Disputations - Page 2

M.Sc. Merisa Klaharn Abusdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Corticotroph pituitary adenoma: hormone production and invasiveness features” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Thomas Tveitstøl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Developing and evaluating deep learning methods for EEG analysis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Asma Binte Aziz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hepatitis E vaccination in Bangladesh: Evaluating Immunogenicity and Potential Risks for Pregnancy Outcomes from a Cluster-Randomized Trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Gunnar Austad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Ultrasound Quantification of Multiterritorial Atherosclerotic Burden Using Weighted Total Plaque Thickness (wTPT): Validation and Clinical Relevance in the P-SONAR Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Hanne Bjørg Slettahjell at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Managing Nutritional Risks in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: From Malnutrition to Obesity Prevention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Hirut Megersa Werdofa at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Perspectives on Disrespect and Abuse During Childbirth in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia Qualitative Studies of Women and Healthcare Providers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Julie Marie Lengle at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Healthy and environmentally sustainable diets for Norway: current patterns and future scenarios The NOR-Eden Project” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Jonathan James Adams at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Responsible Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Towards a Framework for Ethical and Epistemic Assessment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ellen Viktil at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving diagnostic accuracy of MRI in early rectal cancer: the effects of a bisacodyl microenema” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil Inga Haaland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Unsettling HIV prevention: a study of biomedical care for queer PrEP users in Dar es Salaam” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil Severina Haugvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diabetes Body Project. Contributing to the Development of an Evidence-Based Clinical Toolkit for Eating Disorder Prevention Among Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Alberto Lopez Sanchez at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Machine learning on multi-modal data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Linda Soon Ah Tangen Aaserud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The harmful effect of exercise: Disease progression and arrhythmic risk in exercise-induced arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Nina Kristine Ellefsen Lindberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The first year with an infant with cleft lip and palate – Parents’ perspectives, infant feeding and well-being and the contributions of nurses and health professionals” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nikolai Kragøe Andresen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Targeting immune checkpoints in advanced breast cancer – clinical efficacy, safety, and biomarkers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Endre Dahlen Bjørnestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Health and Risk Factors in Opioid Maintenance Treatment: Exploring Smoking, Substance Use, and Somatic Health” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. John Kim Hiller at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Vitreous Metabolomics in Diabetic Retinopathy: Biomarkers, Therapeutic Targets, and Ocular Drug Assessment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Lilly Anne Torland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Subtype-specific immune microenvironments and molecular features in benign and malignant breast tumors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Arja Katrina Lea Arnesen Løchen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Identification and characterisation of autophagy regulators in health and disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Inger Anine Aunan at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Molecular Mechanisms Preserving Skeletal Muscle Integrity and Capacity to Resist Cancer Cell Colonization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Maja Gunvor Eilertsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Biopsychosocial outcomes of wellbeing-promoting interventions: when life wears you down” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Carl-Aksel Sveen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The societal costs of personality disorders - Cost estimates and variations associated with diagnostic categories and severity” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

M.Sc. Reza Parvan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Non-coding RNAs for diagnosis and treatment of heart failure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhys Monika Kvassheim at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “How Can Imaging and Modelling Contribute to Development of Alpha Therapies?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).