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Letter to P C Aebersold, Subject: Radioactive Phosphorus (Companion Document 714025)

Dated
Jan 22, 1947
Document type
Correspondence
Length
1 page
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THE WIW3RSITY OF CHICAGO Enclosed please find an application form fora supply of radiodepartment under a grant from t h e United States Public Health National Laboratory, Dr. Uickson and Dr. Rose. of themy we propose t o handle the material. the necessary equipment which i s now i n working order and preliminary experiments have been done so that we are ready t o undertake the project immediately upon receipt of the P32. One member of our group will leave the project in July of this year and if possible we should like to have him use some ofthe experimental results for his thesis which must be completed by May. In addition, we hope t o undertake a rather extensive program using the larger radio-active tracers as research tools i n Pharmacology, under the United States Public.Bealth Service grant, many preliminary discussions concerning precflutionary measures and t h e type o f experherits which could be done, both with the group a t Chicago and with the persornlel a t the TJniversity o f Rochester under Doctor Stafford Warren. There a r e seemingly many varjir,g experiments which can b e done with these materials and we net u rally wish t o be&in this work as soon as possible, we contemplate the use of P32 since it has a short half - life, After experience i s gained, we hope t o undertake the use of the longer half - life isotopes including C14. %e should like to use it for research i n our He have discussed the problem with members ofthe Argonne They have approved We have had Atthe present time, Any expediting of this application would be ve q sincerely appreciated. If the application for P32 is approved, will you send t o us the necessary forms relating to the arreemont on the part of the University t o hold the supplier harmless. These will then be sent to Nr, William B. Harrell, the Thiversity's Business Manager, who will arrange with the Purchasing Agent for the purchase order and shipment of material. Chairman o f the Department of Phamacology 9