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M.Sc. Tekle Airgecho Lobie at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The role of small peptides in regulating bacterial membrane activities: implications of DNA damage inducible type I toxin-antitoxin systems in E.coli” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Ellen Johanne Annexstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Molecular and clinical characteristics and bone health in paediatric and adolescent patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Ragna Bugge Askeland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic risk for neurodevelopmental traits and childhood development in the general population” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

In this seminar, Professor Susan Erikson will use the World Bank's pandemic bond fiasco to offer new insights into how capitalism shapes pandemic preparedness and response.

Department seminar. Anders Humlum is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. He will present the paper: "Changing Tracks: Does Reskilling Help Disabled Workers Back to Work?" (written with Jakob R. Munch and Pernille Plato).

M.Sc. Astri Frafjord at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quantitative and qualitative analysis of immune cells in non-small cell lung cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

In this seminar, Nick Pyenson (Smithsonian Institution) discusses what museum collections from polar latitudes tells us about the evolutionary past of ocean giants, and the ecological futures of those still living alongside us.

MD Jan Mario Breen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fatalities and severely injured occupants in motor vehicle collisions – the causation, injury mechanisms and the significance of safety measures: Thesis based on a prospective study of young adults involved in severe motor vehicle collisions and retrospective review of autopsy records” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), the Network for Asian Studies (Asianettverket), the University of Bergen, and the Chr.  Michelsen Institute (CMI) are co-hosting the 2023 Nordic NIAS Council (NNC) / ASIANET Conference: "Consuming Asia - Systems and Structures of Consumption in Modern and Contemporary Asia"

Agata Bochynska (Open Research section, University of Oslo Library) will present and discuss assessment of transparency practices in linguistics and provide recommendations and solutions for increasing the transparency of linguistics research.

M.Sc. Linn Kristin Lie Øyri at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Associations between maternal cholesterol levels and offspring cardiovascular disease risk markers in early life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Katarzyna Justyna Marciniak at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Involvement of Notch pathway in synovial fibroblasts and hematopoietic cells in experimental models of arthritis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Knut-Kristian Kolskår vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden Ph.D: 

Stroke and cognitive control: functional MRI, lesion characteristics, and treatment response

Master Leonoor Zuiderveen Borgesius at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages will defend their dissertation Infrastructures and Emptiness. Knowledges, Practices, and Ideologies of Civil Engineering in Suriname and the Netherlands, 1873-1938 for the degree philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Åshild Wik Despriee at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Infant colic and pain up to 3 months of age – prevalence, perinatal risk factors and infant multimorbidities” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Daniel Gregor Schulze at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical and neurophysiological characteristics of carpal tunnel syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.polit. Ingeborg Flagstad vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden Ph.D: 

Introducing a systems perspective on the development of a green organisational climate: Interactions and dynamics within sustainable organisations

MD Tor Magnus Smedman at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Liver transplantation for non-resectable liver metastases – health-related quality of life, treatment after recurrence, and survival outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Arts in European Science, Society and Technology (ESST) Irene Øvstebø Tvedten will be defending her dissertation: "Shades of Green: Calculating natures, infrastructures and futures."

Master Olivia Yijian Liu at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages will defend her dissertation To Be “Entrepreneured”: Precarious privilege in Shenzhen’s high-tech start-ups for the degree philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand. Med. Guro Falk Eriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Age-related considerations when providing radiotherapy to older patients with cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Philippe Huneman is a Professor at the IHPST (Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques), Université Paris 1. He focuses on the philosophy of evolutionary biology and ecology. His
main interests are: the variety of evolutionary explanations; the relations between variation, selection, and drift; the issue of individuality in biology related to the “evolutionary transitions” program and the formal definitions of emergence; the philosophy of ecology and especially neutral theories in community ecology. Last books published: Why? The philosophy behind the question (Stanford University Press) and Death. Perspectives from the Philosophy of Biology (Palgrave-McMillam). 

Note that exceptionally, the session will be held on a Friday, between 11:15 and 12:30. 

Master Marius Palz at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages will defend his dissertation Searching for Zan: Human-Dugong Relations and Environmental Activism in Okinawa for the degree philosophiae doctor (PhD).