The Science Inside Us
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Doors open
6:00 pm
Event starts
6:30 pm
Stammen Cafe & Bar
Kongens gate 55, 7012 Trondheim, Norway
What connects your DNA, your arteries, and the fluids flowing through your brain? Science – and your health. Join us for Night 3 (and the final evening) of Pint of Science Trondheim 2026, where three researchers explore how our bodies change over time, what shapes disease risk, and how hidden biological systems influence the way we function – often long before symptoms appear. Expect short, accessible talks, eye opening insights, and plenty of time for questions and informal discussion. No prior science knowledge needed; just curiosity, good company, and maybe a drink in hand.
Elisa Moreno
NTNU
What our DNA can tell us about disease risk?
I study how our DNA influences our risk of developping different diseases. Each of us are quite similar as we share more than 99.9% of DNA in common. The 0.1% remaining varies between individuals and is the part I am interesting in to answer the ultimate question: why some individuals develop a disease and not others?
Rahul Manoj
NTNU
How not to die young? Lessons from Cardiovascular Engineering
Heart attacks and strokes rarely happen overnight. We are only as old as our arteries. Long before symptoms appear, our arteries silently change over decades. In this talk, I explore how we might measure the true age of our arteries by distinguishing vascular ageing from biological ageing. Drawing on engineering principles and pulse wave measurements, I show how better measurements could help detect cardiovascular risk earlier and improve how we monitor heart health. Detect. Predict. Reverse.
Preethi Rajamannar
NTNU
Going with the flow: how fluids in the brain affect the way you function
Our brain’s responses to the world are usually credited to neurons, but many non‑neuronal players, and even the fluids around them, quietly shape these processes. From sleep, stress to hunger, the blood and cerebrospinal fluid influence how signals move within the brain to elicit the right reaction. In my talk, we’ll explore how these overlooked fluids guide brain function in complex organisms using the seemingly simple fish as a model system.