PhD degree - Public Defence: Stine Sofie Strømland, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis «Iron and sulfur amino acids: impacts on gut microbiota and health» Thursday September 10, 2026.
English title of thesis:
Iron and sulfur amino acids: impacts on gut microbiota and health
Norwegian title of the thesis:
Jern og svovelholdige aminosyrer: påvirkning på tarmmikrobiota og helse
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture (Approved):
Red Meat Consumption and Public Health Guidelines: Balancing Iron Status and Gut Health.
The trial lecture was held on June 15, 2026.
Evaluation committee - trial lecture:
Researcher Tove Gulbrandsen Devold, KBM, NMBU
Associate Professor Davide Porcellato, KBM, NMBU
Professor Torgeir Hvidsten, KBM, NMBU (Administrator)
Time and place for the public defence:
Thursday September 10, at 12.15.
Location: Will be updated soon
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Joanna Bowtell, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter,
Exeter, United Kingdom
Second opponent: Associate Professor Kenneth Klingenberg Barfod, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Committee coordinator: Professor Torgeir Hvidsten, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Supervisors:
Main supervisor:
Professor Siv Kjølsrud Bøhn, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
Co-supervisor:
Associate Professor Kathrine Frey Frøslie, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
The doctoral thesis is available for public review.
For access to this thesis please send an email to: phd-kbm@nmbu.no
Thesis number 2026:52; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN 978-82-575-2371-8