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UiODoc invites all members to our next social event: a Norwegian folk-dancing fiesta & dinner!

As we are reaching the end of the academic year, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming gathering with fun activities and delicious food.

Cand.med. Karianne Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Prehospital Advanced Diagnostics and Treatment of Acute Stroke. The Treat-Norwegian Acute Stroke Prehospital Project” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Karianne Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Training concepts for interventional stroke treatment”

Biostatistical seminar and Sven Furberg seminar in Bioinformatics and Statistical Genomics with Jotun Hein, Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Oxford.

Helga Refsum obtained her MD and PhD degrees from the University of Bergen, where she also became a Professor of Pharmacology in 1992. Since 2004, she has been a Professor at the Department of Nutrition at the University of Oslo and a Visiting Professor at University of Oxford. She is a world-renowned researcher on homocysteine, B vitamins, cysteine, and their roles in cardiovascular disease, dementia, and obesity.

To celebrate Professor Refsum’s 60th birthday and her outstanding contributions to science, we welcome you to a symposium with presentations on Helga’s current and past research topics.

Biostatistical seminar with Francesco C. Stingo, Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Florence.

This month in the PPBC: Learn all about the writing process, story telling, and information flow in your texts!

Master of International Community Health Lillian Ziyenda Katenga-Kaunda at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Nutrition education and counselling to enhance dietary diversity among pregnant women in rural Malawi” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of International Community Health Lillian Ziyenda Katenga-Kaunda at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Pregnancy Diets: Birth Outcomes and the Influence of Migration in a Global Perspective"”

Cand.med. Cecilie Bugge Bakketun at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Roles of Astrocytes in Extracellular Potassium and Glutamate Regulation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cecilie Bugge Bakketun at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Cellular mechanisms of seizure generation in epilepsy and prospective new therapeutic targets”

On the 10th of May 2023 , 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.

Master Jorunn Sofie Randby at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Promoting public health through implementation of school meal guidelines in Norway: Adherence monitoring, practice determinants and implementation strategies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Jorunn Sofie Randby at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Role of school food environments in reducing inequalities in diet and health?”

Biostatistical seminar with William Denault, Researcher, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital.

Imposter syndrome probably affects most of us, and can seriously affect our mental health, confidence, and happiness. This talk by Hugo de Boer aims to analyse and relativise imposter syndrome, as well as provide insights to mitigate its effects.

- Causes, prevention and intervention

The European Causal Inference Meeting 2023 will take place on April 19th-21st in Oslo.

This month in the PPBC: Social innovation, how to do good to society and humanity.

M.A. Elin Therese Brødholt at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Bone mineral density in archaeological populations of Norway. Temporal patterns of bone loss related to age, sex and socioeconomic status in the 8th - 19th centuries AD” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.A. Elin Therese Brødholt at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will give a trial lecture on the given topic: “Age determination by medical imaging methods (Radiography, CT and MRI)”

Biostatistical seminar with Johan Pensar, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo.

This month in the PPBC: Get to know The Occupational Health Service and learn what they can do for you as a temporary employee.

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).