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A leading scientist or future employer in your field asks you about your project: do you panic and mumble incomprehensibly? Or, do you step up and pitch yourself?
In the May edition of the PhD and Post-doc breakfast club (held in June because of the long -weekend), UiODoc invites Alan Louis Belardinelli to talk about how we can recognize our individual strengths and learn to showcase these when meeting prospective employers.
MSc Daniel Marelius Bjørnstad at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Deciphering astrocytic Ca2+ signaling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Daniel Marelius Bjørnstad at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Astrocytes in brain disease”
In this special edition of PhD and PostDoc afternoon tea, we as UiODoc have arranged a talk in regards to stress management and mental health for PhD and postdocs at UiO. Therefore, we invited Linda Therese Sørensen Westgaard who is an Adviser in Studies Section, and Ilan Villanger Senior Adviser from Studies Section to give a talk about PhD and PostDoc's struggles with "work-life balance” which dives into psychosocial well-being aspects.
On the 9th of May 2022, UiODoc will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM). We welcome all PhDs and postdocs at the University of Oslo to attend the meeting to learn more about UiODoc’s work, have your say about our agenda, bring up anything for discussion, to get involved with our activities or simply to enjoy your afternoon with colleagues and good food.
Svein Olav Kolset was educated as a Nutritionist at the School of Nutrition, the University of Oslo. He has since then been a staff scientist and later Professor at the Department of Nutrition. Svein Olav has for decades been a leading international expert on nutrition and glycobiology. In honor of Professor Kolset's 70th birthday, we invite you to a symposium with talks reflecting Svein Olav's present and former research activities.
MSc Magnus Nygård Osnes at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Genome epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and SARS-CoV-2 - Strain dynamics from the level of individuals to global dissemination” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Magnus Nygård Osnes at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Mutations matter: Re-evaluating neutrality in the light of the Covid pandemic”
In the April edition of PPBC, we invite Koyote Millar to share some skills and insights into the art of feedback: namely, how to provide constructive feedback in an effective manner, and how to accept and work with feedback that arises during the research process.
Cand.med. Erling Bekkestad Rein at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Skin circulation in human temperature regulation and a novel method for using skin circulation in temperature management” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Erling Bekkestad Rein at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Hvilken rolle har akklimatisering til kulde i forhold til forebygging av hypotermi og lokale frostskader hos mennesker som ferdes i kaldt klima?”
In this edition of the PhD and Postdoc Breakfast Club, we will discuss how to perfect your poster presentations.
Msc Nina Richartz at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “The role of cAMP signaling in diminishing DNA damage-induced cell death in B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Msc Nina Richartz at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Cyclic AMP in regulation of tumor-host interactions in cancer”
MSc Shreyas Balachandra Rao at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Mechanisms underlying glial polarization in retina and brain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
UiODoc invites all members to our next social event: a Norwegian folk-dancing fiesta!
After having to postpone the event due to the rising of the omicron variant in December 2021, we hope this will be a fun yet long-awaited in-person gathering with fun activities and delicious food.
MSc Shreyas Balachandra Rao at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “The function of TRP channels as cellular sensors”
Msc Matthew Ng Yoke Wui at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Characterization of specific regulators of selective and non-selective autophagy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Msc Matthew Ng Yoke Wui at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Lipid storage diseases: From mechanism to pathophysiology”
In the February edition of the PhD & Post-Doc Breakfast Club, we welcome Ivana Malovic to discuss Fake Science; namely how we can recognize it and what to do about it.
MSc Randi Christel Andreassen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Sustainable bioproduction of animal proteins for human consumption and optimizing the use of protein rich by-products from the food industry” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Randi Christel Andreassen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Recombinant production/precision fermentation for production of food components (primarily proteins). Presentation of concepts and techniques, processes, and scale-up”
MSc Katoozi Shirin at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Exploring the molecular basis of water and potassium homeostasis in the CNS” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Katoozi Shirin at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Clinical targets for aquaporins outside the central nervous system”
We start this new year with the latest and most interesting edition of PPBC! We are delighted to welcome Anna Kathinka Dalland Evans, a senior academic librarian at the UiO Library of Science and Medicine to share her valuable information on effective ways of communicating science.