PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Jon Andre Berg, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (PrePat), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend his PhD thesis "Lumbosacral transitional vertebra in the dog" on 16 June 2025.
English title of thesis
- "Lumbosacral transitional vertebra in the dog"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Lumbosakral overgangsvirvel hos hund"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Current and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Canine Lumbosacral Stenosis and Cauda Equina Syndrome”
Date: 16 June 2025 (Oslo time)
- 0900 hrs: Trial lecture (including questions and comments)
- 1000 hrs: Break
- 1100 hrs: Public defense
All are welcome to attend this event in Auditorium Hippocampus or on Zoom (no prior registration is required).
- Venue: Auditorium Hippocampus, Elizabeth Stephansens v. 15, 1433 Ås, Norway
- Zoom: The Zoom link will be made available on this webpage a few days prior to the public defense.
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Dr. Anu Lappalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Second opponent: Professor James Edward Miles, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Nicole Frost Nyquist, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Professor Frode Lingaas, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Bente Kristin Sævik, AniCura Jeløy Dyresykehus, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Cathrine Trangerud, Veterinærradiologene AS, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 16 June 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.