2023

PhD candidate Sudhagar Balasundaram at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Ecological transitions and evolutionary genomics of the invasive brown rot fungus Serpula lacrymans" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Ane Haarr at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Occurrence and dynamics of organic contaminants in Tanzanian biota: legacies of past production and emerging concerns" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Sverre Grødem at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Brain Plasticity, Extracellular Matrix Molecules, and Advancements in Calcium Imaging of Neural Activity" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Bilal Ünal at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Molecular characterization of the unfolded protein response and implications for prostate cancer" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Elke Eriksen at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Occupational exposure to bioaerosols in the waste sorting industry & potential exposure related health effects" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Dabao Sun Lü at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Fungi contain multitudes: Tempo and modes of evolution in the purplepore bracket fungus Trichaptum" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Jonas Verhellen at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Computational Diversity in Neuroscience and Drug Design: Developing Novel Computational Tools Supporting The Study and Treatment of Severe Mental Disorders" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Samuel AS Welch at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Predicting Environmental Risks from Pharmaceuticals under Future Scenarios: A Norwegian Example" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Oliver Kersten at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Sea Parrot Genomics: Linking past and present population structure and demography of the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Zhuokun Li at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Characterizing and improving CRISPR-Cas9 system with high-throughput methods" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Lisa Schroer at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "The Histidine Methyltransferase Universe: Characterization of METTL9 and CARNMT1 – Two Novel Protein Histidine Methyltransferases" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate Lane Atmore at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Tracing the Early Origins of the Atlantic Herring Trade Using Ancient DNA" for the degree of PhD.

PhD candidate André Moan at the Department of Biosciences will be defending the thesis "Bycatches of harbour porpoises in  Norwegian coastal gillnet  fisheries: implications for  management and conservation" for the degree of PhD.