PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Fran Barac, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (PrePat), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend his PhD thesis "Distribution and organization of B cells and chemokine receptor CCR7 in the immune tissues of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)" on 17 April 2026.
English title of thesis
- "Distribution and organization of B cells and chemokine receptor CCR7 in the immune tissues of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Distribusjon og organisering av B-celler og kjemokinreseptor CCR7 i immunsystemets hos atlantisk laks (Salmo salar L.)"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Current, and future, practical applications of fish immunology in salmonid aquaculture”
Date: 17 April 2026 (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. Hamish Rodger, PatoGen AS, Ireland
- Second opponent: Associate Professor Goshi Kato, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
- Committee coordinator: Professor Randi Oppermann Moe, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Professor Erling Olaf Koppang, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Professor Preben Boysen, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Håvard Bjørgen, NMBU, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 17 April 2026, after which the thesis will be made available in the NMBU Library.