PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Elise Friis Kvigstad, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (PrePat), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Autoantibodies in acquired equine polyneuropathy: Insights from studies of primary Schwann cell cultures" on 4 July 2025.
English title of thesis
- "Autoantibodies in acquired equine polyneuropathy: Insights from studies of primary Schwann cell cultures"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Autoantistoffer ved ervervet polynevropati hos hest: Innsikt fra studier av primære Schwann-cellekulturer"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Viral infections of the central nervous system in Northern European horses: pathogenesis, clinical findings and pathology”
Date: 4 July 2025 (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: : Assistant Professor Pernilla Syrjä, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Second opponent: Dr. Emil Olsen, IVC Evidensia Strömsholm Specialist Animal Hospital, Sweden
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Hege Lund, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Professor Gjermund Gunnes, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Fredrik Skedsmo, NMBU, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 4 July 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.