PhD degree - Public Defence: Signe Birkeland, Fakultet for kjemi, bioteknologi og matvitenskap (KBM) forsvarer sin ph.d.-avhandling «Tarmmikrobiomet i naturaliserte mus: effekter på tarmbarrierefunksjon, kostfiber og tarmbetennelse» fredag 24. april, 2026.
English title of thesis:
Gut microbiome in naturalized mice: Effects on intestinal barrier, dietary fibers, and gut inflammation
Norwegian title of the thesis:
Tarmmikrobiomet i naturaliserte mus: effekter på tarmbarrierefunksjon, kostfiber og tarmbetennelse
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture (Approved):
Microbial metabolites and the gut–brain axis: key concepts and potential modulation through fermented foods.
The trial lecture was held on March 26th, 2026.
Evaluation committee - trial lecture:
Associate Professor Davide Porcellato, KBM, NMBU
Professor Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, KBM, NMBU
Associate Professor Sabina Leanti la Rosa, KBM, NMBU (Administrator)
Time and place for the public defence:
Friday April 24th 2026, at 12.15.
The defence will be held at NMBU in U215 Festsalen, Urbygningen, NMBU.
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Dr. med. Stephan Rosshart, Department of Microbiome Research, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU), Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Second opponent: Dr. Erika Grant, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Sabina Leanti la Rosa, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Supervisors:
Main supervisor:
Professor Harald Carlsen, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
Co-supervisors:
Professor Preben Boysen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Professor Bjørge Westereng, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
Dr. Henriette Markov Arnesen, Department of Research, Østfold Hospital Trust, Sarpsborg, 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 2026:23; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN 978-82-575-2339-8