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Cand.med. Marte Heide at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Is radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), sham-rESWT or a standardised exercise programme in combination with advice plus customised foot orthoses more effective than advice plus customised foot orthoses alone in the treatment of plantar fasciopathy? A double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Tomás Alejandro Schmauck-Medina at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “ATG-18/WIPI2, NAD⁺, and fasting converge through autophagy in healthy ageing and Alzheimer’s disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Mari Kathrine Sand at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cataract surgery and primary intraocular lens implantation in infants before 12 weeks of age” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Panagiotis Salvanos at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The use of ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence in the diagnosis and evaluation of retinal detachment and intraocular tumors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Arne Mide Solbakken at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving outcomes in rectal cancer patients requiring surgery beyond total mesorectal excision” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Johanne Uthus Hermansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Development and application of functional precision medicine approaches for B cell malignancies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Atle Bråthen Pentz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Investigations on psychosis pathophysiology using mismatch negativity, genetics, imaging and cortical spheroids” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Maryamalsadat Mahootiha at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Development of a Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Cancer Prognosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lisa Bjarkø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac morphology, function and circulation during postnatal transition in fetal growth restricted neonates” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kristina Flor Galtung at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Prospective Trial for Examining Hematuria using Computed Tomography (PROTEHCT)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Clinical Embryology Shabana Sayed at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Time-lapse imaging of human pre-implantation embryos: a predictive tool in the IVF laboratory and IVF clinical practice?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Biology Christopher Tarik Forcados at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Development of novel Chimeric Antigen Receptors against alternative targets” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Edvard Liljedahl Sandberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Screening for atrial fibrillation: insights from the Norwegian Atrial Fibrillation Self-Screening Pilot Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Pernille Kristina Bjerre Trent at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Implementation of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Intermediate- and High-Risk Endometrial Carcinoma in South-Eastern Norway. Implications for health-related quality of life, cost-effectiveness and detection of metastatic lymph nodes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Naz Karadag at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mapping the shared genetic architecture of common epilepsies and related traits” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingar Næss at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Bicycle-Related Injuries” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Nadine Farnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Waves of relief: Therapeutic effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with chronic neuropathic pain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Philosophy in International Community Health Anders Skyrud Danielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in cancer care and patient perspectives on prevention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marta Sølvi Nyakas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cutaneous metastatic melanoma - Searching for biomarkers and new treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christine Baalsrud Ingeborgrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Preschool symptoms and maternal risk factors for anxiety and depression in 8-year-old children with and without ADHD” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trygve Andreas Holm Glad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Wrist arthroplasty; Migration, periprosthetic bone, and 2-year outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Rasmus Nilsson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Life after diagnosis of prostate cancer and the role of psychological factors – Observational studies on men after radical prostatectomy or in active surveillance” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Gøril Brevik Svae at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The prevention of harmful sexual behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities. A mixed methods approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Biotechnology Anna Bergan Dahl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “CaMKIIδ mediated regulation of RyR phosphorylation, organization, and function in cardiomyocytes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).