Master's presentations, Department of Biological Sciences, Friday, June 19, 2026
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Below you'll find a list of our master's candidates presenting their thesis as part of their final examination for obtainment of the master's degree. The presentations are public - everyone's welcome!
10.00-10.30 Johanne Hægeland (MSc in Molecular Biology)
Thesis: The Von Willebrand Factor and CTCK domain in Honey bee Vitellogenin
Main Supervisor: Øyvind Halskau (BIO, UiB)
Co-Supervisors: Vilde Leipart (NMBU), Diana Turcu (BIO, UiB), Gro V. Amdam (NMBU and State University of Arizona) and Jarl Underhaug (Dep. of Chemistry, UiB)
Location: Inkubatoren (439C1), 4th fl., BIO-blokk, Høyteknologisenteret, Thormøhlens gate 55
10.15-10.45 Linnea Thomassen(MSc in Biology - Biodiversity, evolution, and ecology)
Thesis: to be announced
Location: to be announced
13.00-13.30 Sigrun Ringstad Loen (MSc in Molecular Biology)
Thesis: Functional Characterization of Common HNF1A Haplotypes in Type 2 Diabetes and Rare Nuclear Localization Signal Variants in Suspected HNF1A-MODY
Main Supervisor: Ingvild Aukrust, Mohn Center for Diabetes Precision Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine (K1)
Co-Supervisors: Janne Molnes, Bente Berg Johansson and Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Mohn Center for Diabetes Precision Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine (K1)
Location: Inkubatoren (439C1), 4th fl., BIO-blokk, Høyteknologisenteret, Thormøhlens gate 55