PhD degree - Public Defence: Jenny Merkesvik, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis
«Multi-omic data analysis to unravel host-microbiome interactions shaping animal production» Wednesday April 29, 2026.
English title of thesis:
Multi-omic data analysis to unravel host-microbiome interactions shaping animal production
Norwegian title of the thesis:
Multi-omisk dataanalyse for å utrede vert–mikrobiom-interaksjoner som former dyreproduksjon
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture (Approved):
From correlation to causation: approaches for establishing mechanistic links between gut microbiota and host phenotypes.
The trial lecture was held on March 27th, 2026.
Evaluation committee - trial lecture:
Professor Harald Carlsen, KBM, NMBU
Professor Morten Kjos, KBM, NMBU
Professor Lars-Gustav Snipen, KBM, NMBU (Administrator)
Time and place for the public defence:
Wednesday April 29th 2026, at 12.30.
The defence will be held at NMBU in U215 Festsalen, Urbygningen, NMBU.
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Dr. Yuliaxis Ramayo Caldas, PhD, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), IRTA Torre Marimon, Barcelona, Spain
Second opponent: Dr. Jaelle C. Brealey, PhD, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway
Committee coordinator: Professor Lars-Gustav Snipen, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Supervisors:
Main supervisor:
Professor Torgeir Rhoden Hvidsten, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Co-supervisor:
Professor Phil B. Pope, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
The doctoral thesis is available for public review.
For those of you who wants access to this please send an email to:
phd-kbm@nmbu.no
Thesis number 2026:28; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN 978-82-575-2346-6