me ‘mt - ‘BIOLOGY AND_MEDICINE :
.
:
‘
.
tome Fok pte edtts
te ayer
cent ee cn ee tite tee tomers tet ds Zeeet
4
~
i
“eee awe set
~
:
.3
Sele ets
as
ooTsetseipproved“orRonwjedDuringAugust1950
s
2
.
int
‘sete
:ro,SeracerNaa
Le ORRa
tte
Stee
os
oeeet
alt
went os
hae
an "lh cswee.Lee PETE AM sorts
ws,
soy
woe
se ta
en
“The following numbers: ofyesearch ‘projects were approved fob nego" tation or renewal. during August for direct ‘AEC.‘administration:
.
No. of projecta
Medicine
Biology
5
$126 ,361
8°
$147,096
3
Total
Amount
.
20,735
a“
/
In addition, one project in the amount of $4,600 was approfed for
joint support by the AEC and the Office of Naval Research.
A list of the projects covered in the ‘sbove summation ie apailebdle
in the Divisionof Biology and Medicine.
Medical Branch
American Red Cross to administer atomic energy blood separption
research.
Improved methods for separating and preserving blood
of interest in atomic energy research will be. sought in a program
tered by the American National Red Cross under a contract with tie
Energy Commission.
qbmponents
adminis- ~
Atomic
The primary interest of theAEC in blood fractionation st¥dies is
the development of means for separation and preservation of whit¢@ blood
cells and platelets, which are two blood components of particulaf
value
in combating acute radiation effects.
‘In its initial studies under the contract, however, the Rd Cross
will administer engineering development of new and quicker methofis for
obtaining and preserving plasma and red blood cells.
In connection with civil defense planning there is an acwte need
for development of facilities that can separate quickly large qiJantities
of blood fractions so that stockpilesof blood constituents wil]J be available in the event of atomic disaster.
None of the AEC funde will be used to finance central ovgrhead or
operating expenses of the Red Cross National Blood Program, norfdoes the
contract provide for establishing blood banks.
At the request of the National Security Resources Board ,f the
Atomic Energy Project at the University of Rochester is planning
to: put
on a top level training course for 75 nurses:in the “Nursing Adpects of
Atomic Warfare."
This course will last approximately 1 week ami
will take
place during late October or early November.
- 20 -
DOG ARCHIVES