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Opthalomology of Natives 
Plngelap 
R. Carr , MD 
New York U. 
Sea Snake biology 
Off North 
Australia 
Dr. W. 
Duns on 
Penn State U. 
Neurobiology of fishes 
Barrier 
Reef 
Prof . 
S. Haglwara 
UCLA 
Photorespiration in 
aquatic plants 
Barrier 
Reef 
Prof. 
E. Tolbert 
Mich. State U 
Marine mammal 
physiology 
Bering 
Sea 
Dr. R. 
Eisner 
UCSD 
Muscle protein & 
multi-enzyme regulatory 
systems in fishes 
Off 
Hawaii 
Prof. 
P. Drelzen 
State U of NY 
Enzymatic utilizaton 
of halogen ions in 
marine life 
Baja 
California 
Prof. 
L. Hager 
U. of 111. 
Medicinal and toxic plants 
Colombian 
Amazon 
Prof. 
R. Schultes 
Harvard U. 
The above programs, excepting Che last one listed, are currently scheduled 
to engage the Alpha Helix thorugh February of 1974. The Amazon River and the 
Pacific Ocean are potential areas of operation for the ship during the remainder 
of 1974 and throughout 1975. 
Your recognized scientific competence and perceptiveness qualifies you as a 
prospective chief scientist for an Alpha Helix expedition. 1 enourage you, 
therefore, to contemplate the exciting research possibilities in the offing, to 
discuss these with your associates and to consider the developing of a 
scientific proposal for the utilization of this facility during the period 
1974-75. General Information regarding such a proposal appears on page 43 of 
the enclosed 1971 booklet. 
Once a proposal has been approved and funded, our support group offers the 
chief scientist and members of his team major assistances in the coordinating, 
the scientific logistical preparations and in the carrying out of the particular 
expeditionary research program. 
I shall be looking forward to receiving your telephoned or written reply to 
this letter. 
Best regards. 
Sincerely, 
Walter Garey 
