Disputations - Page 2

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).

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 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).

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. 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).

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).

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).

MSc Jeanette Finstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Recovery pathways, pain and opioid use after orthopedic trauma: A multi-method qualitative study among patients, orthopedic surgeons and general practitioners” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Leonor Roa Santervas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Older Adults Admitted to Municipal Acute Care in Norway: Frailty, Illness Severity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and the Effect of Collaborative Medication Reviews. Results from the COOP II study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mehdi Sahba at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Norwegian Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery Trial (NLAST) to compare laparoscopic and open surgical treatments for aortoiliac occlusive disease – a multicenter non-blinded randomized controlled trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Eva Smorodina at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Structural rules of antibody function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Evgeniia Frei at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Integrating Genetic, Environmental, and Behavioral Perspectives on Adolescent Mental Health: Population-Based Analyses and Predictive Modelling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Emilie Gimnes Jarøy at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prediction for diagnostic and prognostic evaluation in paediatric surgery - From conventional statistics to machine learning” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Elias Stenhede Johansson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Trustworthy AI-ECG for heart failure detection” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kaja Knudsen Bergo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular and Renal Effects of Therapies Targeting the Neurohormonal Axis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jørgen Ibsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Rural Computed Tomography and thrombolytic treatment for ischemic stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristine Marie Mamen Vege at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Medical complications in children with moderate to severe acquired central nervous system injury” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).