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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
_____________________________
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
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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
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
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!