FORM 4
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Actof 1940


[_]  Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
     Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person

     Oz, Mehmet C., M.D.
     177 Fort Washington Avenue
     7th Floor, Room 435
     New York, New York  10032
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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Siga Technologies, Inc. ("SIGA")
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3.   IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Year

     September 2001
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

     [X] Director                [_] 10% Owner    [_] Officer (give title below)
     [_] Other (specify below)

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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

     [x] Form filed by One Reporting Person
     [_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security     |2.      |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                         |  Transaction  |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                         |        |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                         |        |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                         | Date   |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).

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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of      |2.Con-  |3.      |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer      |7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature |
  Derivative    |version |Transaction    | rivative Secu |cisable and      |  of Underlying    |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|of In-    |
  Security      |or Exer |        |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration       |  Securities       |vative |tive        |ect|direct    |
                |cise    |        |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/      |                   |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Beneficial|
                |Price of|        |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)        |                   |rity   |Benefi      |or |Ownership |
                |Deriva- |        |      |               |Date |Expir      |                   |       |ficially    |Ind|          |
                |tive    |        |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation      |   Title and Number|       |Owned at    |ire|          |
                |Secu-   |        |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date       |   of Shares       |       |End of      |ct |          |
                |rity    |Date    |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |           |                   |       |Month       |(I)|          |
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Stock Option    |        |        |    | |           |   |       |         |                   |       |            |   |          |
(Right to buy)  | $2.50  |08/15/01|  A |V|  100,000  |   |8/15/01| 05/03/11|    Common Stock   |       |  100,000   | D |          |
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                                               /s/ Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
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                                               ** Signature of Reporting Person




                                               October 10, 2001
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                                               Date



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   Violations.
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