Disputations - Page 6

Cand.med. Therese Torgersen Bigseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Low grade inflammation and soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in schizophrenia: Exploring levels, clinical associations and effects of physical exercise” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Pia Jorde Løvgren at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Systematic recording and assessment of psychotic symptoms in forensic evaluations of criminal responsibility in Norway 2009-2018” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Liv Bjerknes Taranrød at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Next of kin to people with dementia attending farm-based daycare: Characteristics, experiences, and respite” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anne Kristine Anstensrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction and Interleukin-6 Inhibition Cardioprotection and Novel Therapeutic Strategies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Heidi Marie Karlsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Hva kan vi lære av erfaringer med å delta i etikkdrøftinger? En kvalitativ studie fra etikkomiteer i norsk kommunehelsetjeneste” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). The public defence will be held in Norwegian.

M.Sc. Gaoyang Li at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) - Genetic association and prediction of MTX efficacy in human RA patients and deciphering a murine model for testing novel RA drugs” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Marte Heimli at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A multi-modal approach to human thymocyte development and selection for establishment of self-tolerance” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Barbara Ratajczak-Tretel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Uncovering underlying aetiologies in cryptogenic stroke: The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil. Niki Marjerrison at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Cancer risk among men in the Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eivind Sørensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac remodeling in veteran recreational endurance athletes with and without atrial fibrillation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Monika Mochol at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Interactions between epilepsy, antiseizure medication and the immune system” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Helen Maria Johannessen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Body fluid identification and transfer mechanisms affecting activity level reporting in sexual assault cases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Malkomsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “How depressed patients experience improvement in psychotherapy – with an emphasis on metaphors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Sharon Christine Yates at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Automated brain atlas-based analysis of histological section images from rodent models of normal and diseased brains” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Berit Hofset Larsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Patient autonomy in advanced cancer. A video-based qualitative study of clinical communication in routine hospital visits” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Marie Synnøve Haugsten Hansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Calcium dependent arrhythmia mechanisms in CPVT and ischemia-reperfusion” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Aziiza Nahalomo at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Landslide-effects on food security, the nutritional status of children under five years and the human right to adequate food in Uganda” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Espen Basmo Ellingsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Telomerase-based therapeutic vaccination and checkpoint inhibition: Characterization of the induced immune response and impact on the tumor microenvironment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hrefna Katrin Gudmundsdottir at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Early origins of infant lung function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.A. Shereen Cox at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Ethics and Compliance post-clinical trial approval: The Role of Research Ethics Committees” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Berit Gjessing at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “What fits me? “Tailoring” tricycles for people with disabilities, with activity and participation as goals” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Emilie Steinbakk Ulriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Identification of novel pharmaceutical compounds from traditional Norwegian medicinal plants with focus on immunomodulation and the gut microbiome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stener Nerland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Probing the dysmyelination hypothesis in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders: Methodological appraisal and clinical investigations of cerebral grey and white matter myelination” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sigrid Pedersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Dietary treatment in children and adults with drug resistant epilepsy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).