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2 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY Dr. Shields Warren, Director Division of Biology and Medicine I have your letter of August 3. The Pressman story is The talk I had with John Bowers was unforrather a long one, and we are not yet ready to make any official proposals to the AEC. tunately quite brief, and the only suggestion I made waa that he might drop a line to Pressman if your office thought it advisable. Briefly, the situation is as follows: Pressman's work in u s i n g the methods of inmunology to lead radioactive material in therapeutic doses to parts of the body which are otherwise nonspecif'ic for the elemsnt involved, shows a good deal of pradsa. I think you are already familiar with his success in placing radioactive iodine in muse kidney. Emver, both the spaoe and personnel needed to pursue this work adequately are restricted at the Sloan-Xettering Institute, and Dr. Rhoads suggested t o me a m months ago that this project might be transferred to BrooHsven. This seem a very good idea to me, for a number of reat a d the use of radioactive materials in the treatment of malignancies; oonsequently, it appears entirely appropriate for BEC supv e r y slowly, and it would be a very good thing for us to have a worthwhile nedical research project established here as soon as possible. Thirdly, we have a good building which could readily be adapted for Pressman's work - it is the dispensary building, which you remember as oontaining Dr. Sundennan's office originally. ally, I)r. Rhoads has offered to assist in many ways, including t h e The work itself is fundamental in nature and is directed Secondly, plans for medical research at Brookhaven mature gical materials, loan of equipment, and POSe of financial arrangements between Sloanif that i s necessary.
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A number of exploratory discussions have been held between Dr. Rhoads, Dr. Van S1 ke (who is now Assistant Director for the Life Scienoes a t Brookhaven3, and myself, We all agreed that it would be a good move. The next step was t o talk with Pressman. Brookhaven on July Zlst and 22nd, and I explained the proposal t o him. 3e had previously talked with Rhoads. important a move, he wanted a couple of weeks t o think it over, and returned to the Jackeon Foundation atBar Harbor *ere he is spending Naturally, before making eo This is the story I told to John Basrers, and suggested that perhapa a letter Prom your offioe t o Pressman would help him make up As you perhaps know, we have practioally no funds h our budget for this fi so al year for medical r e ~ earch ~ Pres81na.n should indicate a desire t o corns here, together with his assistants, are would then have t o request additional funds from the BEC t o fix up laboratories for him. This might amount t o $50,000 with costs a s they are today. I am not sure whether any increase in the operating budget would be required, as we do have some margin on personnel dioh may not otherwise be absorbed. I hope this gives you the inf'ommtion you wi8h. As you can see, the whole plan w i l l fall through tf' Preasman should prefer not to of AEC support that you would not hesitate t o give u8 your baoking, and if you think it appropriate to send Pressman e note supporting o u r proposal to him, it might influenoe his declieion. However, we have felt that this project i s 80 obviously norGhy