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MD Sigurd Berger at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Aspects of health-related quality of life and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with vascular malformations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand. Med. Christina Tanem M?ller at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Treatment and survival of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A nationwide register-based approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
In this talk, Stuart Earle Strange, assistant professor of anthropology at Yale-NUS College, Singapore, will explore the contradictions between law, sovereignty, animal agency, and the sacred in Singaporean wildlife conservation.
Department seminar. Hessel Oosterbeek is Professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam. He will present the paper: "Spillovers of field of study: Siblings, cousins, and neighbors."
The Perceiving Representations project is organising a workshop on perceptions in which learning, imagination or the structure of the perception has significantly influenced or contributed to it.
How does health inform foreign policies? And how can health’s role in policy decision-making be strengthened? In this breakfast seminar, Professor Ronald Labontè will share his experiences from studying Canadian global health diplomacy over the last decade.
Department seminar. Dario Tortarolo is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham and a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He will present the paper: "Can VAT Cuts Dampen the Effects of Food Price Inflation?" (written with Youssef Benzarti and Santiago Garriga).
MSc Mohammad Albatat at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimal Pacing Sites in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Eric Turkheimer is a psychologist and behavioral geneticist, known for his research on the complex interplay between genetics and environmental factors in human behavior. His work has challenged the traditional nature vs. nurture dichotomy, demonstrating instead that genetic and environmental factors interact in complex and dynamic ways to shape human development and behavior. His influential "Three Laws of Behavior Genetics" have become a cornerstone of the field, guiding researchers and shaping public understanding of the interplay between genes and environment. He is currently the Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia.
Erlend Myklebust (University of Oslo)
Professor & PI of Learning, Elvira Brattico, from Aarhus University and University of Bari Aldo Moro, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series
MD Janna Berg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pulmonary function and serum biomarkers in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, radiation pneumonitis and chronic obstructive lung disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MPhil Amna Farooq at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Integrative data analysis of human genome and epigenome to improve understanding of multifactorial disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. The title of the seminar: "Wage formation, wage leadership and inflation in Norway." Professor Steinar Holden, Assistant Professor Martin Blomhoff Holm and Professor Marcus Hagedorn, University of Oslo, will each give a presentation on this current topic. The presentations will be followed by an open discussion.
Cand.med. Jostein Nordeng at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies on selected mediators in coronary thrombi from patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand. med. Peter Selmer R?nningen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Left Atrial Volumes in the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study - Relation to antecedent blood pressure and prediction of incident atrial fibrillation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master in Political Science and Philosophy Joris Melman at ARENA Centre for European Studies and the Department of Political Science will be defending his dissertation Deeply contested yet taken for granted - The legitimation of the euro between the political and the everyday.
In this final seminar, Tommas M?l?y will present the draft of his PhD thesis, which traces the sequencing of the cod’s genome and the virtual lab-space in which genomes are digitally reconstructed and analyzed.
In the fourth and last Welcome to the Anthropocene lecture, Dr. Stephanie Roe, a WWF’s Global Climate & Energy Lead Scientist, will discuss the technical, economic, political, and social approaches for mitigating climate change and other key challenges of the Anthropocene.
Cand.med Nora Cecilie Maria Botten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators Resolvin D1, Resolvin D2 and Resolvin E1 in the Maintenance of Ocular Surface Homeostasis and in Prevention of Ocular Surface Inflammatory Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
This talk by Alessandro Iandolo examines the USSR's involvement in West Africa during the 1950s and 1960s as aid donor, trade partner, and political inspiration for the first post-independence governments in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali.
Department seminar. John Van Reenen is Ronald Coase School Professor at the London School of Economics and Digital Fellow, Initiative for the Digital Economy at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT). He will present the paper: "Ray of Hope? China and the Rise of Solar Energy".
MSc Gugsa Nemera Germossa at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Re-organising in-hospital Pain Management: Evaluation of a Novel Nurse-Based Pain Management Programme in an Ethiopian University Medical Centre” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Kristina Malene ?degaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Heart Failure in Norway: Incidence, prevalence, and compliance to pharmacotherapy: Insights from Norwegian nationwide health registries” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Christopher Siwicki (The Norwegian Institute in Rome)