Disputaser

MSc Tine Norman Alver at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Investigating the role of Microphthalmia-Associated transcription Factor M in melanoma development and drug resistance for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Arstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Use of somatic mitochondrial mutations as biomarkers in human cancer for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae). 

MSc Elisabeth Øya at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Characterization and pro-inflammatory potential of indoor mold particles. An in vitro study in lung cell models” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Jonas Skogestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A search for novel treatments against ventricular arrhythmias” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Jon Brynildsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biomarkers for risk prediction in cardiac surgical patients” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Gry Dahle at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Introduction of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) - Clinical, patient experience, economical and occupational hazard issues” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Endre Søreide at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “On Aspects of Intra-Articular Ligament Reconstruction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marianne Müller Indrebø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fluid accumulation and transcapillary fluid balance in children with congenital heart defect. Evaluation of colloid osmotic pressures assessed by the wick method.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Johan Edvard Steineger at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Intranasal bevacizumab in treating hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia associated epistaxis. Long-term effectiveness and a novel correlation of Pentraxin 3 with epistaxis severity” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ida Lindeman at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Transcriptional profiling and clonal inference of B-lineage cells in autoimmune diseases - One cell at a time” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Maren Cecilie Strand at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Methadone and buprenorphine effects on driving abilities” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kjartan Moe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular Risk markers after Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. William Arne Ottestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis HMGB1 and IL-33 kinetics in trauma and hemorrhagic shock. A prospective study in trauma patients for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Dcotor).

Cand.med Brede Alexander Havneraas Kvisvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular risk stratification in the general population and patients with coronary artery disease – Clinical studies on novel biochemical and echocardiographic markers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master in Clinical Nursing Science Stein Ove Danielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Optimising patient discharge and follow-up after surgical aortic valve replacement to reduce readmissions and improve patient-reported outcomes for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.med Rune Alexander Høglund at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “B cells in Multiple Sclerosis - on idiotopes and antigen presentation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Mona Svanteson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of coronary artery disease using coronary CT angiography in high risk patient cohorts” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Remission in early rheumatoid arthritis - Predictors, definitions and treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Ane Løvli Stav at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cerebrospinal fluid and imaging biomarkers of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Anette Christensen Lie-Jensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ALIX in cell division in vivo for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ingvild Kristine Blom-Høgestøl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Bone health and quality in subjects with morbid obesity - impact of type 2 diabetes and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kjell Arild Danielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The role of bacterial biofilms in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Anna Bujko at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The mononuclear phagocyte system in the human small intestine in homeostasis and celiac disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Marius Molund at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Isolated gastrocnemius tightness in foot pathology - diagnostics, treatment and outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Tuva Høst Brunsell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Heterogeneity of prognostic biomarkers in colorectal liver metastases for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Jens Marius Næsgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The introduction and implementation of right colectomy with extended D3 mesenterectomy anterior and posterior to the mesenteric vessels” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Siri Kristine Lynne Rydning at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Novel causes and refined phenotypes of hereditary spastic paraparesis. Studies of subgroups of hereditary spinocerebellar disorders in a Norwegian cohort for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.Psychol Trond Nordheim at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Parents of VLBW Infants: Hope, Stress, Quality of Life and Experiences related to their Infants Participation in a Clinical Nutritional Trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sigrid Børte at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Genetic and environmental causes of migraine. The HUNT Study for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Dina Grinde at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cytokines, apoptosis and complement in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Arne Olav Melleby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac remodeling responses to increased afterload: Roles and regulation of cell surface proteoglycans and integrins” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Bjørn Helge Østerås at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Automatic volumetric breast density in mammography screening using digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tove Tveitan Borgen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Trabecular bone score and vertebral fracture assessment in patients with fragility fractures for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Heiervang Tennøe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiac Risk Profiling in Systemic Sclerosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kim Vidar Ånonsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis CYSTIC PANCREATIC LESIONS. An observational study of patient selection and outcome after surgery for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Hakan Köksal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel designs and approaches in CAR T cells” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Charlotte Gibbs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prevalence of congenital long QT syndrome and acquired QT prolongation in a hospital cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Geir Aasmund Hjorthaug at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effects of inhibition of bone resorption and cyclooxygenase on bone and tendon-to-bone healing - Experimental studies of fracture and tendon-to-bone healing in the rat” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lara Hvidsten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality of life in young-onset dementia - the untimely diagnosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mazdak Tavoly at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Persistent dyspnea, exercise limitation and impaired health-related quality of life in patients surviving pulmonary embolism for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Christina Johnson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Introducing context to complement ex vivo studies – optimized experimental models to investigate complement activation and effector functions in whole blood and plasma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cathrin Lytomt Salvador at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Estimation and measurement of glomerular filtration rate in children” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Christine Holm Moseid at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Injury and illness in youth elite athletes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Ibrahim Akkouh at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Transcriptional Modeling of Severe Mental Illnesses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sabrina Bech Mathiesen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring intracellular connections of syndecan-2 and -4 in the heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Leif Bjarte Rolfsjord at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality of life, stress and acute bronchiolitis in infancy and early development of atopic disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Pinelopi Kroustallaki at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functions of SMUG1 and NEIL3 in telomere homeostasis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jørgen Smeby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Molecular subtype-dependent impact of driver mutations in colorectal cancer for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Karine Flem Karlsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Investigating therapeutic candidates and the use of preclinical models to predict treatment response in melanoma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).