MINUTES OF MEETING - June 5-6 
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National Science Foundation; Dr. Ann Norberg , Monsanto Company; Mr. Tom O'Brien, 
Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, U. S. House of Representatives; 
Dr. Kim Olson, Genentech, Inc.; Mr. Seth Pauker, National Institute for Occupa- 
tional Safety and Health; Dr. William Pilacinski, Molecular Genetics, Inc.; 
Dr. W. P. Quill, Office of Technology Assessment; Mr. Richard Riseberg , Office 
of General Council, DHHS; Dr. Michael Ross, Genentech, Inc.; Dr. A. H. Schaver, 
Competitive Research Grants Office, USDA; Mr. Harold Schmeck, New York Times; 
Dr. Brian Sheehan, Consultant; Dr. Mark Shon, Genex Corporation; Dr. Nowell 
Stebbing, Genentech, Inc.; Dr. Gerald Still, U. S. Department of Agriculture; 
Dr. Robert Swanson, Genentech, Inc.; Mr. Jeff Swarz, Teknekron, Inc.; Dr. Susan 
Walton, Bioscience; Dr. Charles Weiner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 
Dr. Marvin Weinstein, Schering Corporation; Dr. Susan Wright, University of 
Michigan; and Dr. Robert Zaugg, U. S. Senate Commerce Committee. 
I . CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING REMARKS 
Dr. Jane Setlow, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m., 
March 5, 1980, and introduced Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson, Director, National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) . 
Dr. Fredrickson noted that the terms of several members of the RAC were 
terminating. These members are: Dr. Samuel Proctor, Professor of Education, 
Rutgers University; Dr. Milton Zaitlin, Professor of Plant Pathology, 
Cornell University; Dr. LeRoy Walters, Director, Center for Biothics, 
Kennedy Institute, Georgetown University; Dr. Francis Broadbent, Professor 
of Soil Microbiology, University of California, Davis; and Dr. Jane Setlow, 
Brookhaven National Laboratory, the current Chairperson of the RAC. 
Dr. Fredrickson said two members have been reappointed for an additional 
two years: Dr. Ramon Pinon, and Dr. Frank Young. Dr. Fredrickson awarded 
certificates of service to the five retiring members and thanked them 
for their service. 
Dr. Fredrickson said that five new members will begin their terms on July 1, 
1980. These new members are: Dr. Gerard McGarrity, Head, Department of 
Microbiology, Institute for Medical Research, Camden, New Jersey; 
Dr. Myron M. Levine, Director, Center for Vaccine Development, University 
of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; Dr. John G. Scandalios, Head, 
Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Dr. Nina 
Federoff, Staff Member, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Baltimore, 
Maryland; and Dr. King Holmes, Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, 
Public Health Service Hospital, Seattle, Washington. Drs. McGarrity, 
Levine, and Scandalios were present at the June 5-6, 1980 meeting and 
were introduced by Dr. Fredrickson. 
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