Trial lecture and public defence
Øyvind Sætren Gulbrandsen, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend his PhD thesis " Function, diversity and evolution of meiotic recombination localization factor PRDM9 in atlantic salmon " 15. juni 2026
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Funksjon, diversitet og evolusjon av rekombinasjonslokaliseringsfaktoren PRDM9 i atlanterhavslaks "
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
“The Evolution of recombination landscapes: Mechanisms, Paradoxes, and the Divergent Paths of Vertebrates”
Time for the trial lecture and the public defence:
Monday, 15 June at 10:15, H109, Husdyrfagbygget
You may also attend this event via Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/61311779237
Evaluation committee:
Prof. Aurora Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Universitat Aurenoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Researcher Pierre-Alexandre Gagnaire, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (ISEM)
Prof. Peer Berg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Main supervisor: Prof. Sigbjørn Lien, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Co-supervisor: Prof. Matthew Peter Kent, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Co-supervisor: Dr. Marie-Odile Baudement
Co-supervisor: Researcher Nicola Barson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The doctoral thesis is available for public review on this link (download): https://filesender.sikt.no/?s=download&token=35088d2c-41da-4e2c-8fde-48bbc9918a23