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Public defence: Sonali Nadeeshani Kaththriarachchi

Sonali Nadeeshani Kaththriarachchi defends her doctoral thesis in the PhD-program Applied Ecology and Biotechnology at University of Inland Norway on 10.11.2026.

The title of the dissertation is: «Oocytes quality parameters predictive for fertilising potential in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)»

  • Location: Auditorium 3 at Campus Hamar and digitally via Zoom 
  • The trial lecture begins at 10:15 AM
  • The dissertation defense starts at 12:15 PM

The evaluation committee consists of:

  • First opponent: Research director Julien Bobe, INRAE Laboratorie de Physiologie et Génomique de Poissons, France
  • Second opponent: Researcher Ozlem Yilmaz, Institute of Marine Research, Norway
  • Third opponent/administrator: Professor Rafi Ahmad, INN, Norway

Dissertation chair: Dean Karianne Eide-Longva (INN)

Candidate's main supervisor: Professor Elisabeth Kommisrud (INN)

Co-supervisors: R&D coordinator Inger Grevle (Cryogenetics), Senior Research Scientist Bjørn Henrik Hansen (SINTEF Oceans), postdoctor Birgitte Narud (INN), Researcher / Senior R&D specialist Ewa Wierlogórska (SINTEF/Masdiag), Research Manager Trond R. Størseth (SINTEF Oceans) and Researcher Joanna Bremer (INN).

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Published Oct. 16, 2026 9:54 AM - Last modified Oct. 16, 2026 9:54 AM