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IResearch Projects Approved During Novenber 1949 Study of Cement Substances of,the Nomal and Abnormal Optic Lens"" Harvard Medical School and Eassachusetts Institute of Leh f elder - "A Quantitative and bior?hologic Study of Radiation
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Study of the Redistribution of Bivalent Metallic Ions in Bone ' Metabolism and i n Bone Disease and Neoplasms Through The Use of of Vascular Factors in Radiation Diatheses inPatients and Experimental knimalslt - 93,528, Henorrhage and Other Hemorrhagic Tracer Fungicides i n Determining the Mechanics of Protecting Beath - "The Interrelationship of Sulfur, Phosphom and Calcium i n Selenium Poisoning and the Mechanism of Selenium Hetabolism i n Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of Interior - Study of the Physiology o f Coldwater t i o n of Sewage :"later Contamination by Radioactive Isotopes11 - Neutrons and Other Radiations on t h e Ocular Lens" -.$19,122 - Duration: October 1, 1949, t o September 30, 19% - $6,530.00. Duration: December 1, 1949, t o Novenber 30, 1951. ll Intracellular Chi ges in Trauma; Depletion and Repair; Bioched.-q' Studies in the Human Being with the Aid of Isotopes!' - $18,282.00 - Duration: September 16, 1949, t o September 15, 1951.
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The Johns Hop kh s University - Dro Abel Wolman; Dr, Georgi ti Investigation of Adsorption and Assimilation o f Radioactive Waste Further definitions of the functions of the biological and medical program i n Rw have been reached. will cmt in ue to act as Advisor to the Division of Biology and on Biological and Medical Aspects Of R?V and assume responsibility for taking the initiative,subject to consultation with the Divi - sion of Biology .adh k di cine and the Division of Military Application,in matters concerning the biological and medical aspects of In this capacity he will serve as Chairman of the Panel A fixed allowable overhead rate for research supported at universities has been agreed on by the Divisions of Biology and Idedicine, Research, and Reactor Development, cent of the research supported by biology comes in the category where'up to8 percent of AEC funds may be used for overhead o r preliminary arrangements have been made w i t h Dr. John W. Gowen of Iowa State College t o conduct investigations on the life - time effects of radiation. species of mice and with drosophila o are now being prepared. This work will be with several different The final plans for this work A contract with the Fish and Wildlife Service will provide This work Will be done at the Courtland Laboratory \Vith studies now in progress at the Applied f.or research on the metabolism of freshwater fish and the effects Fisheries Laboratory at the University of Washington on mollusks or shellfish at Beaufort, North Carolina, a rounded-out program on both ma-ine and fresh water fish is under way. ,
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Monitoring. '21 fjovember 11, 1949, a meeting was held at Oak Ridge at which representatives of this Division discussed with representatives of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, Brooklaven National Lzhoratory, and the Atomic Energy Project, University of California, Zos Angeles, a proposal. thata teacher training progran tz esta3li shed on monitoring in ci\?l defelise. Laboratory will pr m area manu& fc.r ase in such train ir ? g ahd that f he three interested ze as will cisvela? cnrri-cula for proposed courses would be developed for scientists of competence in physics o r electrical en$neer'_ng ad that they in turn would establish programs a%t h e state o r municipal levdo Ccnversations have been held with the National Security Resowces Board in regard t o this course and generzl zpproval obtainedIt was agreed that Oak PLdge National It. vi8 agreed that the Advisory Committee f o r Bioiogy and Medicbe. The Advisory Committee for Biology and Uedicjnc held it st we q tie th meeting at t h e Oak Ridge Operztions Gffice on November 11 a d 12, 19h9, cussions centered arolmd Civil Defense adthe Fellcwship Programs. In this connection, the following statement was unanimously It isthe sense of the Committee that the Atomic Enerbg Commission should not accept responsibil it y for general defense activities and that its responsibility should be limited to the provision of factual iri€ormation ccncerning t h e unique effects of atomic energy upon personnel and materials- .In view of the fact that certain restricted documents contain information which may be of value in planning for civilian defense, it i s recommended that these documents be declassified. tothe effect that this is in keeping with security, After a full discussion on the Fellowship Progran the fellowship program be cont hued.It into with National Research Conic il to clarify the program in view Negotiations are being entered of the amendment to the In depend at Offices Appropriation Act of .
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Bo logical Test Frog rm which the acute radiz.+,ion e xTer bents of the Ecmedicaf: Test Tro gr m were discussed ix defv.d.1.. A nez ting was held at Lcs U.amos on Noveinber I& and 1s in George A. Hardie spent November 17-21 making an cri.eafation I k proposal for setting uj? a heath physics organizz'L.i.ol1 for ARC5 was submitted for cop side ration a radiation hackgrocnd survey was submitted -La the Xv3.sioil of Xeactor Development and t h e Xanagcr cf ARC0 for their. seudyThis included re come ad at ions for the scope of :he prc ~ j ~ a nand