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MD Maciej Jacewicz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Norwegian randomized study on antibiotic prophylaxis in transperineal prostate biopsies (NORAPP)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Line Maria Bédos Ulvin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Recent trends in status epilepticus – with a special focus on diagnosis and prediction of outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Tone Nordvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Monitoring the premature brain: The role of EEG and MRI as biomarkers of early interventions and long-term outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eva-Kristin Norum Gravdahl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Subcutaneous versus intravenous morphine when switching from oral to parenteral route in palliative care cancer patients” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cecilie Benedicte Isern at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Norwegians Assessing the role of Exercise and Implications for Prevention Strategies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Turid Apelland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes. Arrhythmia monitoring, symptoms and quality of life, and safety of exercise” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Research in Science Francesca Eve Lockwood at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Translational heart failure models; novel mechanistic insight and therapeutic approaches” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Emilie Meyer Bull at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Advancing Care for Non-Verbal Patients: Heart Rate Monitoring and Biomarkers in Acute Pain Detection and Management within Severe Developmental Disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Torgeir Mo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “MRI-based modelling of tissue function in breast cancer: Measuring, modelling, and evaluating tissue dynamics and morphology in patients undergoing anti-vascular treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristin Tveitan Larsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prehospital blood pressure in acute spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage Clinical and radiological outcomes and impact of antithrombotic treatment and white matter lesions” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Matilde Risopatron Berg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Obstetric anal sphincter injury – follow-up and effect of sphincteroplasty” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hilde Karlsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “New insights in cardiac arrest management aimed to improve cardiac and cerebral perfusion during and after resuscitation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Anne Rydland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Extracellular vesicles and their protein cargo in early rheumatoid arthritis and response to methotrexate treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Myrstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hearing impairment and smoking as risk factors for reduced cognitive performance and dementia. Estimates based on population data and registry linkage” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Andrei Slabodkin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studying adaptive immune receptor repertoires through generative modeling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Martin Rygh Braathen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Propofol Concentrations in Patients with Obesity During General Anaesthesia and Surgery — Aspects of Pharmacokinetic Modelling and Online Drug Measurements” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mette Dokken at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome in Paediatric Intensive Care Units: Implementation of an algorithm for tapering analgosedation. A quantitative and qualitative investigation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Dulasi Arunthavarajah at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effect of C-type natriuretic peptide in normal and failing heart and its contribution to treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kari Lenita Falck Moore at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Changes in treatment and survival in multiple myeloma: population-based real-world evidence in the Nordic and Baltic countries” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Aina Karen Anthi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Human albumin with improved FcRn binding as a carrier for therapeutics and subunit vaccines” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Martin Øverlien Myhre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Service Utilisation and Clinical Characteristics of People with Substance Use Disorders Who Died by Suicide. A National Consecutive Case Series” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Insaf Zerouga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Ph.D. thesis from the IBSEN III study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.philol. Lise Baklund at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Basic self-disturbance in adolescents at risk of psychosis: characteristics, course and context. A mixed method and experience sampling method (ESM) investigation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Tove Elizabeth Francés Hunt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Patients with atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea: Impact of continuous airway pressure treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).