[Bioundgrd] Lunch this Thursday 12-1:30 with Dr Phillip Sharp

[Kathleen Long]

>The Biology Undergraduate Student Association (BUSA) is proud to 
>present the 2004 Howard Hughes Memorial Lecture speaker:
>
>Dr. Phillip Sharp
>1993 Nobel Laureate in physiology or medicine
>
>BUSA members can attend a FREE LUNCH with the Howard Hughes speaker, 
>which gives them the unprecedented opportunity to interact with a 
>scientist who has made significant contributions to the field. The 
>lunch with Dr. Sharp will be limited to 40 students on a 
>first-to-sign-up using the online form.
>
>Free Lunch with Dr. Sharp
>(limited to 40 people so sign up fast!)
>Sign up form http://web.mit.edu/busa/www/hh_luncheon.shtml
>Date: Thursday, May 6, 2004
>Time: 12-1:30 PM
>
>Lecture by Dr. Sharp
>"The Surprising Biology of Short RNAs"
>Date: Thursday, May 6, 2004
>Time: 2 PM
>Location: 10-250
>
>Reception to follow
>
>Since BUSA's inception, one of our main activities has been to host 
>the annual Howard Hughes Memorial Lecture. The day a lecture by a 
>distinguished biologist. In 2004 we hosted Nobel Laureate Dr. Lee 
>Hartwell. In 2002 we hosted Dr. Cori Bargmann, a professor at 
>University of California at San Francisco and in 2001 we hosted 
>Nobel Laureate Dr. David Baltimore, President of the California 
>Institute of Technology.
>
>
>Professor Phillip A. Sharp is Founding Director of the McGovern 
>Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was 
>named Institute Professor in 1999. Dr. Sharp has authored over 300 
>scientific papers and serves on many scientific advisory 
>boards/committees, including the National Cancer Instituteís 
>Advisory Board, which he chaired for two years (2000-2002), the 
>Sloan Foundation  Board of Trustees, and the Ludwig Institute for 
>Cancer Research.
>
>
>Dr. Sharp is co-founder of Biogen, Inc., 1978, Chairman of the 
>Scientific Board (to 2002) and Member of the Board of Directors.  He 
>is also co-founder of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (2002) where he serves 
>as Chairman of the ScientificBoard and is a member of the companyís 
>Board of Directors.
>              
>More information about Dr. Sharp can be found here: 
>http://web.mit.edu/busa/www/hh.shtml
>
>
>                                       Sincerely,
>                                       The BUSA Executive Board
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