During her PhD studies Mathilde Nielsen has examined the microRNA transcriptome in different porcine tissues. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules which contributes to the regulation of gene expression. These studies has greatly contributed to the expansion of porcine microRNA repertoire. Furthermore, Mathilde has investigated the mRNA transcriptome together with expression profiles for selected microRNAs in the liver during the immune response caused by Actinobacillus infection.

The PhD degree was completed at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science and Technology, Aarhus University.

Time: Thursday 22 May 2014 at 11.00
Place: Lecture Theatre, Research Centre Foulum, Aarhus University
Title of dissertation: Genome-wide annotation of porcine microRNA genes and transcriptome profiling during Actinobacillus infection
Contact information: Mathilde Nielsen, e-mail: Mathilde.Nielsen@agrsci.dk
Members of the assessment committee:
Associate professor Jeppe Vinther, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Associate professor Flavia Bazzoni, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Italy
Professor Just Jensen (chair), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark
Main supervisor:
Associate Professor Bo Thomsen, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Co-supervisor:
Professor Christian Bendixen, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English.

The defence is public.
The dissertation is available for reading at the Graduate School of Science and Technology/GSST, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, room 112, 8000 Aarhus C.