December 13th – Liv Hatleli Gilpin (BIOVIT)

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence

Liv Hatleli Gilpin, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis “Genomic-based breeding technology for improved storability of dessert apples under Nordic growing conditions" on December 13th, 2024.

Norwegian title of thesis:
"Genombasert foredlingsteknologi for utvikling av høgkvalitetseple
under nordiske dyrkingsforhold"

Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
“Genome Editing, Cisgenesis and Early flowering in fruit trees: mechanisms and current and (possible) future applications”

Time and place: Friday 13 December, room SKP151, SKP, NMBU
Trial Lecture: 12:15
Public defense: 13.15

You may also attend this event via Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/64174833814

Evaluation committee:
Dr. Andrea Patocci, Agroscope
Associate Professor Carsten Pedersen, University of Copenhagen
Associate Professor Siv Fagertun Remberg

Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Dr. Muath Alsheikh-Yousef, NMBU and Graminor
Co-supervisor: Dr. Dag Røen, Njøs Frukt- og bærsenter
Co-supervisor: Dr. Stein Harald Hjeltnes, Njøs Frukt- og bærsenter
Co-supervisor: Dr. Kimmo Rumpunen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Co-supervisor: Dr. Marian Schubert, NMBU

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: phd-biovit@nmbu.no

Name of PhD candidate: Liv Hatleli Gilpin