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DATE
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Tuesday 30th April 2013
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SPEAKER
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Professor Edman Tsang - University of Oxford
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SEMINAR TITLE
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RSC Green Chemistry Award Lecture - "Tailoring Nanoparticles for Catalysis"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 3.00-4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 24th April 2013
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SPEAKER
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Dr. Jonathan George, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Products"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00-5.00 pm
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Next Seminar
RSC Regional Organic Symposium 2013
Wednesday 27th March 2013
Queen’s University Belfast
Keynote Speaker:
Professor Ben Davis, University of Oxford,
RSC Bioorganic Prize Winner
Other Speakers:
Professor Declan Gilheany, University College Dublin
Professor Paul Murphy, NUI Galway
Dr Kirill Tchabanenko, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Eoin Scanlan, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Eoghan McGarrigle, University College Dublin
Dr Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos, NUI Maynooth
Dr Gerard McGlacklen, University College Cork
Poster Competition with Prizes & Wine Reception
Registration is free but final numbers are required one week in advance for catering and room booking purposes.
For Registration & Further Details contact Dr Matthew Cook m.cook@qub.ac.uk
Sponsors: RSC, Almac, Mason Technologies
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DATE
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Wednesday 27th February 2013
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SPEAKER
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Dr Karen Faulds, University of Strathclyde
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SEMINAR TITLE
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Multiplexed and Sensitive Bioanalysis Using Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB OG.339, 12.00-1.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 20th February 2013
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SPEAKER
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Professor Darren Dixon, University of Oxford
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Enantioselective Cooperative Catalysis and Complexity Building Reaction Cascades in Complex Natural Product Synthesis'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00-5.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 6th February 2013
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SPEAKER
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Professor A. M. Stalcup, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"What Surface-confined Ionic Liquids can tell us about Liquid Chromatography"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00-5.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 30th January 2013
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SPEAKER
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Professor Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh
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SEMINAR TITLE
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Small Molecule Activation and Carbon-Element Bond Formation with Organo-f-Block Complexes
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00-5.00 pm
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DATE
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Thursday 6th December 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Adrian Mulholland, University of Bristol
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Enzyme dynamics, conformations and catalysis'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.028, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 5th December 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr Malcolm Kadodwala, Glasgow University
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Biosensing with a Twist: Using Chiral Nanomaterials for Ultrasensitive Biodetection"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00-5.00 pm
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DATE
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Friday 30th November 2012
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SPEAKER
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Prof. Greg Scholes (RSC), University of Toronto, Ontario
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Lessons from Nature about solar light harvesting: A little coherence?
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.028, 2.00-4.30 pm (TBC)
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DATE
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Wednesday 21th November 2012
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SPEAKER
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"THOMAS ANDREWS ANNUAL LECTURE"
Prof. Graham Hutchings FRS, Cardiff University
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Catalysis by gold and gold palladium nanoparticles"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB LG.115 at 3.30 pm, refreshments from 3.00
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DATE
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Friday 16th November 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Paul Pringle, University of Bristol
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SEMINAR TITLE
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Why are phosphacycles such good ligands for catalysis?
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 02.525 (in the School of Psychology) at 11.00 am
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DATE
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Friday 9th November 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Mike Lyons, Trinity College Dublin
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SEMINAR TITLE
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‘Hydrous oxide modified electrodes : Versatile systems for electrochemical water splitting and pH sensing’
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture Theatre DKB 01.028 at 3.00 pm
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DATE
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Monday 5th November 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr Zoe Pikramenou, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Luminescent nanoprobes for imaging applications"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 3.00 pm
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DATE
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Monday 5th November 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr James Crawford, Genentech Inc., San Francisco
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Cathepsin K Inhibitors for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Monday 22nd October 2012
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SPEAKER
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Ass. Prof. Stefan Bernhard, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh
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SEMINAR TITLE
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“Solar fuels: Thermodynamics, tactics, and recent results”
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 1.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 17th October 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr Grace Morgan, University College Dublin
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Harnessing Spin: the Ups and Downs of Molecular Nanomagnetism"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 3rd October 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr J.A. Thomas, University of Sheffiled
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SEMINAR TITLE
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“Luminescent transition metal complexes as tuneable optical bio-probes and therapeutics”
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.028, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 26th September 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr Paul Bagot, University of Oxford
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Characterization of catalytically-active Pt-alloy surfaces and core-shell nanoparticles using atom probe tomography "
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Tuesday 25th September 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr Daniel Marquess, Theravance Inc., San Francisco, USA
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Integrating Multivalent Design with Biological Insight To Create Theravance's Pipeline of Differentiated Medicines'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Friday 31st August 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Zhong-Qun Tian, Xiamen University, China
[ CV,
Abstract ]
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Gold Nanoparticles with Ultrathin Shells for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Electrocatalysis'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 2.00 pm
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DATE
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Thursday 30th August 2012
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SPEAKER
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SEMINAR TITLE
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“C=N Bonds as Activating Groups for Asymmetric Catalysis"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 2.30-3.30 pm
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DATE
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Friday 17th August 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor David Officer, IPPI, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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SEMINAR TITLE
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“Developing Multifunctional Electromaterials for Energy-related Applications"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 12.00 noon
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Inaugural Minisymposium
Process intensification in advancing progress in multiphase reactor engineering
Wednesday 27 June 2012; 12:30-18:00
Emeleus Lecture Theatre / Lanyon building
Queen's University Belfast
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DATE
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Monday 25th June 2012
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SPEAKER
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Prof Ranjana Aggarwal, University of Kurukshetra, India
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SEMINAR TITLE
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“Green Chemistry Route towards Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 2.00 pm
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DATE
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Thursday 31st May 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Edward Maginn, University of Notre Dame, USA
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Water and Ionic Liquids: Solvation, Hydration and Other Curious Phenomena'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 30th May 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor David O'Hagan, University of St. Andrews
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Vicinal C-F bonds and selectively fluorinated rings and things…'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE |
Wednesday 9th May 2012 |
SPEAKER |
Prof. W G (Bill) Graham, Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University Belfast |
SEMINAR TITLE |
"Plasmas in and on Liquids." |
ROOM / TIME |
Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm |
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DATE
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Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Tomislav Friščić - McGill University (RSC Harrison-Meldola Memorial Award)
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Lazy Man's Chemistry - Low Energy Approaches to Chemical and Materials Synthesis"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 3.30 pm
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DATE
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Monday 2nd April 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Gordon Wallace - ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Australia
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Organic Nanobionics" – towards a more effective integration of biology and electronics through the development of cytocompatible organic conductors.
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 2.00 pm
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DATE
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Friday 30th March 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor David Cole-Hamilton - University of St. Andrews
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Catalytic Routes to Chemicals from Waste Bio-Derived Oils."
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 1.00 pm
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DATE
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Monday 26th March 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Jonathan Clayden, University of Manchester
(RSC Merck Award)
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Conformational Communication: From Atropisomers To Artificial Receptors'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 14th March 2012
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SPEAKER
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Dr Jeremy Parker, - AstraZeneca
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Process Development and Route Selection: Art and Science'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 29th February 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Timothy C Gallagher, University of Bristol
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Natural Products as Leads to Nicotinic Agonists. Exploring the Chemistry of Cytisine'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 3.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Patrick Gunning, University of Toronto
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Developing small molecule, non-phosphorylated inhibitors of
STAT3 function for treatment of human cancers'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 15th February 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Fred Manby, University of Bristol
(Corday- Morgan Prize)
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SEMINAR TITLE
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"Quantum chemistry in the condensed phase"
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB LG.024, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 1st February 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Adam F. Lee , Cardiff University
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Nanoengineering the Active Site in Heterogeneous Catalysis'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 25th January 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Jonathan Williams , University of Bath
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Catalytic Syntheses of Amides'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 3.30 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 18th January 2012
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SPEAKER
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Professor Kenneth A. Dawson - University College Dublin (UCD)
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Interactions of Nanoscale Objects with Living Organisms; Definitions of Nanoparticle in situ'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 3.00 pm
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Thursday 5th January, 2012
2012 UK-Semiconductor Photochemistry Network 1 day meeting
Queen's University Belfast,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
David Keir Room LG 111; 9-5 pm
Those who will be speaking include the following Professors:
Michael Hoffmann (CalTech)
David Ollis (North Carolina)
Ivan Parkin (UCL)
Mike Bowker (Cardiff Univ.)
Peter Robertson (RGU)
Tony Byrne (University Ulster)
Colin Boxall (Lancaster Univ.)
Richard Douthwaite (York University)
All QUB members of staff (and their research groups) are free to attend all talks
(non-QUB & non-UK-SPC members must pay a registration fee of £100).
If you wish to attend please inform the Network secretary
Ros Nimmo: roslyn.nimmo@strath.ac.uk; so we get the catering right.
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DATE
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Wednesday 14th December 2011
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SPEAKER
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Dr Ian Aspinal, - Syngenta
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Discovery and development of a new herbicide:
the story of Bicyclopyrone
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 7th December 2011
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SPEAKER
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Dr Magnus Walter, from Eli Lilly
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Discovery of LY2216684: a novel selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for depression and ADHD in phase 3 clinical trials'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Thursday 1st December 2011
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SPEAKER
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RSC Evening talk by Professor Jack Pearce
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Mines a Pint! - the Story and Tasting of some Ales'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB LG.111, 19.00 pm
(nibbles and refreshments afterwards)
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DATE
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Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Joint event
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SPEAKER |
Dr Malachy McCann, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
“ICI ANNUAL AWARD LECTURE”
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SEMINAR TITLE |
'Syphilis, MRSA and Cancer -
Cures Containing Metal Ions
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Followed by |
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Professor Lesley Yellowlees, University of Edinburgh
"THOMAS ANDREWS ANNUAL LECTURE" |
| SEMINAR TITLE |
'Powering ahead with solar energy' |
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB LG.111, at 2.30 pm & 4.00 pm respectively
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DATE
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Wednesday 23rd November 2011
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SPEAKER
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Dr Arnaud Haudrechy, University of Reims, France
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'A stimulating concept in natural substances synthesis: The Claisen-Ireland/Metathesis strategy'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Wednesday 23rd November 2011
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SPEAKER
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Professor Howell G M Edwards, University of Bradford
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SEMINAR TITLE
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tbc
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre tbc time 2.00 pm (tbc)
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DATE
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Wednesday 16th November 2011
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SPEAKER
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Professor Matthew Davidson, University of Bath
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Polymers from Renewable Resources: New Directions for Polylactide'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.403, 4.00 pm
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DATE
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Tuesday 25th October 2011
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SPEAKER
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Dr Michael Pungente, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
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SEMINAR TITLE
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'Novel Nonviral Nucleic Acid Delivery Vectors'
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ROOM / TIME
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Lecture theatre DKB 01.028, 3.00 pm
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