PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Elisa Daniel Mwega, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend his PhD thesis "Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Flavobacteriaceae isolated from farmed and wild Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Tanzania" on 10 December 2020.
Norwegian title of thesis
"Karakterisering av flavobakterier isolert fra nil-tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) i Tanzania"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
“Challenges in the identification of aquatic bacterial pathogens and how new methods can solve taxonomic dilemmas”
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence
10 December 2020
- 1100hrs: Trial lecture
- 1145hrs: Break
- 1215hrs: Public defence
Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/68770339395?pwd=TWFXM3M5cVFEcGdlcGZLTUZqOVlwQT09
Evaluation committee
First opponent: Dr. David Verner-Jeffreys, Centre for Environmental Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), United Kingdom
Second opponent: Dr. Hafizah Yousuf Chenia, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Marit Stormoen, NMBU
Supervisors
Main supervisor: Professor Yngvild Wasteson, NMBU
Co-supervisor: Professor Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
Co-supervisor: Dr. Duncan Colquhoun, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Co-supervisor: Professor Øystein Evensen, NMBU
Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Stephen Mutoloki, NMBU
Digital public defense
Due to restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, a maximum of 5 people are allowed in the physical venue of the public defence. The general audience is therefore encouraged to attend the trial lecture and/or public defence via Zoom.
Guidelines for attending the defense via Zoom
- Do not use your camera.
- If anyone wishes to oppose Ex Auditorio, please ask your question in the chat before the 1st opponent ends his or her opposition.
- Testing of your own equipment is advised before attending.
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. For those who would like to have access to the thesis please send an e-mail to: forskerutdanning@nmbu.no.
Thesis number 2020:63, ISSN 1894-6402, ISBN 978-82-575-1730-4