October 22, 1959

Dr. 9atrerO Ochoa
Hew York University College of

550 First Avenue
New York 16, N, Y.

Wed ic ine

Dear Dr. Ochoa,

   Although the rutcitcamsnt obviourr in the oparkling
picture on page 1 of the New York Times last
unbeatable, you should know that the atmosphere around
here was a180 auparcbxgd.
and excited to hear of your receiving the Nobel Prim.
Busreill and I tried to get you on the telephone, but it
quickly became obvious that you were wanted on the tele-
phons or in person by rallllonr of others 8s well,  and ere

               seemed

We were all so very pleared

iPa UP tryiw,

Both Dan and I would like to add our congratulations

to those of the reat of the world. Dan ha8 conrsideted it
a great privilege to have mat and talked with you.
myedf, my connection with you and with polynucleotide
phoephorylase, through Dx, Hsppel, WPI axciting and inter-
esting long before the wrtnts of last week--they have only
enhanced it.  I (~a sure you realize how wonderful the part
three years in thio labortttory have been for me.  In per-
ticular, I look back on the the you eo graciouoly apent
vfth me at the Elyu lab, urd on that very exciting time we
all had talking about the first primer experiments at the
ChLcago Bederetfon Meeting in 1957.

For

With very beat wirhee, I 8111,

Respectfully youro,

Maxine Singer