Previous events

The links between health and climate change are undeniable. 120 world-leading experts have looked at more than 40 indicators for The 2020 Report of the Lancet Countdown. Join us for the virtual Oslo launch to discover the new findings on December 4th at 13.00 CET.

“The good, the bad and the ugly”. Why would we need a Centre for Healthy Ageing at the University of Oslo (UiO) and why should it be an inter-disciplinary approach? The 4th NO-Age meeting has compiled a high caliber inter-disciplinary speakers to share and discuss their expertise on such topics.

MSc Vibeke Bratseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pro-thrombotic activity and circulating microvesicles in diabetes, with and without CAD. Special emphasis on the influence of exercise training and longitudinal development” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

This year, the forum arranges an informative workshop on kappe, impostor syndrome, and publishing for PhD students. Also, the workshop will be a good chance to get acquainted with other PhD students at HELSAM.

What does ‘good governance’ look like in the One Health space? Why is thinking about policy and governance important? Join this webinar as expert speakers discuss how lessons from Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) control and other integrated health approaches could be scaled to address Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) and related issues at the human-animal-ecosystem interface.

MSc Vibeke Bratseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Role of extracellular vesicles in human disease.

MD Jon Olav Gjengstø Hunderi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Acute infant bronchiolitis; management and prognosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Daniel Semakula at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Improving critical thinking about treatment claims, evidence and choices. Development and evaluation of an intervention to improve the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to critically appraise the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects and make informed health choices” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Jon Olav Gjengstø Hunderi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Vaccines for respiratory tract infections in children - past, present and future.

MD Daniel Semakula at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: What sources of information are used by health authorities when planning for the next peak in cases of the Covid-19 pandemic?

MSc Marianne Ruud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Regulation of cardiomyocyte structure and function by workload for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

MSc Tharvesh Moideen Liyakat Ali at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Three-dimensional topology of the genome: A computational modeling perspective” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Anub Mathew Thomas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Complement in Sterile Inflammation and Methodological Challenges” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Tharvesh Moideen Liyakat Ali at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Genetic variation and “enhanceropathies”.

MSc Marianne Ruud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Central fatigue in humans: underlying mechanisms and effects of stimulants, training and mental mindset

MD Anub Mathew Thomas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Neuroinflammation: causes, consequences and therapeutic options.

“Thrown Under the Bus: reimagining youth mental health in the pandemic era” – Open Lecture by Vikram Patel on global mental health in the pandemic.

MD Anton Baysa at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “The role of p66ShcA and TLR9 signaling in myocardial remodeling and innate immune responses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kjersti Johnsrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis 18F-FDG PET imaging of atherosclerotic carotid stenosis for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

MD Anton Baysa at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Clinical Implications of Autophagy in the Cardiovascular System.

Cand.med. Kjersti Johnsrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Actual diagnostic methods and challenges for examination of carotid plaque instability

MSc Kuan Yang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Metabolic Regulation of TLR4 and NLRP3 Activities for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

MSc Kuan Yang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: mTOR signaling in carcinogenesis and its potential as therapeutic target

MD Sigrid Aune de Rodez Benavent at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “An ophthalmic acumen - On symptoms and signs in early Multiple Sclerosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).