denied services because the Card is not in their possession.
two-man workshop ~a.ms, a significant increase over the 36 who attended last year. Twenty-eight medical institutions in the U.S., Canada, E ngland, Norway, Spain, and P eru were represented.
Participants were selected on the basis of individual qualifications and the 11eed for t issue-typing facilities in certain areas. The 13 instructors arc leading scienllists within this field.
The program primarily stressed tissue typing tecbJ1iques.
'Davis Plan' Heralds Christmas Season, A Time to Help NIH Patient Welfare Fund
Mory Deon Aber, CC Sociol Work Deportment, listens otte ntive ly to a young patient's request for o certain present this Christmos. It cou ld be o visit from his mother, o long distance call home, or o speciol t o y thot only o little boy might think of . Chances are good he'll have his gift made possible by the NIH Patient Welfore Fund.
It's almost that joyous t ime of the year again-the Christmas Season- the time when everyone wants to g ive.
There is a way that many NIH employees have found to help others via the "Davis Plan," a method of aiding the Patient Welfare Fund. The idea was born almost 10 years ago.
James B. Davis, Director, Office of Administrative Services, thinking of the amount of money he was spending annually on Ch1istmas cards for about 200 co-workers, decided the money might instead be used to help people.
Mr. Davis chose to do just that via the NIH Patient We lfare Fund. He passed the idea along to his cowo1·ket·s. So each year at this time, many NIH employees, instead of exchanging Christmas cards among themselves, are contri buting the money to an "office pool" which is donated to the Patient Welfare Fund.
Patients, Families Benefit Beneficiaries are CC patients and
their famil ies who are :facing serious financial crises, often coupled with deep emotional difficulties.
NIH employees realize the wonderful benefits the Davis Plan brings to patients. Last year contributions to the Patient Welfare Fund totaled over $5,000. Added to the regular contributions made by the R&W Association, this money helped patients buy vital necessities.
By helping defray t ransportation costs the fund enabled family members to visit patients. And it helped pay for long distance calls made by patients to thei1· families--a great morale booster, and there were times when such calls even s peeded their recovery.
The money provided many other similar n eeds that could not be met with Government fm1ds.
Ag ain the theme of the program will be the "Davis Plan: Better to Give Than to Receive," and unit administrative officers have been asked to coordinate distribution of Plan materials, accept all contribations and answer all questions.
Information may also be obtained by calling Jim Davis, Ext. (i2315. Checks may be made out to the NIH Patient Welfare Fund.
'Abridged Index Medicus' To Be Published by NLM
A monthly publication, Abridged Inclex Medicus, a condensed version of Index Medicu.s, will be published in January 1970 by the Nat ional Library of Medicine. The publication is designed for physicians and for libraries in small hos pi ta] s and clinics.
Each issue will contain citations to articles in English-language journals. Most of these journals will be found in small medical lib,·arics.
NLM selected the journals with guidance from an advisory commi ttce made up of physicians, medical edito1·s, and medical libraries.
The distribution of Abridged Indefl: Medicus will be handled on a subscription basis by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
THE NIH RECORD November 12, 1969
2 Branches Choose Union As a 'Bargaining' Agent
E lections to determine exclusive representation for non-supervisory employees of the Library Branch and the Medical Arts and Photography Branch, Division of Research Services, were held on Oct. 14.
Because of t he outcome of the elections, Dr. Robert Q. Marston, Direc.tor NIH, has g iven Local 2419, A~erican Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, exclusive recognition to "bargain" for a ll the non-supei-visory employees in these two branches.
Dr. Marston has also granted exclusive recognition to F ederal Local Union F -131 of t he International Associat ion of Fire F ightel's, AFL-CIO, to r epresent all nonsupe rvisory fiJ·e fighting employees at NIH. Unions Represent Institute
Exclusive recognition ,vill entitle these unions to act for, neg.otiate agreements, and represent the interests of both members and non-members.
Arrangements are being completed for another election t o be conducted on Nov. 20.
At the request of Local 2419, AFGE, non-supervisory employees of the Maintenance Engineering Section, Plant Engineering Branch, OADA, will vote on whether that union will be given exclusive recognition.
Because of employees' va.-ious work schedules and their different locations, special anangements will be made in order to give everyone an opportunity to vote, including those working at the Poolesvi lle farm.
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NIGMS Film Illustrating Role of Anesthesiology Opens Here Nov. 13-14
"Threshold .. . i-esearch. and the care of people," a film siponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, wall be sh.own at the Jack Masm· Auditorium in the Clinical Cente1· tomonow (Thursday), and Friday, Nov. 13 and 14 at 12 :15 p.m.
The 27-minute color film iJlustrates the role and importance of anesthesiology in its relation to I'esearch and medical care.
The motion picture portrays activities in respiratory and intensive care units for the critically ill, and also presents the diagnosis and treatment of persistent p,ain.
Physician-scientists are stars of the fi l111. An interesting scene shows medical specialists, including a surgeon, a neurologist, a psychiatrist, and a medical social worker interviewing two patients. The specialists are probing for clues as to the cause of tl1e patient's persistent pain.
Scenes were shot at the University of Washington Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Columbia - Presbyterian Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, arnl the Hospital of the Universitv of Pennsylvania.
The tflm was produced for N'IGMS by Audio Productions. Dr. Edgar Lee, Ji·., associate chief, Research Grants Branch, acted as t1>,ch nical advisor. Helen Neal, deputy in formation olTiccr, NIGMS, was project supervisor.
There's one Ch.dstmas gif,t that never goes out of style-U.S. Savings Bonds. And they are practical as well as patriotic.
Lore nzo Durham, a Clinical Center normal volunteer from Charlotte, M. C., won 1st prize for his oil painting in the Patients' Hobby Show recently he ld in the CC lobby. Patie nts judge the contest sponsored annually by the CC Patient Activities and Occupational The rapy Sections. Jimmy Woodie, Stanford, H. C., won 2nd prize for a velvet applique.
27 Officers to Maintain New NIH Manual System By Distribution Keys
Distribution Officers in charge of t he NIH Manua l System for the various components of NIH have been annou nced.
Under this system r egulations on administrat ive policy and procedure arc distributed rapidly.
The persons designated will be responsible for control and maintenance of the Manual System through distribution keys. Unit Distribution Officer ADA Genevieve L. Gn1·ncr BEM'l' Andy Yakabik CC Margaret Bnd,rcr DBS Raymond l\1[. J'ones DCR'1' l,ee l\lanual DRG John W assell 0 RS .J ~tr1e Le it.ch FIC Thomas Leffingwell NC( Zelda Schiffman N El P hyllis McKee NHI J a.mc:os C. Card net" N!AJD Charles B. Myel's Nl AMO Constance L. Bishop N TCHD Chari"" A. Di Giaeinto NIDR Florence H. Shipp NU,:HS (N.C.) Robett Nnmoviez N!Eli.S H elen M. J3oyle NIGMS Herbert C. Stickney NINOS Ruth S<>eor NJ,M ltosc L. Wolitzky OAS Murjol"ie Previti OES Margaret R. Root Ont Jeanne J>ellit 01 1-'ranc~ Pickett.. OMPR Doris C. Miller OPM Annuel L,. Holliday UPPE Donald Chill
The Distribution Officers should be contacted in connection with any p roblems of distribution keys in their area. Their resporu;ibilities include adding, deleting, or changing addresses; changing number of copies received, or asking for new material.
Kevs which are maintained under the system are: POL 1_, 2, 3, and 4; HEW Staff Manual Keys; NIH Keys; SMB Keys, and 18-month calendar keys ( DRG-19).
A meeting of Distribution Officers and their alternates was held Oct. 16 to clarify the distribution system. Another meeting will be scheduled soon for those who were unable to attend.
Division of Dental Health Exhibit Receives Award
The American Dental Association has awal'ded the Certificate of Honor, Third Award, fo1· 1969 to the Division of Dental Hea!t~h, Rureau of Health Professions Education and Manpower Training, for its exhibit, "Toward Better Dental Health."
The DDH exhibit was chosen from am011g 56 other entries at the ADA's annual session of Scientific and Educational Exhibits Program in October 1969 in New York.
The exhibit consists of three separate units and descdbes Community Services, Manpower, and Applied Research and Training programs of the Division of Dental Health.
Mary Ellen Stone, sec retory to L. Lee Manual, DCRT's acting EO, stirs up on e normous amount of interest in behalf of the CFC.
Science Motion Pictures To Be Shown at NLM
The 1969 award-winning medical, denta l, public health and scien<;:e motion pictures will be shown m the Billings Auditorium of the National Lib1·ary of Medicine on Thursday evening, Nov. 13 at 8 to 10 p.m., and on Friday afternoon, Nov. 14, at 2 to 4:30 p.m.
The screenings h ave been arranged in cooperation with CINE, the Council on International Nont heatrical Events.
Outstanding Films Selected Each year CINE, with the as
sistance of r eviewers t hroughout the country, selects the outstanding new United States motion pictures to 1·epresent this country at international film events.
The instructive films arc valuable as teaching instruments for interns and young scientists, and will a lso 1>rove interesting· t o the general public.
For further information call Dr. Malcolm S. Ferguson, NLM audiovisual specialist, Ext. 65420.
Friday, Nov. 28, Last Day To Change Health Benefits
NIH employees have unt il Friday, Nov. 28, to take advantage of t he "Open Season" under t h e Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
During t his period employees who plan to enr oll in the program, or change their present enrollment should contact area registration assistants for information. Their names and locations are posted on NIH official bulletin boards, and are also available in P ersonnel Offices.
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'Rollie' Maher Retires; DRG Trouble Shooter Ends 22 Years at NIH
Roland (Rollie) Maher-the man wit h a yarn or two or three-has retired.
Anyone who doesn't know Rollie is a newcomer to the Department, or has never required information on a grant that no one else was able to trace.
Rollie's affiliation with NIH had its beginning in April 1947 when the DRG was the Division of Research Grants and Fellowships, housed in Bldg. 1. Previously he had done a 10-year stint in PHS regional offices from coast to coast.
Officially Rollie became a member of the staff April 4, 1948, but for the pr,eceding year he had been detailed to DRG from the Venereal Disease Division, PHS.
At that time DRG was a fledgling component of a fledgling agency. The entire staff numbered 15 persons who administered 231 grants amounting to $2,273,000.
Duties were "as assigned," and assignments were all hands on the ditto machine as deadline for the receipt of applications neared. Rollie, too, "cranked out grants."
Rollie Maher spins a yarn about the "good old days" when DRG had 15 employees administering 231 g rants.
Rorne, who was special assistant to the Associate Director for Analysis and Statistics, DRG, described himself as a "trouble shooter" who handled involved inquiries.
Whether you needed a trouble shooter, wanted to learn some aspect of a program, or merely wished to hear an amusing story, Rollie was your man.
He was feted at a recent luncheon at the Cosmos Club by the men in the Office of the Director, DRG.
A reception and buffet in Rollie's honor on Dec. 5 from 5: 30 to 7 :30 p.m. at the Silver Fox Restaurant is open to his friends throughout DR EW. The charge is $3.50 per person.
For further information, call Ext. 67441.
November 12, 1969
Dr. Robert Q. Marston, NIH Director, o nd Dr. Robert N . Berliner, NIH De puty Director for Scie nce, recently visited the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a briefing on ORNL research, porticularly ongoing NIH programs. At a news conference during their visit are (I to r): Ors. Be rliner and Marston; Alvin M. Weinbe rg, ORNL Director; Clarence E. Lorson, U.S. A.E.C. Commissione r; Roger F. Hibbs, President, Nuclear Division of Union Carbide Corporation, and Jomes L. Liverman, Assistant Director, ORNL.
ARC Develops Concentrate to Control Hemophi/ic Bleeding Under NH/ Contract
A high potency, hjghly purified concentrate of antihemophilic factor (AHF), for the prevention or control of bleeding in victims of hemophilia, has been developed by the American Red Cross under a research contract awarded by th.i National Blood Resource Program of the National Heart Institute.
The new concentrate contains some 40-100 times as much AHF as does an equal volume of whole blood or plasma. It promises to be a majo1· advance in the medical management of hemophilia A, by far the most conunon of the hereditary bleeding diseases that afflict an estimated 100,000 Americans.
The concentrate is prepared from b lood plasma hy a polyethylene glycol precipitation technique developed by Dt·. Alan Jolmson, of the American Red Cross Laboratory at New York University Medical Center.
The technique is relatively simple am! is suitable for extracting the AHF from large batches of plasma.
The AHF-free plasma can subsequently be processed to yield albumin, gamma globulin, fibl"inogcn,
"Sign right here," says CFC Keyman Pat Von Borgen lo Clifford Alle n, exec utive officer, Division of Physician Manpower, os Dr. Frank W. McKee, DPM Director, looks on.
and other plasma proteins with important uses in research and clinical medicine.
The AHF concentrate is chemically stable and can be stored at refrigerator temperature for prolonged periods without loss of potency.
Its high purity minimizes the risk of side reactions when it is administe1·ed to patients. No hepatitis transmission has been observed in 65 patients so far studied.
The concentrate will be manufactui,ed for the Red Cross under conh'act as soon as remaining legal and logistical problems have been resolved. A license for this purpose was recently issued by the Division of Biologics Standards.
It will be some time before the concentrate becomes available in quantity. However, the new precipitation technique will make quantity production of AHF feasible, enabling solution of the most uifficult problems of hemophiliacs at reasonable cost.
Within the past 5 years, a munher of techniques have been devised for preparing concentrates of AHF from p lasma.
Through the efforts of m any scientists, steady progress has been made in improving the potency nnd purity of AHF concentrates and a lso in increasing ,the stability of the final product.
The polyethylene glycol precipitation technique developed by Dr. .Johnson combines these advantages with ready applicability to plasma processing that will enable ARC to process for AH F on a scale not previously possible.
THE NIH RECORD
REORGANIZATION (Continued from Pago 1)
• An Office of the Scientific Director has been established, and t he Office of t he Director of Intramural Research abolished.
Dr. John R. Seal, former intramural research chief, will hold t he position of NIAID Scientific Dir ector .
In his expanded role, Dr. Seal will be responsible to the Director for overall planning, policy formulation, and program coordination of both intramural and collaborative programs.
• An Office of Assistant Scientific Director for Collaborative Research has been established, and t he Office of Associate Director for Collaborative Research abolished.
Dr. Robert J. Byrne will fill the new position. He will also continue serving as chief of the Research Reference Reagents Branch.
In his new capacity, Dr. Byrne will be responsible to Dr. Seal for administering t he Institute's col-
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laborative research programs. • An Office of the Assistant Sci
entific Director for Laboratory and Clinical Research has been established, headed by Dr. John E. Tobie.
In addition to being responsible to Dr. Seal in the operation of the Institute's intramural research programs, Dr. Tobie will continue to head the Laboratory of Microbial Immunity.
• A Cont 1· act Management Branch, reporting to the Scientific Director, will ~ place the office formerly in the Collaborative Research area.
Callahan Heads Branch
Merle J. Callahan, chief of this new branch, will continue to provide contract management services to research programs as well as formulate, interp1·et, and implement contract policy and procedures for the NIAID.
• T h e Geographic Medicine Branch is transfened from the Collaborative Research Program to the Ofllce of the Institute Director.
Dr. Howard Minners, as chief of this branch, will continue to manage the United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, the International Centers for Medical Research and Training, and the International Research Career Development Program.
THE NIH RECORD
Bone Marrow Transplant May Solve Problems Of Organ Rejections
Bone marrow transplants may be an answer t o the problem of organ rejection-the principal difficulty in human transplantation.
A new DRR booklet entitled R esearch Advances in Human Transplantation states: " In animals, t he (bone) marrow recipient will accept any other organ graft from the marrow donor without rejection.
Avoids Continuous Theropy
A successful bone m a r r o w transplant would thus enable the recipient to receive a heart or kidney from the marrow donor without the need for continuous immunosuppressive therapy with its attendant hazards and complications."
The booklet, available free from the Division of Research Resources, BEMT, Bethesda, Md. 20014, points out that bone marrow makes red blood cells (for distribution o( oxygen) and white blood cells ( those responsible for combating infection).
The bone marrow also makes cells that fight a transplanted 01·gan. The problem, according to the booklet, is to get the marrow transplant to succeed in the first place.
Dr. Thomas Is Consultant
Dr. E . Donna! Thomas, University of Washington, a leading investigator of bone marrow transplants and an authority on transplant rejection problems, was the consutlant on this section of the booklet .
Dr. Thomas, one of the earliest investigators in this field, performed many of his clinical studies at the University of Washington Clinical Research Center, supported by DRR.
Seventeen noted transplant experts, including Dr. Thomas, served as consultants.
Among the authorities were: Dr.
CFC helps those in need.
November 12, 1969
New Plastic to Combat Dental Caries To Be Tested in NIDR-Supported Study
A new p last ic to combat decay on a tooth's grinding surface will be tested under a grant from t he National I nstitute of Dental Research.
Dr. Michael Buonocore of the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y., who will conduct t he st udy, has all"eady shown t he practicability
of this approach. Wit h another resin he obtained
an 8G percent reduction in decay after one year, even t hough t hat
\ mater ial was more difficult to apply and in some cases became dislodged.
This ultroviolet lamp is held with the edge of the mirror near o tooth coated with the adhesive. Beams hit the mir• ror, ore reflected onto the tooth, ond instantly harden the resin. A more compact lamp is being deve loped.
Cell Biology Compilation Available From Publisher
In response to a number of in<Juiries, the recently published book entitled Biochemistry of Cell Division may be obtained through the publisher, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, III., at a cost of $15.50.
The book was compiled from papers presented at a symposium sponsored and organized by t he Pathology R Study Section, Division of Research Grants, in April 1968.
The symposium was held at New York University Medical Center. It provided an opportimity for some of the outstanding investigators in the field of cell division in mammalian cells to pPcscnt their views.
Dr. Renato Baserga of the Fels Research Institute and Department of Pathology, Temple University School of Medicine, edited the book.
Paul Terasaki, University of California at Los Angeles, who developed most of the important tests for matching donor organs to transplant patients, and Dr. Keith Reemtsma, University of Utah, noted for his research on immunology and transplantation of animal organs.
Also, Dr. Norman E. Shumway, Stanford University, who developed the surgical procedure now used in all heart transplants, and Dr. J ohn P . Merrill, Harvard University, whose team performed the first successfu I kidney transplant in 1954.
New Mat<!rial Adheres
The new thin material, however, is quite easy to use, requires no drilling, and in preliminary tests has remained adherent for more than one year.
It is pab1ted on much like nail polish, but does not harden until an ultra-violet (UV) lamp is shined on it. Long-wave rays activate an agent in the resin that makes the plastic set immediately.
The dentist 01· hygienist paints the teeth that are to be protected from decay and then shines a gunshaped UV flashlight on them. This changes the colorless liquid adhesive to a hard, smooth, nearlyinvisible film.
If its effectiveness is confirmed, t his easi ly applied therapeutic agent could be made available to large numbers of children, save countless man-hours of already overburdened dentists, and free much of their time for diagnos:is and treatment of more difficult problems in many other patients.
May He lp Othe rs
It also could be a boon to the handicapped who cannot brush their teeth or submit to long operative procedures, to military per sonnel, and to people living in areas where then~ is a scarcity of dentists.
The tooth's biting surfaces frequently decay despite fluodde's
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Employee Health to Feature Glaucoma Film Nov. 18-19
A film on g la ucoma, a leading cause of blindness among adults in t he U.S., will be feat ured by the Employee Health Service as its November health education movie.
It will be shown at the J ack Masur Auditorium in t he Clinical Center, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 11 :30 a.m. and 12 :15 p.m., and at the Westwood Bldg., Nov. 19, at 1 :15 and 2 p.m.
One out of every seven b lind persons is a victim of glaucoma. The film explains how the condition, without any obvious warning, lit erally "sneaks" up on a person without his being aware of it.
NI H employees may call the Employee Health Service, Ext. 64411, for a g laucoma examination. Appointments will be set up from 2 to 4 p.m. on :Monday through Friday.
protective effects. Enamel in these areas is often thin or absent, and the pits and fissures normally found in these surfaces trap and shelter decay-causing microbes. Once decay begins in the pits, it can sp read quickly throughout the tooth.
Dr. Buonocore will also test the adhesive on the surfaces between teeth. These surfaces will be coated before the adjacent tooth erupts.
In addition, he will try to anchor orthodontic ·wires with the adhesive and fill small cavities or line larger ones with it.
An adhesive liner might seal metal, plastic, or cement fillings and stop decay-causing debris from creeping in between the filling and t he tooth.
Still other potential uses are to cover unattractive, poorly calcified, or stained teeth and to repair broken edges on front teeth.
In a related event, Drs. Thomas, Terasahi, Reemtsma, Shumway and Merrill, and Dr. Charles Balch, DRR, were members of a panel recently interviewed by Woman's Day 11,fcigazine for a feature article on Human Transplants. The article appeared in t he October issue.
Dr. Kenneth M. Endicott (I), former Director of the Notional Cancer Institute ond now Dire ctor of BEMT, recently prese nted PHS Meritorious Service Medols in recognition of their achievem ents in cancer research to {I to r): Dr. Michael Potter, Laboratory of Biology, ond Ors. Alon S. Robson ond Louis B. Thomas, Pathologic Anatomy Branch.
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Dr. Summers Appointed NINOS Branch Chief
Dr. Raymond R. Summers has been appointed chief of the Training Grants and Awards B ranch, Extramural Programs, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. He repla= Elizabeth Hartman who has retired.
Dr. Summers joined NINDS a year ago as assistant chief of the Branch and as executive secretary of the Neur ological Science Research Training B Committee.
His Federal career includes serving as chief of the Professional Traini11g Section, Neurological and Sensory Disease Control Program, PHS. He also acted as a consultant to develop training programs in speech pathology and audi-0logy.
Also, in a consultant capacity, he worked with the Rehabi litation Ser vices Administration on public and voluntary health agency programs for people with speech disorders.
After earning an M.A. degree from Indiana Univer&ity, Dr. Sum-
Dr, Summers hos acted as a consultant for tra ining prog rams on speech pathology and audiology.
mers remained there to teach and serve as a clinician in speech pathology.
Later, he was appointed senior clinical assistant in the Purdue University Speech and Hearing Clinic, and an instruct.ot· at theIndiana University Extension Center. He received his Ph.D. degrne from Purdue in 1955.
Dr. Summers served at the state level before joining the Federal Government.
Sets Up Hearing Programs
He was speech and hearing administrator, Division of Maternal and Child Health, Indiana State Hoard of Health, where he set up hearing conservation programs for preschool children and adults.
Throughout his career, Dr. Summers has maintained an interest in the social issues of the day. During the summer of 1946, he worked as a cattleman taking a load of cattl&-Holsteins-t.o Danzig, Poland, in a program supported by the United Nations Relief a11cl Rehabilitation Association.
November 12, 1969
The Reeds of NIH Retire, Their Collective Years of Federal Service Add up to 77
High on the list of John and Mae Reed's favorite hobbies rank photogl·aphy and travel- and now they will have time for both. For the Reeds retired Friday, Oct. 31.
Mr . Reed was deputy budget officer in the Office of Financial Management, and his wife was secretary and committee management officer at the National Cancer Institute. Adel up thefr collective years of service, they make 77!
Soon they will start their traveling. Mr. Reed w ill do the slide picture-taking, and Mrs. Reed wi ll shoot movies.
"My wife is very helpful in other ways," solemnly assured Mr. Reed. "She helps carry equipment, and she holds a black cloth in back of flowers."
John Reed has worked for the F ederal Government for 39 years-21 of those years were spent in TIH. Mrs. Reed started her Gov
ernment career in 1931. She came to NIH in 1947, served with DRG, and moved to NCI in 1956.
Back in October 1930, in a litt le town called Agency in Iowapopulation 200-Mr. Reed, who was horn and raised there, was told that he has passed the Government stenography test-with the second highest rating in the U.S.
Mr, Reed Comes to Town
Soon after the population of Ag-ency dropped to 199- Mr. Reed came to Washington.
He worked in the U.S. Post Office for all of 2 months. In December 1930 h e accepted a promotion and moved over to what is now General Services Administration.
He stayed there until 1942, and then went to the Fa1m Credit Administration, remaining there for 5 years. He came to NIH in 1948.
His life during the early years of his Federal career was not all work- he also went to schooland huilt up a. solid foundation in business subjects, including accom1ting.
Mr. Reed has seen NIH's huclget requirements meet the changing conditions of the times.
" I think I'm proudest of the development of forecasting systems for 1·esearch grants, training grants and fellowships," he stated.
Mr. Reed is a fund of budget information and he makes what ordinarily would be dry facts and ftgu1-es, meaningful &ta tis tics that
Also, during the summer of 1948, he directed an International Reconstruction Camp in H eilbronn, Germany.
He is a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association, and he has served on many of its committees including the Committee on Guidelines for Operation Head Start.
f John ond Moe Reed will travel to foreign countries, visit the ir family, build a dork room, and snap photosblock and white stills, color slides, and movies.
reveal the strides N IH has taken in scientific research.
On the walls of his office in Bldg. 1 hangs his handiwork.
His photography is of awardwinning caliber. And, in fact, he won silver medals from the Greater Washington Council of Camera Cluhs for two of his photographshoth Reed granddaughters.
There are also p hotos of their Texas grandson; like everything from that state, the boy is very big for his age, and of the Reed's 12-year-old Siamese cat, Go-Go, whose eyes glow like aquamarines.
He pointed to a color 11hotograph of a row of autumn colored maple frees.
"Do you recognize that scene'/" he asked. "That's the row of maples in front of T-6 that was erected dur-ing wartime to house PHS."
Delight in Grandchildre n
The Reeds returned to another favorite subject-their children and grandchildren.
"We plan to visit our son, John Jr., he's head of the pharmacy at Ren Taub Hospital in Houston."
The Reeds also have two daughters, Carolyn and Lois, who live in the Bethesda area.
Among the three children, there are nine grandchildren-the youngest 4 weeks old.
The Reeds' travel plans include Spain and Portugal-if Mr. Reed can tear himself away from the dark room that he intends to set up in his home.
Periodically, the Reeds return fol' a visit to Agency- named after the fact that the town used to house an Indian agency staffed by a U . S. commissioner who looked after Indian affairs.
He a lso has a fondness for Ottumwa-his wife was born therea town 5 miles from Agency, where he attended business college. Going to the same school was the future Mrs. Reed-and he really did carry her books.
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Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the ceremonies and there will be self-glllided tours of designated laboratory rooms in both buildings.
Seated on the dais will be Secretary Finch; Dr. Roger 0 . Eg-eberg, Assistant DHEW Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs; Dr. Marston ; Dr. Edwa1·d F. MacNichol, Jr., NINDS Director; Dr. Stanley F. Yolles, NIMH Director; Dr. Kenneth M. Endicott, former NCI Director and now Director of REMT; Dr Carl G. Baker, Acting NCI Director, and Rev. Kerney.
The two buildings, providing an estimated 496,336 square feet of new floor space, are connected by con·idor tunnels. They also are linke::I up underground with the cafeteria in Bldg. 35.
The construction cost of the three buildings is estimated at approximately $19.4 million, exclusivll of laboratory equipment.
New Booklet Describes
Progress in Research On Human Development
Progress in research directed toward a better understanding- of human development from life's beginning to life's end is published in a new booklet-Highlights of R esecirch Progress in H imuin Development 1967.
This is the first year t his subject has been published in booklet form. I t is supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and will be arnilable for general distribution.
Subjects covered include population research, r eproductive biology, perinatal biology, the developing years, physical development, mental Tetardation, and the process of aging.
Single copies of the booklet may be obtained from the NICHD Information Office, Bldg. l 2-A, Rm. 3025, Bethesda, Md. 2001~.
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Dr. L. Laster to Direct Gastrointestinal Studies In New NIAMD Branch
Increasing research interest in gast rointestinal disorders h as led to the establishment of a Digestive a n d Hereditary Diseases Branch wit hin the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases.
Dr. Leonard Laster, former chief of the Gastroenterology Section, will head the new branch, Dr. G. Donald Whedon, NIAMD Director, announced.
The new b ranch, which s upersedes the Gastroenterology Section, will conduct investigations on hereditary metabolic diseases.
It will also engage in research to determine abnormalities in structure and function of the esophagus, stomach, s mall and large intestines, pancreas, and liver.
Other investigations will clarify enzyme and metabolic pathways within these tissues. Branch scientists will aJso examine the pathogenesis of digestive cl iseases and study improved treat ment methods.
Institute Aids Research
Through grant support, the Institute is also adding impetus to gastroenterology research at medical institutions and universities across the country.
Dr. Laster, who received h is M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in 1950, is particularly interested in examining biochemical aspects of hereditary diseases and int.es t inal tract metabolism.
Coming to the Institute in 1953 as senioT investigator, he was later appointed chief oI the Gastroenterology Unit, which in 1965 became the Section on Gastroentcrology.
In 1966 Dr. Laster was appointed professorial lecturer in Physiology at the George Was hington University School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of t he American College of Phys icians, as well as a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society of Clinical Invest igation, and the American Society of Biological Chemists.
CC Blood Bank Reports On Donors' Special Status The Clinical Center Blood
Bank reports that two donors achieved a special status. J. Loring J enkins, NINDS, reached the 4-gallon mark, and Albe1-t Bedell, NICHD, attained the 2-gallon mark.
Joining the Gallon Donor Club were: Dr. Saul A. Shepartz and Bernard F. Taylor, NOi; a n cl Ruth Singleterry, cc.
Gall the CG Blood Bank now, and make an appointment to donate blood, Ext. 64506.
November 12, 1969
Whiplash Injury Without Direct Impact May Be Cause of lntracranial Bleeding
Doctors have been alerted by two scientists in the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke to the possibility of intracranial bleeding a s a consequence of rotational acceleration of the head in whiplash.
Drs. Ayub K. Ommaya and Philip Yarnell, Surgical Neurology Branch, 1-eported their findings in a recent issue of Lancet.
Brain hemorrhage resulting from whiplash alone has been clearly established in two cases in which a large subdur al hematoma was found alth.ough there had not been a significant blow to the head. This is the fil·st report of intmcranial lesions a:nd the development of subdural hematoma without direct impact.
With high speed all a feature in motor -vehicle traffic, such sequelae of collisions should be borne in mind as a possibility in the differential diagnosis of a case where a patient does not run in the usual course of recovery after whiplash iniury.
Joel R. Hedetniemi was rece ntly named e xecutive officer, Division of Allied Hea lth Ma n powe r, BEMT. He came to NIH in 1962 a s a management intern.
Orvis School of Nursing Receives First Special Project Grant by DN
The first Special Project Grant to help nonprofit agencies and nursing schools plan and establish new resources for nursing education has been awarded to the Orvis School of Nursing , University of Nevada, Reno Campus.
The school received a grant for the one-year project from the Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions Education and Manpower Training,
Seven other institutions in northern Nevada and northern California have joined with the Orvis School on the plan to expand graduate training opportunities for nurses in this region by intercampus sharing of facilities and faculty.
The impact data from 011e of these cases was used in estimating the approximate le vel of rotational acceleration produced in the patient's head during whiplash. The value was close to what had previously been predicted for cerebral concussion in man on the basis of research performed with pl"ima.tes.
After the subdural hematoma was located and evacuated, one patient recovered with 110 sensorimotor or intellectual deficits. The other patient died and 11ecropsy revealed a large subdural hematoma.
Findings indicate that the cort:cal veins, particularly where they enter the more fixed portions of the dural sinuses can tear under such conditions and result in bleeding within the brain cavity.
Although in neither case was there a clear-cut cerebral concussion, the production of a large subdural hematoma suggests a level of injury close to the threshold for cerebral concussion.
The report emphasized that J'(}
ta tion of the head is the common denominator to the cerebral trnuma of both head injury a nd whiplash injury.
Latest Participants in NIH Visiting Scientists Program Listed Here
10/17-Dr. James P. Harwood, United Kingdom, Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology. Sponsor: Dr. Bernard Brodie, NHI, Bldg. 10, Rm. 7N117.
10/20-Dr. Flamino N . Cattaben i, Italy, Laboratory of Preclinical Pharmacology. Sponsor: Dr. Erminio Costa, NTMH, St. Elizabeths Hospital, Was hington, D.C.
10/20-Dr. Takami Oka, Japan, Section on Intermediary Metabolism. Sponsor: Dr. Yale J. Topper, NIAMD, Bldg. 10, Rm. 9B18.
10/27- Dr . Ernest S. Hall , Canada, Laboratory of Neurochemistry. Sponsor: Dr. Seymow· Kauf man, NIMH, Bldg. 10, Rm. 2D20.
11/3- Dr. Beatrice Ping-yi Chen, Taiwan, Molecular Biology Section. Sponsor: Dr. Ir a Past a n, NCI, Bldg. 10, Rm. 8N246.
The schools include the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Nevada, LM Vegas Campus and s,eveval schools with baccalaureate degree nursing programs within the California Sta·te College system.
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NIDR Compiles Directory Of Cleft Lip and Palate Service Facilities in U.S.
A new directory locating the 244 cleft lip and cleft palate facilities in the United States has been compiled by the National Inst itute of Dental Research.
This initial directory is designed to aid families who are seeking cleft lip and palate services by providing a referral guide to directors of the service facilities, to the medical a n cl psychosocial specialists serving clefted patients, an d to state Crippled Children's Services.
In addition, the directory will be used as a basis for identifying and developing a profile on all U.S. and for eign facilities engage<! in cleft lip and cleft palate research, treatment, and rehabilitation.
The focus will be on research, but t he coverage will embrace service facilities since research a n d service are interrelated.
Oral clefts afflict one of every 700 babies and represent one of the most frequent birth defects. NIDR conducts and supports an extensive program of research ranging from identification of causative factors to the improvement of diagnostic and rehabilitative techniques, including surgical and speech therapy.
MEDLARS Article Wins Award for 'Best Paper'
The American Society for Information Science, at a recent meeting in San Francisco, gave the award for best paper of the yeaito F. W. Lancaster for his article "MEDLARS: Report on the Evaluation of Its Opera.ting Efficiency."
The study was 1·esearchcd, written and published while Mr. Lancaster was with the National Library of Medicine. He served as special assista.11t to the associate director for Library Operations. Pt·esently, he is with Westat Surveys, Inc., Bethesda, Md.
Mr. Lancaster's study, published in the April 1969 issue of Anwwican Documentation, desc1~bed the methods used and the results of an evaluation of MEDLARS.
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Milton Skolaut, First CC Pharmacy Head, To Retire Nov. 30; Joined NIH in 1952
Milton W. Skolaut, chief of the Clinical Center Pharmacy Department, will retire from the P HS Commissioned Corps on Nov. 30.
Mr. Skolaut, who holds the rank of Pharmacist Director, joined NIH in 1952. Under his direction as chief-a post he was the first to hold- the Pharmacy Department steadily expanded its services.
Mr. Skolaut entered the Corps in 1949, as chief p harmacist at the PHS Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y.
He received a B.S. in P harmacy from the University of Texas i n 1941, and served his hospital pharmacy internship at The J ohns Hopkins Hospital.
Mr. Skolaut became known for his innovations in his development of a complete pharmaceu tical service that would meet the needs of a modern research hospital.
Initiates New Services During his CC career, ho init i
ated a service for developing drug dosage forms and suitable assays for many investigational drugs; a radiopha1maceutical service emphasizing product development in addition to assays and proper controls.
His department was one of the first hospital pharmacies to also offer intravenous additive service round-the-clock.
Other annovations included : prepackaging drugs and scaling the package to assure reliability; using plastic containers for packaging when practicable, and using lot and batch numbers on labels of all central supply items.
Also, the Department has established guidelines for standards for preparation of J.V. admixtures.
In 1963, Mr. Skolaut received the Geigy Leadership Award from the Geigy Pharmaceutical Company, "for outstanding leadership in t he field of hospital pharmacy."
In 1967, he received the Andrew Craigie Award from the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S., "for imaginative leadership in the science of pharmacy in the Federal Service."
Receives Litero ry Awa rd
That same year he was also honored by the American Pharmaceut ical Association, Military Sect ion, Literary Award, as co-author of the paper, "Extemporaneous Sterile Compounding of Intravenous Additives," which was published in the American J1nirnal of Hospital Pharmacy, October 1966.
In addition, he is an active member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States and t he Maryland Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
In January 1970, Mr. Skolaut will unde1take a special assignment at Duke University Hospital. There he will develop pharmaceutical and related services. Later in the year he will become Director of the hospital's pharmacy department.
Mr. Skolout is known for his innovations in the CC Pharmacy Deportment, including the combining of centra I s terile supply service with other pha rmocy services.
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common cause, and is currently associated with over 90 percent of cases occurring in military populations.
In the first large scale field trial to dete1mine the efficacy of the Group C vaccine over 20,000 mili tary volunteers were inoculated.
No significant toxic reaction developed, and the rate of the Group C meni.ngococcal disease was reduced 10-fold in the vaccinated recruits compared to the non-vaccinated.
90 Percent Protection Possible Dr. Artenstein pointed out that
the reduction suggests the vaccine may provide at least 90 percent protection. However, additional field hials are necessary to confirm its efl'ectiven()SS.
Dr. Artenstein's ultimate goal is to develop a trivalent vaccine against Groups A, B, and C and thus achieve prevention of all meningitis due to meningococci.
Dr. Robert McCollum, Yale University, discussed a major breakthrough in hepatitis research with the detection of Australia antigen, a substance in the blood which may be an agent of the disease.
This antigen appears t-0 be associated prima1·i!y with serum hepatitis frequently transmitted through inoculation of blood or blood products from an infected person.
In contrast, the infectious type is usually spread by direct contact or through contaminated d.Tinking ,vater or food .
Dr. McCollum said that this finding indicates other causative agents may still remain to be discovered before an effective vaccine
New DRG Booklet Lists PHS Grants, Awards
A new booklet, Public Health Se1-vice Grants and Awards, F iscal Year 1.968, Part Jll-Consflruction, is one of a 5-part series t'hat is published annually.
Part III is an alphabetical listing by Sta te and institution of grants for the construction of health faci lit ies including buildings for research, mental retardation, and hospitals.
Other parts include awards for research projects (Part I) which was published earlier this year; research training grants (Part II); and health services formula and project grants, regional medical program grants, medical library resource a nd program grants, and community mental health center staffing grants ( Part IV.)
Part V will p resent summary tables covering the data offered in Parts I through IV.
Parts I ( $2 per copy) and III ( 50 cents per copy) are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Gove1-nment Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Single copies are available to editors free from the Information Office, Division of Research Grants, Bethesda, Md. 20014.
can be produced. NIH scientists have improved
tests used to detect the hepatitis associated antigen (HAA) in the blood of potential donors.
Research is being conducted at NIH to develop a simple but accurate test which will eliminate the r i s k of disease transmission through inoculati.on with blood and its products.
Dr. Robert F reckleton, chief of the Inununization Branch of the National Communicable Diseases Center in Atlanta, Ga., expressed satisfaction with the progress of the rubella vaccine p·rogr-am.
Millions to Be Vaccinated It is expected that 15 to 20 mil
l ion children will be vaccinated against German measles by the end of 1970, he said.
Scientists feel that this numbe1· is sufl1cient to stem the tide of an epidemic which otherwise might occur in the early 1970's.
The purpose is two-fold: 'l'o develop immunity in children
which will carry over to adulthood; to prevent transmission of the disease to non-immtme pregnant women whose unborn children m\l:y develop a variety of birth defects, such as heart and hearing disorders, and mental retardation.
Dr. Daniel I. Mullally, chief of NCAID's Vaccine Development Branch, was chairman of the fiveman panel which also included Dr. Saul Krugman, New York University School of Medicine, a pediatrician who has conducted research in both rubella and hepatitis.
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Swedish Medical Council Sponsors 2 Fellowships For U.S. Researchers
The Swedish Medical Research Council is sponsoring two postdoctoral research fellowships in 1970.
The fellowships will be awarded to qualified biomedical scientist s who are U .S. citizens, and will cover 12 months of research training in basic or clinical sciences in a government-supported institution in Sweden.
To be eligible, candidates must have done independent r esearch in one of the heal th sciences :for at least 2 of the last 4 years.
Evidence of research and aptitude may be submitted in a scientific bibliography, r eports of scientific publications, and references from persons familiar with t he applicant's background.
Prior Acce ptance Required
Before being considered for a fellowship, applic:mts must also show that they have been accepted by a Swedish training institution and by a preceptor.
A Facilities Commitment S.taternent must clearly state that the Swedish institution will provide facilities for the duration of the Fellow's stay.
Depending on the scientist's qualifications and experience, the stipend will amount to $5,500 or $6,000. Fellows will also receive an additional $500 per year for each dependent whether that de))()ndent goes to Sweden or remains here.
Fellows will be reimbursed for round-trip travel costs for themselves and their immediate families.
During their stay they may also accept sabbatical salary, royalties, or other income if reported in the application.
Scicntisl<; may obtain application forms and further information from the International Fellowships Section, Fogarty International Center, NCH, Bethesda, Md. 20014.
Forms must be completed and returned to the Fogarty Center on or before Feb. 1, 1970.
Final selection will be made at the April 1970 meeting of the ~w,.ili~h MNiical Research Council.
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