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March 2008

Prof. Masad Damha
Gene Silencing through the use of synthetic DNA and RNA: the next wave of "magic bullets"?
Monday, 31 March 2008
Public Lecture: 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Otto Maass Chemistry Building
Room 10
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Council Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Ruttan Room

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Member Reception: 5:30 P.M.
(Wine and Cheese)
Ruthan Room

February 2008

Prof. Jean Barette
From Quarks to Galaxies: How our Universe was Formed
Monday, 25 February 2008
Public Lecture: 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Otto Maass Chemistry Building
Room 10
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Council Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Ruttan Room

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Member Reception: 5:30 P.M.
(Wine and Cheese)
Ruthan Room

January 2008

Prof. David Green
Science vs. Policy in the Protection of Canadian Endangered Species
Monday, 28 January 2008
Public Lecture: 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Otto Maass Chemistry Building
Room 10
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Council Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Ruttan Room

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Member Reception: 5:30 P.M.
(Wine and Cheese)
Ruthan Room

December 2007

Sigma Xi
Party de Noël
et Lecture spéciale


Prof. M.A. Whitehead
A Roller Coaster Survey of the
History of Sigma Xi and
The McGill Chapter


Monday, 17 December 2007
Université McGill
Otto Maass Chemistry, Room 10
6:00 P.M.

Followed by the Party!!!
Ruttan Room 7:15 P.M.

November 2007

This month's lecture:

Prof. Alejandro Rey
Modeling Liquid Crystal materials and
processes in Biological Systems


Monday, 19 November 2007
Public Lecture: 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Macdonald-Harrington Building
Room G-10
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Council Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Ruttan Room

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Member Reception: 5:30 P.M.
(Wine and Cheese)
Ruthan Room

October 2007

This month's lecture:

Prof. Andrew Kirk
Metamaterials and Negative Refraction:
Is Harry Potter's Invisibility Coat Possible?


Monday, 29 October 2007
Public Lecture: 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Otto Maass Chemistry, Room 10
_____________________________
Council Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Ruttan Room

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Member Reception: 5:30 P.M.
(Wine and Cheese)
Ruthan Room

September 2007

You are cordially invited to our Third Entin lecture:

Prof. Liam Durcan
On Narrative: Fiction and the Brain

Monday, 24 September 2007
Public Lecture: 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Macdonald Harrington Building
Room G-10

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Council Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Ruttan Room

_____________________________
Member Reception: 5:30 P.M.
Ruthan Room

 

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March 2008

31st March 2008

Prof. Masad Damha

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Gene Silencing through the use of synthetic DNA and RNA: the next wave of ‘magic bullets’?

This lecture will describe our efforts to develop DNA based therapeutic agents by exploiting the ability of synthetic oligonucleotides to intercept and disable aberrant RNA and proteins within a cell. In doing so, I will describe past and current advances in DNA/RNA synthesis and antiretroviral (HIV) therapy. I will also cover exciting new technologies such as RNA interference, aptamer and antisense therapies... and make sense out of them!