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Msc Marthe J?ntvedt J?rgensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Characterization of Innate and Adaptive Immunity – Possible Targets for Host-Directed Therapy in Tuberculosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc. Elif Senem K?ksal at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis ?Surface-assisted formation and development of model protocells? for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
Dr. Wilbert Zwart, Group Leader at The Netherlands Cancer Institute, will present the lecture "Functional epigenomics in prostate cancer: for basic biology to clinical trials, and back again."
MD Charlotte Larsen Ness at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Uveal Melanoma: Genetic and Epigenetic Characterisation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Filipa de Sousa at the Department of Education will defend her dissertation "A Dialogic Approach to Game-Based Learning - The Role of the Teacher in Students’ Engagement with Ethics and Morality in Citizenship Education Using a Commercial Off-the-Shelf Videogame." for the degree of PhD.
Master Camilla Gudmundsdatter Magnusson at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research will defend the dissertation "Lesedidaktiske praksiser i norskfaget p? ungdomstrinnet. L?reres lesestrategiundervisning og tekstavhengige sp?rsm?l – og elevers metakognitive kunnskap om egen lesing." for the degree of PhD.
Master Michel Alexandre Cabot at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research will defend the dissertation "Meaningful Grammar Feedback in English Writing Teacher Education" PhD.
Cand.Psychol. Arne Jan Hjems?ter at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The long-term course of patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders – A longitudinal cohort study of patients entering specialized treatment for substance use disorders in 1997 and 1998 for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Hanna Josefine Abrahamsson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Vitamin D Status and Immune Responsiveness in High-Risk and Advanced Colorectal Cancer for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Heidi Lidal Fidjeland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Follow-up of cancer patients in general practice for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master of Modelling and Data Analysis Yunsung Lee at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Human aging, DNA methylation, and telomere length: Investigating indices of biological aging for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Msc Sonja Hjellegjerde Brunvoll at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis Diet among women with newly diagnosed breast cancer: dietary intake, changes and methodological aspects for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Line Preede at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Evaluating adapted physical activity-based rehabilitation in people with chronic disabilities for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
NCMM Associate Investigators, Tero Aittokallio (Professor Institute for Cancer Research Oslo University Hospital and Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology UiO) and Victor Greiff (Ass. Professor Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO), will present their research as part of NCMM's Tuesday Seminar series
Lektor Mari-Anne S?rlie at the Department of Special Needs Education will defend the dissertation "Testing the effectiveness of the N-PALS model – a school-wide framework to prevent externalizing student problem behavior" for the degree of dr.philos.
MSci Ivana Mikocziova at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Characterisation of germline immunoglobulin variants from na?ve B cell receptor repertoires for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Fikadu Balcha Hailu at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis A nurse-led diabetes self-management education (DSME) program in Ethiopia: Does it work? Effects on Clinical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Outcomes for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Birgitte Narud at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis Reproductive potential and semen attributes in Norwegian Red bulls for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Harald Hugenschmidt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The impact of micrometastasis in presumed resectable pancreatic and periampullary cancers. Circulating tumour cells in the peripheral blood and disseminated tumour cells in the bone marrow as potential tools for risk-assessment before surgery for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
SPARK Norway Educational Forum are monthly open meetings organized by UiO:Life Science and SPARK Norway partners.
Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts, Jr., is visiting the Science Studies Colloquium Series. Roberts is Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS), Associate Professor of History and Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences. He writes, teaches, and lectures widely on African-American history, medical and public health history, urban history, issues of policing and criminal justice, and the history of social movements.
The seminar is open for everyone!
Cand.med. John Moene Aalen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Insights into left ventricular dyssynchrony: Consequences for myocardial function and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Asgeir Lande at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Human leukocyte antigen associations in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and immune modulating treatment for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Craig Callender is Professor of Philosophy and Founding Faculty and Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics at the University of California, San Diego. He also sits on the Freedom and Responsibility in Science Committee of the International Science Council, Paris and the Faculty of The John Bell Institute, Hvar, Croatia. Before moving to San Diego, he worked in the Department of Philosophy, Logic & Scientific Method at the London School of Economics. He works in many areas of philosophy of science. His book What Makes Time Special? (Oxford University Press, 2017) won the 2018 Lakatos Award.