Marek Cuhra (GenØk) forsvarte 09. juni avhandlingen “Ecotoxicological assessment of Roundup-ready soybean agriculture investigated in a D. magna model” ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet i Tromsø.

Kort sammendrag av avhandlingen:
The work by Marek Cuhra and colleagues investigates how glyphosate affects the soybeans onto which it is sprayed (is quality affected by glyphosate?), and through ecotoxicological testing in water-flea Daphnia magna, the work presents a model of how aquatic invertebrates are affected by glyphosate from agriculture (is glyphosate as harmless as previously assumed?). In subsequent experimental work, different types of soybeans are used for feed in a D. magna model. This is relevant to assess potential effects in consumers of aquaculture feed, and potential ecological effects from post-harvest biomass.

Bilde: f.v Marek Cuhra, Thrina Loennechen, Brian Wynne, Åshild Krogdahl og Einar Jensen

Veiledere
Hovedveileder Dr. Thomas Bøhn, Genøk Nasjonalt senter for biosikkerhet, Tromsø
Biveileder professor Terje Traavik, Institutt for farmasi, UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Bedømmelseskomiteen
Dr.scient Åshild Krogdahl, Norges veterinærhøgskole, Oslo
Professor Brian Wynne, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Lancaster, UK
Professor Einar Jensen, Institutt for farmasi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Disputasleder
Thrina Loennechen, Institutt for farmasi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universtet