PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Racheal Amono, Department of Paraclinical Sciences (ParaFag), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Evolutionary and functional characteristics of piscine myocarditis virus" on 17 February 2026.
English title of thesis
- "Evolutionary and functional characteristics of piscine myocarditis virus"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Evolusjonære og funksjonelle egenskaper hos piscint myokardittvirus"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Fish vaccines against viral pathogens: state of the art and future directions”
Date: 17 February 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. Stéphane Biacchesi, INRAE, France
- Second opponent: Dr. Torstein Tengs, Nofima, Norway
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Ida Beitnes Johansen, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Associate Professor Aase Beathe Mikalsen, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Professor Øystein Evensen, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Turhan Markussen, NMBU, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 17 February 2026, after which the thesis will be made available in the NMBU Library.