Dr. Philos. - Trial Lectures and Public Defense.
Associate Professor Kristin Olstad, Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences (SportFaMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her Dr. Philos. thesis "Failure of the blood supply to growth cartilage, osteochondrosis and developmental orthopaedic diseases in pigs and horses" on 17 and 18 October 2024.
English title of thesis
- "Failure of the blood supply to growth cartilage, osteochondrosis and developmental orthopaedic diseases in pigs and horses"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Svikt i blodtilførselen til vekstbrusk, osteochondrose og utviklingssykdommer i skjelettet til gris og hest"
Thursday, 17 October 2024 (Oslo time)
- 1300 hrs: Trial lecture No. 1 (Self-selected topic)- “New interpretations of old observations in foal orthopaedic radiology”
- 1415 hrs: Trial lecture No. 2 (Assigned topic)- “Pathogenetic mechanism for failure of the blood supply of growth cartilage in mammals: transitional value for therapy and prevention in humans, including directions for future research”
Friday, 18 October 2024 (Oslo time)
- 1000 hrs: Presentation of the Dr. Philos. thesis
- 1030 hrs: Public defense
All are welcome to attend the trial lectures and public defense in Auditorium Hippocampus or on Zoom (no prior registration is required).
- Venue: Auditorium Hippocampus, Elizabeth Stephansens v. 15, 1433 Ås, Norway
- Zoom (Trial lectures on October 17th): https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/69253179923
- Zoom (Public defense on October 18th): https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/62853623062
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Prof. dr. P.R. (René) van Weeren, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Second opponent: Prof. Pieter Brama, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Committee coordinator: Prof. Ane C. W. Nødtvedt, NMBU, Norway
A PDF version of the candidate's Dr. Philos. thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 18 October 2024, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.