Dear Class Of 1987

Dear Classmates:

Remember those all-day Friday labs for MGB 450? That was one of the highlights of our time at U of T back in 1987 when we were only the second graduating class in the Molecular Genetics and Biology programme. The case of beer in the cold room while we were waiting for our DNA samples to spin down in the centrifuge. Or the times when a looong RNA binding or electrophoresis process was made faster by a trip to the Hart House pub in the mid-afternoon before returning to do the next step in the procedure.

Some of us have kept in touch over the years, with the occasional reunion at Hart House, or the excellent 2009 symposium and dinner to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Department of Molecular Genetics. The symposium presenters were working on some pretty neat stuff, not so hard to understand given our education in the field, even after all these years. Blue Rodeo put on an excellent performance after dinner that day.

So now it’s the 50th anniversary. How time flies! A group of us are again planning to attend the symposium this coming May 31st, or at least the reception and dinner. You’ll see the full details an invitation from the department below.

It would be so awesome to see a few of our classmates from back in the day. So if you missed the original invitation to this year’s event, please accept our personal invitations and register online for the 50th anniversary celebration. If you can’t spare the day to attend the symposium, at least come after work to the reception and dinner. You are guaranteed to have a few laughs and leave with a smile on your face. And that’s good medicine!

Hope to see you May 31st!

Sean Blaine
Michelle Curtis (Rabindranath)
Jeff Dalgarno
Robert Day
Frank Miemiec