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Cand.med. Eivind Heggernes Ask at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Integrative immune profiling and computational tools for prognostic biomarker discovery in lymphoma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lars Aastebøl Frøjd at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Insomnia in patients with coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional and prospective observational study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jorun Tangen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Disease manifestations and prognostication by imaging and echocardiography in covid-19 patients and in patients with myocardial infarction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Erin Beate Bjørkeli at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Enhancing Glioma Diagnosis with Deep Learning and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Matthias Lippert at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Towards anatomic digital twins in structural heart disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mirjam Podgorica at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Precision medicine in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with subtype classification for biomarker and therapeutic target discovery” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marie Sørenstua at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks within the thoracolumbar fascia for postoperative analgesia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Karl Mikkel Veum Eielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chronic Depression and ISTDP” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Helene Melsom Tungesvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids on vascular function and morphology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Caroline Shiqi Zhang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fine-tuning the NAD⁺ -UPR^mt and the NAD⁺ - circadian axes to slow down Alzheimer's Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Nigel Allan Callender at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mechanisms underpinning the haemodynamic responses to intermittent and sustained negative pressure in the lower limb” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Torbjørn Fossum Heldal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Inflammation following kidney transplantation as risk factor for post-transplant diabetes, graft loss, and mortality” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Yngvil Solheim Husum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Anti-angiogenic treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: The role of bevacizumab, aflibercept, and zoledronic acid” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jakob Nordberg Nørgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “First line treatment and PET/CT in multiple myeloma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erik Melin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebrospinal fluid tracer distribution and its efflux routes in humans” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Psychol Iselin Solerød Dibaj at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term change in adolescents treated for deliberate self-harm and borderline features: Exploring the role of emotion dysregulation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Andraž Nendl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The gut-heart axis in the heart failure continuum. Studies on gut microbiota signatures, gut-related inflammation, and circulating metabolites” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sandy Joaquina at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel strategies for Chimeric Antigen Receptor therapies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Rebecca Rootwelt Winther at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Surgery for Brain Metastases. Survival, clinical, and patient reported outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Silke Lauren Sommen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Immunological underpinnings of long-lasting symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents and young adults” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Ketil Berge Lunde at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Deliberate Self-Harm (DSH) in Young Adults: Patient Characteristics, Follow-Up Psychiatric Care, and Repetition Risk in Norwegian Public Healthcare” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ingvild Beathe Myrhaugen Tjelmeland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Power of Registries. What medical quality registries reveal about cardiac arrest and the insights registry data can provide” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Einar Sjaastad Nordén at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Neprilysin inhibition in the therapy of heart failure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anne Berg Breen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Epiphysiodesis for Leg Length Discrepancy - keep it safe and simple” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).