Events - Page 6

M.Ph. Teferi Mekonnen Yitayew at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Socioeconomic inequalities in weight-related outcomes and dietary behaviours among youth with a focus on mediators” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Ph. Teferi Mekonnen Yitayew at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Secular trends in children’s growth – a global perspective”

Master of Clinical Nutrition Katrine Gjermundnes Hjertholm at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Maternal dietary intakes and birth size in rural Malawi - a cross-sectional study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Clinical Nutrition Katrine Gjermundnes Hjertholm at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Determinants for poor infant growth the first 6 months of life in sub-Saharan Africa”

This month in the PPBC: Get to know The Digital Scholarship Centre and all the services they have to offer with regards to research skills.

It’s that time of year again! Santa’s elves at UiODoc & ISMO can hardly wait!

M.Sc. Evdokiia Potolitsyna at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “LncRNA HOTAIR in adipogenesis: transcriptomic and functional characterization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Evdokiia Potolitsyna at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Genetic and environmental epigenetic effects in early childhood obesity”

Master of Public Health Nutrition Sunniva Veen Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Use of transcriptomics to explore the role of dietary fat on cardiovascular disease risk” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Public Health Nutrition Sunniva Veen Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “The role of saturated fat in CVD-risk - a public health perspective”

This month PPBC, we have invited two grant experts to provide you with the most up-to-date information about your research funding opportunities and a grant winner to inspire you with her experience applying to a Young Research Talent (YRT) grant.

MSc Kristin Solheim Hustad at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Effects of fatty fish and fishmeal on cardiometabolic risk markers and sustainable use of salmon by-products” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Kristin Solheim Hustad at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “The future of sustainable marine by-products for use in human and animal diets: considerations of health, economic and socio-cultural perspectives”

MSc Michele Gianatti at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Characterization of long-range projections of spatially modulated areas in the rodent brain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Michele Gianatti at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Using past experiences to predict the future in neural networks”

Open Access requirements? What is Plan S, Rights Retention Strategy, or DOAJ? And what does a 'level 1 journal' mean in the Norwegian system? This will be explained during our upcoming PPBC.

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).

MD Oscar Kristiansen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Contraindication of statin in pregnancy and breastfeeding; balancing the risk for the mother versus the unborn child. What is the evidence?”

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).

MSc Chi Zhang at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Machine Learning in the Intensive Care Unit”

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.

Is ageing inevitable?

Mechanisms of ageing are evolutionarily conserved – how can they be modified to prolong function of body and brain?

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).

MSc Kangxuan Jin at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Is there a role for main RNA modifications in cancer initiation and development?”