On 30 April 2026, our PhD candidate Alexander (Sasha) Anisimov very successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Optimizing transcriptional regulation and cellular homeostasis to slow brain and organismal ageing” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor) at the Akershus University Hospital, The University of Oslo, Norway.
Anisimov did a beautiful job in presenting his trial lecture and PhD thesis and answered the questions well from the Adjudication comittee and the audience. The oral defense was started from 13:15 and lasted until around 16:00. Big congratulations to Dr. Anisimov, his family, and all the Fang lab members. We thank the adjudication committee and the acting dean. Detailed information of his defense was in the UiO website.
Adjudication committee
1. First opponent: Distinguished Professor Monica Driscoll, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, US
2. Second opponent: Research Group Leader Constantinos Demetriades, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany
3. Third member and chair of the evaluation committee: Associate Professor Hua Hu, University of Oslo
Chair of the Defence (acting Dean)
Associate Professor Johanne Egge Rinholm, University of Oslo
On behalf of Dr. Anisimov, we sincerely thank all related colleagues at EpiGen, Ahus, UiO for their unconditional supports. We are grateful for the Civitan Norway’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Foundation STI (website) for the precious and highly competitive PhD fellowship to make Dr. Anisimov´s PhD dream come true; thank you our lovely Ms. Eva H. Johnsen, head of Civitan Fund.
Evandro Fang Lab 