http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/ada4e3e3605613852b053ddf6011b854.pdf 1f4c8847787ea1d7dacfe0e07c4ea555 PDF Text Text State University of New York at Stony'Brook School of Medicine — Department of Psychiatry Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 Faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees Graduate School SUNY at Stony Brook Long Island, New York 11794 Voice: (am) 516 444-2990 (pm) 516 862-6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 E-mail: mfink@epo.som.sunysb.edu April 25, 1997 Dear Committee Members, Dr. Dale Deutsch has nominated Dr. Raphael Mechoulam of the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for an Honorary Degree at this year’s commencement. I endorse his nomination with enthusiasm. Recognition of Professor Mechoulam’s extraordinary achievements in medicinal chemistry, especially in the most difficult chemistry of botanicals, is well deserved. I first met Dr. Mechoulam in 1970 when I was the Principal Investigator in NIMH contract on the study of the chronic and acute effects of inhaled cannabinoids in an human subjects, both in Athens, Greece and New York. We were asked to examine the behavioral, psychologic, and electroencephalographic effects of different cannabinoids to assess which were the most active in altering behavior and their dependence liability. It was from Dr. Mechoulam that we received large sample amounts of various cannabinoids derived from special samples of hashish provided by Dr. Costas Miras of Athens and marijuana from US. government offices. Based on his cooperation, we were able to demontrate the activity of A9 and A8 cannabinoids, and contrast these with other complex compounds. His recent identification of a natural cannabinoid-active compound in the brain has sustained a good part of the academic research into cannabis, at a time and under conditions of national and international confusion about its risks. Such an honor is well deserved and I am delighted to join Dale Deutsch in this nomination. Sincerely yours, Mug/Lac Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Deutsch, Dale Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-161 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence