Disputations - Page 9

M.Sc. Elin Hjorth-Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of the Heart Observation app – A mixed method study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Håkon Høydal Nestvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term prescription opioid use: Associated risk factors and outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Konstantin Hrisimirov Kostov at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Tailoring Vagus Nerve Stimulation: The Role of Patient Selection and Parameter Optimization in a Long-Term Nationwide Norwegian Cohort Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Christin Julia Meltzer-Gunnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Trends in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in Norway: Epidemiological shifts, HPV association, and survivorship challenges” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). Note that this defence takes place at UiO Campus South.

MSc Herman Krogstad Netskar at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Single-Cell Mapping of Natural Killer Cell Diversity Informing Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Phoi Phoi Diep at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Outcome and cost-utility of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Norwegian children, adolescents, and young adults 1974–2009” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Martin Alavi Treider at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Congenital Duodenal Obstruction Trends in treatment and patient-reported outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Vegard Testad Svendsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Psychiatric disorders, recidivism, and mortality among women with a history of incarceration in Norway: A registry-based national cohort study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Ine Tracey Cockerell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of renal manifestations and treatment with mTOR-inhibitor everolimus for three indications in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Line Hustad Widing at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified – clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ingvild Kristin Elisabeth Finckenhagen Farnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimizing the Diagnostic Work-Up and Treatment for Borderline Resectable - and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Insights from the NORPACT-2 Trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

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).