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Public defence: Anurag Basavaraj Bellankimath

Anurag Basavaraj Bellankimath defends his doctoral thesis in the PhD-program Applied Ecology and Biotechnology at University of Inland Norway on 17.06.2026.

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The title of the dissertation is: “Transforming urinary tract infection diagnostics: clinical metagenomics for rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial resistance profiling”

The evaluation committee consists of:

  • First opponent: Senior Scientist Henrik Hasman, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Second opponent: Professor Tommaso Cai, Università di Trento and Urology section Santa Chiara Hospital, Italy
  • Third opponent/administrator: Professor Elisabeth Kommisrud, INN, Norway

Dissertation chair: PhD leader Kjartan Østbye

Candidate's main supervisor: Professor Rafi Ahmad (INN)

Co-supervisors: Professor Robert Wilson (INN), Professor Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen (UiO) and Professor Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia (UiT).

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Published June 3, 2026 8:56 AM - Last modified June 3, 2026 11:39 AM