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This conference will bring together leading ageing researchers from around the world working on molecular, cellular, individual and societal levels of ageing.
MSc Farhat Fatima at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy in type 2 diabetes: Effects on remission of type 2 diabetes and beta cell function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med/MD Javier Luzon at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Applying emerging 3D visualization technologies to macro and micro anatomical datasets, for the improvement of operative planning, performance and outcomes in colon cancer surgery” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Nayla Cristina do Vale Moreira at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a cross-sectional study from North-eastern Brazil” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Professor Ewan Birney, CBE FRS FMedSci, Deputy Director General, EMBL & Director, EMBL-EBI will give a public talk and guest lecture followed by a Q&A session. The session is hosted by Inge Jonassen, UiB & Kjetil Taskén, OUH/UiO.
Professor Ewan Birney will give a public talk and guest lecture at the Radium Hospital in Oslo.
Tuesday series – Phillip B. Messersmith, Departments of Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.
MD Oscar Kristiansen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Atorvastatin treatment in patients with coronary heart disease – adherence and muscle side effects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Chi Zhang at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Representation and Utilization of Hospital Electronic Health Records Data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Finnur Dellsén is a Professor II at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, in addition to being full-time Professor at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík. Most of his research interests are in philosophy of science and epistemology (including formal and social epistemology), with various related interests in philosophy of logic, metaethics, and the history of philosophy. His most recent work is on scientific and philosophical progress, the social epistemology of science, and how to make explanation-based inferences.
Cand.med Ingrid Nygren Rognes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Inflammation and coagulation in human trauma - A prospective observational study with repeated measures design” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Tuesday series: Let's talk about microbiomes – Dag Berild.
Cand.med Fjola D?gg Hugberg Sigurdardottir at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Common sleep disorders and cardiovascular biomarkers in the general population” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Harvard Professor David Ludwig will talk about the Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity. In the panel: Professor J?ran Hjelmes?th and Associate professor Frode A. Norheim.
Mphil, MBBS, MSc Mai Mahgoub Ziyada at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Access to female genital cutting specialized services in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Henrik Holvin Jacobsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Extravascular Molecular Transport in the Human Visual Pathway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master of Public Health Misra Abdulahi Ahmed at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Effectiveness of a Community-Based Breastfeeding Intervention in Ethiopia: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Kangxuan Jin at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates signaling pathways during early embryo development” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master of Nursing Kari S?rensen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Just a little needle stick. Pain and fear related to long-term needle injections in children with rheumatic diseases: An exploratory study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Jo Inge Johansen Fr?ytlog at the Department of Education will defend the dissertation "Participation in classroom dialogues mediated by microblogging technology: Multidimensional investigations" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
Master Hanne Hennig Havdal at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Social inequalities and the neighbourhood’s role in shaping adolescents’ dietary and physical activity behaviours” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med St?le Bergman Myhrvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Outcomes, physical performance, and complications following treatment of acute Achilles? tendon ruptures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
How can academic discoveries be advanced to a commercial setting more efficiently? How can the university – industry bridge be strengthened and how can investors engage to advance the growing portfolio of investment opportunities emerging from the Nordic SPARK initiative?
Desmond McNeill, political economist, is Professor emeritus and the former director of Senter for Utvikling og Milj? (SUM) at UiO. His main academic interests are governance, sustainable development, research and policy, and interdisciplinarity.
Cand.Psychol. Tor Gunnar V?rnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Anomalous self-experiences in subjects with increased risk of developing psychosis” for the degree of Dr. Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).