Disputations - Page 3

Cand.med. Kjersti Johnsrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis 18F-FDG PET imaging of atherosclerotic carotid stenosis for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

MSc Kuan Yang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Metabolic Regulation of TLR4 and NLRP3 Activities for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

MD Sigrid Aune de Rodez Benavent at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “An ophthalmic acumen - On symptoms and signs in early Multiple Sclerosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Dr. med Oliver Henning at Institute for Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The patient's perspective on epilepsy - challenges, sexual problems, provision of information and adherence to treatment” for the degree of Dr. Philos (Doctor Philosophiae).

MD Andrea Lenartova at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Norway 1953-2012 for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ana M.T. Quiles-Jiménez at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Molecular mechanisms of atherosclerotic disease. Studies on the role of the DNA glycosylase NEIL3 and the epitranscriptome in the development of atherosclerosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Anna Latysheva at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Diffusion and perfusion-weighted imaging in the structural and functional characterization of diffuse gliomas for differential diagnosis and treatment planning for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Tore Buer Christensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Towards a more valid and useful system for diagnosing personality disorders - Evaluating impairment of personality functioning by the SCID-5-AMPD-I” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sonja Helena Lagstrøm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Characterisation of human papillomavirus genomic variation and chromosomal integration in cervical samples” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Svein Are Sirirud Vatnehol at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The potential for MR-relaxometry to evaluate the uptake absorption of oxygen after per oral administration of oxygenated water” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Beate Vestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Gut microbiota, extracellular vesicles and comorbidities in HIV infection; Exploring the drivers of metabolic disease risk and microbe-host crosstalk for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nina Julie Verket at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality of life assessment and screening tool development for endometriosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Fougner at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis On the genetic determinants of cancer phenotypes for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Einar August Høgestøl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis MRI and Other Biomarkers in Early MS for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. med. Anupam Chandra at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fatty acids and cardiovascular risk factors in a Norwegian general population. Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.pharm. Karin Drivenes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Factors affecting shared decision-making in mental health care. A cross-sectional explorative study in specialist mental health care and addiction services” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Raquel Bartolomé Casado at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Longevity of the adaptive immune cell compartment in the human small intestine” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Marion Malenge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Combination of anti-CD37 radioimmunotherapy with anti-CD20 immunotherapy and small molecule inhibitors to improve therapy of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Sebjørg Elizabeth Hesla Nordstrand at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical presentation of patients who developed narcolepsy type 1 after the influenza A (H1N1) epidemic and vaccination campaign in Norway - Health related quality of life, psychiatric symptoms and medical comorbidities” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Guri Hagberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Long term effect of stroke on survival, cognition and amyloid brain pathology - a seven-year follow-up study" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Viera Stubnova at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Heart-kidney interactions in outpatients with heart failure - reducing confounding by propensity score matching" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Gaia Calamera at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Molecular and functional compartmentation of cGMP in the heart.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Kenneth Larsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Early detection of autism spectrum disorder. Identification of symptoms associated with ASD in the second year of life in typical day-care centres in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Helge Toft at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cytokines and psychiatric symptoms in patients receiving inpatient treatment: The relationship between changes in immune activation and symptoms of mental distress. A 12-week follow-up study of patients with mental health disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).