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TO : Commissioners and Division Heads FROM: Carroll Lo Ii lson, General I4anager SUBJECT: Meeting o f the Advisory Committee f o r Biology and Medicine The fifteenth meeting of the Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine will be held OP April 8-9, 1949, at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, L,I,, New York, Invitation is cordially extended to attend this meeting. Consideration of the I4fnutes of the meeting at t h e Atomic Energy Commission, Vashington, I), C,, on February 12, 1949, Report on support of research, a, Proposals approved since February 1 2 meeting: of Bioele-ctric Potentials of Plants and Animals as a Niscellaneous, supplies, etco 2,500
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Ir rad la tion rf - $17,145 "Radioautogrqhic Study o f the Distribution and Retention of Beta Radiation on the Distributlon o f Phofiphate i n MI scellmeous , Si.ippli est etc. 1,515
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Radioactive Gol'd i n the Treatment o f Various Tumors by Xiscellaneous, Supplies, etc, 6,025 and Equinment f o r Carboh 14 Research" - $2,000 To Chicago Office: and Hemopoietic Physlology of Native Rodents" - $11,040 Niscellaneous, Supplies, etco 5,640 ; "niver sal Serologic Reaction Following Ir radi atl on ti -$25 000 Niscellaneous, Supplies, etc, 2,000
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the iletnboli s m on Radioactive Fluorine and Particular Reference io Data l and Skeletal Structuresfi - $5,000 Ij 14iscellczneods, Supplies, etc. 40 genetic Effect of Irradiation, using R-dionctive Miscellaneous, Sup lies, etc. 300 Micro-organisms When Grown i n Presence of Various i Ktscellaneous, Supplies, etc, 250 on tho lietabolism of P32 and the Utilization of Metabo lites Such as Acetate, Lnctnte, etcou - $16,000 Miscellaneous, Supplies, etc, 3 500
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Loc diz ation of Radioactive Materials i n the Body" - illscellaneous, Supplies, etc, 3 605 To New York Office: Absorption and Assimflation of Radioactive Materials by Miscellaneous, Suyplies; etc. 800 Tissue Dos s,Due to Gama and Beta Active Radioisotopes" I yi is cell me o us, Suppll es,et c. 1 -000 Viruses and Large Molecules - $8,000 Miscellaneous, Supplies, etc, 400
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"Study of the Accumulation and Elin i nation of Deleterious Gene fiutations i n Experimental Pop - lat ions E-sposed t o Radiations - $55,000 Mi scell ane om, Suppli esetc 4,700 Radioactive Iodine i n Developing Quantitative Assay Method f o r Fhyrotkopic Hormonetf - $4,600 Total Request $4, SOT (7) Conn. Agr, Expo Sta, - d & l- "Therapy o f Plant Disease by Nuclear Radiationali - $8,000. Proposals extended since February 12 meeting: "Reletionship between Rapiation Dmnge and t h e Imuni&y IiSi;udies of h dio active Iodine Therapy of Graves Disease and other Xelated Thyroid Disorders" -
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msics Diyj sion and naintenance o f anin& sei :cc and maintenancb 4 o f animals, erimental Patholorn Dlvision and maintenance of animal6, construct ion, n i scellaneous) 14,000 and maintenance o f animals, mis cell aneous 8,720
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3. Brookhaven Mational Laboratory Medical Research at; Brookhaven (X ate rial in Folder) 4, Training Program - Dr, John 2. Bowers a&.,a, Suggestions are requested as t o ating programs elsewhere. tion of activities. i4at eri aun i'fiIdeP for ref er ence 1, prospecttm of radioisotope training program at Oak Ridge Fellowships awarded i n Nedical and Biological a. Suggestions requested on ho more qualffled applicants may b, Discussion desired on advisability of offering one-year p o st-doc toral medical Fellowships. IIaterial In folder for reference: Letters from Dr, Weed reallocation of $300,000 t o National Research Council f o r cataract survey. $15,000 has been set aside for transfer to National Research Council as an
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Itis recommended that the Division o f Medical Sciences be requested t o continue the established panel as an advisory group and that weafi It is further recommended thacine as t o indicated research projects for coordination with the existing research program of that Division and administrat i o n by the Division of Biology and Medicine. mmittee advise the Division of Biology and MediReport by Frof, Harry L. Bowman Next meeting o f the Advisory Committee f o r Biology and Medicine