Special HBS invitation to meeting of the MIT Club of Ottawa
New Trends in Drugs: Licit and Illicit
SPEAKER: Prof. Gerald Buchanan, Carleton University
DATE: Tue. Jan. 19th at 6:30PM (Dinner at 7PM)
LOCATION: Al's Steakhouse, 327 Elgin (free parking in the back-- access from Lewis).
Location: Al's Steakhouse, 327 Elgin (free parking in the back-- access from Lewis)
Cost: $35.00 (includes choice of meal + tea/coffee). Drinks and Desert extra. Vegetarian or other special meals available with a few days notice.
Speaker: Prof. Gerald Buchanan, Carleton University.
Topic: New Trends in Drugs: Licit and Illicit.
Register online: www.doodle.com/sc8iv67u3q23cnw3, or by email at dave@math.carleton.ca or by phone (613-520-2600 x 2135).
Agenda:
Please arrive early to facilitate registrations.
6:30 p.m. Registration and Networking.
7:00 p.m. Dinner and Presentation.
Event Information:
A short survey of some new approaches to pharmaceutical drug design will be described. These include isotope substitution of deuterium for hydrogen to produce "hydrogen heavy" Some new approaches to cancer treatment based on mitochondrial DNA targets will be discussed.
Some licit drugs (including the potent painkiller Oxycontin) are being widely abused. Current trends in these and some other street drugs will be documented. New medications, such as Ambien, have recently been approved for treatment of sleeping disorders. These drugs have significant side effects and have been taken by many celebrities, including Tiger Woods.
Some of these side effects may be contributing factors in behavioural disorders.
Register online: www.doodle.com/sc8iv67u3q23cnw3, or by email at dave@math.carleton.ca or by phone (613-520-2600 x 2135).
About the speaker:
Presently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Chancellor's Professor (until retirement) in 2008
Research Interests : Organic Chemistry; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and MRI. 148 publications to date.
PhD Western Ontario 1969
BSc Western Ontario 1965
Post Doc: UCLA
Faculty positions: University of Windsor 1970-71, Carleton 1971-present
Teaching Awards: Carleton University Teaching Achievement Award 2003
Teaching Interests: Now concentrated on Chemistry of Food , Health and Drugs. CHEM 1003 being offered on CUTV and as a live version with ~230 students
Important Registration Instructions:
Register online: www.doodle.com/sc8iv67u3q23cnw3, or by email at dave@math.carleton.ca or by phone (613-520-2600 x 2135).
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