Disputaser

MD Uyen Pham at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Stig Krüger at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Specific Notch signaling blockade in inflammation: Examples of in vivo applications for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ying Yao at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis High-throughput sequencing of gluten-specific T cells in celiac disease for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Berit Sletbakk Brusletto at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Quantitative cell responses in patients with meningococcal multiple organ failure or meningitis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Hjørdis Thorsteinsdottir at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Lipids, biomarkers and cardiorespiratory fitness after kidney transplantation in childhood – Experiences from the HENT study for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Alvilde Maria Ossum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Musculoskeletal manifestations in inflammatory  bowel disease and their association with health-related quality of life and fatigue. Results after 20 years of follow-up in the prospective and population-based IBSEN study for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ina Kreyberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The use of nicotine products and effects of snus in pregnancy for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of valuebased leadership Kjersti Wendt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Vascular Disease Management: Knowledge Development and the Politics of Organizational Adaptation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Thy Thy Vanem at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Marfan syndrome in adults – re-investigations in a Norwegian cohort after 10 years for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht Khan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Culture and Storage of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells for Regenerative Medicine Purposes and the Use of Sericin to Improve Graft Quality for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Asborg Sine Aanstad Bjertnæs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Epidemiology of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Oppland county for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Marta Gómez Muñoz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Global responses to genotoxic stress and culture supplements in Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Pengfei Lu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiomyocyte Communication for Heart Applications for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Alexandra Hott at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Patellofemoral pain. Treatment, outcome measures and prognostic factors for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med Kirsti Aas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Prostate Cancer without Distant Metastases Treatment and Mortality in Norway 2001-2016 for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Adriani Kanellopoulos at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Late effects and health-related quality of life in very long-term survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma - A cross-sectional study for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor

Cand.med. Øyvind Senstad Andersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Left ventricular diastolic function and filling pressure: Mechanistic insights and pressure estimation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Einar Stensvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Paediatric and adolescent medulloblastoma and CNS-PNET in Norway 1974 – 2013: Survival, regional differences, and late effects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psych. Emilie Isager Howe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Return to work after traumatic brain injury: A randomised controlled trial, long-term employment probability and predictors of employment status for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erik Prestgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Long-term risk factors for stroke in healthy men for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Marius Dalby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Reflections from a randomized clinical trial of late in-the-bag intraocular lens dislocation surgery: Long-term clinical outcomes and a health economic evaluation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ayodeji Awoyemi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Microbial translocation and cardiovascular disease states. Emphasis on chronic heart failure, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Beate Benestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiometabolic risk, health related quality of life, and effect of treatment in children and adolescents with severe obesity for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Bart Maria Gilbert Baekelandt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Survival and patient reported outcome in surgically managed pancreatic and periampullary tumours” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Wold Bjerring at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The early development of the Athlete's heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jan Egil Brattgjerd at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Biomechanics of locking plates in femoral neck fixation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kirsten Brunsvig Jarvis at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Common Genetic Variation and Thromboembolism in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kiran Aftab Gul at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Newborn T-cell receptor excision circles as a measure of T-cell lymphopenia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole-Christian Laahne Brun at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Post-operative findings and patient-reported outcomes in total hip arthroplasty following the introduction of the minimally invasive direct anterior approach for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.psychol. Jannicke Fjæra Laskemoen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sleep disturbances in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mette Kongstorp at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term effects of prenatal exposure to methadone or buprenorphine on cognitive functioning. Animal studies of behavior, pharmacokinetics, neonatal outcomes, and neurobiological effects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Demo Yemane Tesfaye at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “cDC1 targeted vaccines for enhanced Th1 associated immune responses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erlend Skaga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Drug sensitivity and resistance testing of brain tumor stem cells for individualized functional precision medicine for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.med. Anders Johan Haugen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiovascular outcomes in living kidney donors for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ingrid Hartveit Svendsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Basic self-disturbances in first treated psychosis – A seven-year follow-up study. An exploration of stability, impact on recovery and sense of coherence” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Christoffer Aam Ingvaldsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Donor-site morbidity after DIEAP flap breast reconstruction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ane-Victoria Idland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Alzheimer's disease-associated biomarkers in delirium and cognitively normal older adults for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Stian Bahr Sandmo at Instiute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Repetitive head impacts in football – quantifying exposure and assessing outcomes for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Daniëla Maria Hinke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Heterodimeric APC-targeted DNA vaccines against influenza” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Karolina Cyll at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Tumor heterogeneity and the combined prognostic value of DNA ploidy and PTEN status in prostate cancer for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.med. Syed Mohammad Husain Rizvi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Long-term dermatological complications after organ transplantation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Davit L. Aghayan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Laparoscopic parenchyma-sparing surgery in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master in Nursing Science Monica Strand at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The role of Internet-based interventions for  recovery-oriented mental health care. Experiences of use from the perspectives of service users and health providers for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Surya Prakash Rai at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment and modulation of spatial memory in APPPS1-21 mouse model using Morris water maze” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).