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In this Global Health Unpacked seminar, pandemic expert Dr. Clare Wenham will discuss the proposed pandemic treaty and why it might not make the world better equipped to tackle future global health crises.

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).

Breakfast seminar with Professor Brian Ganson from Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town.

How has our understandings of relations between soil, plants, and fungi have changed over time? In this lecture, professor of anthropology Dr. Michael J. Hathaway will explore the role of fungal mycelium in engaging the soil matrix.

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 Dögg 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 Jøran Hjelmesæth 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).

The environment is having a massive impact on music, changing what music is and how it comes to be, not just what it is about or how it sounds. In this lecture, Dr. Kyle Devine, professor of musicology at UiO, presents the nuances in this Great Recomposition, and the importance of overriding our defaults. 

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 Sørensen 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 Frøytlog 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 Ståle 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 Miljø (SUM) at UiO. His main academic interests are governance, sustainable development, research and policy, and interdisciplinarity.

Cand.Psychol. Tor Gunnar Værnes 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).

Tuesday series: Let's talk about microbiomes – Nicola Segata. Video from World of Microbiome Conference 2022.