PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense Patricia Bwalya, Department of Paraclinical Sciences (ParaFag), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Streptococcus-like infections in farmed tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Kariba: Characterization of pathogenic species and host responses" on 1 June 2021.
Norwegian title of thesis
"Streptococcus-lignende infeksjoner i oppdrettet tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fra Karibasjøen: Karakterisering av patogene arter og vertsresponser"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
“How can aquaculture contribute to the socioeconomic development of Africa and what health management practices are necessary to facilitate this?”
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defense
Date: 1 June 2021 (Oslo time)
- 1000 hrs: Trial lecture
- 1045 hrs: Break
- 1115 hrs: Public defense
Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/66094136572?pwd=T2lDdG4rSUlpU3BOMGFNNlJSWEx1dz09
Evaluation committee
First Opponent: Dr. Kimberly Thompson, Moredun Research Institute, United Kingdom
Second Opponent: Dr. Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Norway
Committee Coordinator: Associate Professor Karin Elisabeth Zimmer, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Stephen Mutoloki, NMBU, Norway
Co-supervisor: Professor Bernard Mudenda Hang'ombe, University of Zambia, Zambia
Co-supervisor: Professor Øystein Evensen, NMBU, Norway
Digital public defense
This is a digital event and the pubic may attend the trial lecture and/or public defense via Zoom.
Guidelines for attending the public defense via Zoom
- Do not use your camera.
- If anyone wishes to oppose Ex Auditorio, please send us a message in the Zoom 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 2021:35; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN -978-82-575-1806-6