Disputaser - Side 7

Master He-Ling Wang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pharmacological and behavioural interventions to slow down Alzheimer's disease: Focusing on mitochondrial quality control at molecular level” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Biomedicine Daniël Thomas Heimen Roelfs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Understanding patterns of mental health and their brain functional correlates through psychiatric genetics” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christina Bell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mapping Violence in Psychosis and Psychopathy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc, MD Cesar Luis Vera Quesada at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies on Human Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Yasir Gulzar Malik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The balance between survival benefit and reduced quality-of-life for oncological colorectal cancer treatment: Is there a need for tailoring the treatment?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition Siri Kaldenbach at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Energy drink consumption in Norwegian adolescents between 2015 and 2022” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Immunology Thea Parsberg Støle at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Understanding the molecular network downstream of syndecan-4 in the heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kjersti Benedicte Blom at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Viral infections in Norwegian kidney transplant recipients: Impact of COVID-19 and CMV” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jostein Gleditsch at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Short- and long-term consequences of acute pulmonary embolism: The role of imaging” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Mona Marie Guterud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of paramedics’ competence and standardized communication in suspected stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Molecular Biology Chiara Fantinato at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Implications of background and environmental DNA on activity level evaluation of DNA traces collected at the crime scene” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MBBS (MD), M.Sc. in Clinical Genetics Lokuliyanage Dona Samudita Senaratne at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic and molecular characterization of novel ciliopathies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Heidi Elisabeth Storebø Fjeldstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Predelivery circulating fetal microchimerism: Placental function and fetal-maternal crosstalk” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Thuy-Tien Maria Huynh at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Associations between biomarkers, late effects in head and neck cancer survivors and radiation dose distribution” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anine Nordstrøm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Injuries in junior and senior ice hockey: burden and potential risk factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master i klinisk sykepleie Camilla R. Tøvik Jørgensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Short- and long-term outcomes after distal deep vein thrombosis and superficial vein thrombosis in the lower extremities - findings from the TROLL registry” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Umair Majid at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Macrophage Dynamics in the Human Colon: Implications in Health and Cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tom Lian at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality Improvement in the Treatment of Hip Fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingrid Egeland Christensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Serious infections in patients with inflammatory joint diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics María Martín Agudo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Computational methods to interpret forensic DNA profiles from massively parallel sequencing data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Chemistry Bård André Bendiksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The structure-function relationship of the heart after adverse myocardial remodelling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ellen Molteberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Endocrine effects of modified Atkins diet in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Mee Kristine Aas-Eng at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Rectosigmoid endometriosis. Diagnostic tools – improving pre-operative information to women and the clinician” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics Maria Chernigovskaya at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Computational approaches for the analysis of adaptive immune receptor repertoires at the genomic and proteomic levels” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Christer Julseth Tønnesen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Minimally Invasive Procedures for Obesity - Studies of minimally invasive procedures for obesity treatment and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Ingjerd Skafle at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Social Media Shaping Perceptions of Autism: A Mixed Method Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Anne Marie Hagem at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A clinical Study of Corneal Collagen Cross-linking and its impact on corneal transplantation in Keratoconus” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Bjarte Tidemann Andersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The anatomy of the Middle Colic Artery and Inferior Mesenteric Artery with their branches in colorectal cancer surgery, clarified and illustrated with 3D CT reconstructions and 3D-printed physical models” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ingrid Torp Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sex-dependent adverse effects of antipsychotic treatment in severe mental disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Line Broch at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fatigue in multiple sclerosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Saira Mauland Mansoor at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in 65-year-old men in Oslo – outcomes and benefits” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Gurpreet Singh Banipal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessing right colon cancer patients with metastatic (D3) lymph nodes. Identifying the group benefiting from extended mesenterectomy and evaluation of radiological and pathological prognostic factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stian E. Svenøy at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hip Fracture: Complications and Consequences” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Helle Herrman at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Deep brain stimulation to the anterior thalamic nuclei in refractory epilepsy. A double-blinded, prospective, randomized study on effect and safety” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Gunnar Wik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A life to live” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Saraswati Dhungana at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Childhood trauma, quality of life and resilience in trauma-related disorders: a study of psychiatric outpatients in Nepal” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master in Advanced Clinical Nursing Kristin Alm-Kruse at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Using the Norwegian Cardiac Arrest Registry for studies of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Assessing data quality, treatment outcomes and healthcare use” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Biotechnology Kristin Hovden Aaen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Next-generation human albumin fusion proteins engineered for enhanced plasma half-life and therapeutic efficacy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Dennis Clement at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Molecular regulation of Natural Killer Cell function – role of Ca²⁺ signalling from the secretory lysosome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Criminology Øystein Bruun Ericson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Overdose prevention with take-home-naloxone: Exploring outcomes from a national harm reduction program” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Antonia Villagrán at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional / dissociative seizures: Epidemiological and clinical aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Elisabeth Margrete Stokke Lindland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Multiparametric brain MRI for diagnosis and outcome prediction in neuroborreliosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hans Christian August Bordado Henriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring treatment aspects of men with long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid use: A dual perspective on health service engagement and the safety and feasibility of endocrine therapy for anabolic-androgenic steroid induced hypogonadism” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Huynh Phoung Thao Nguyen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effects of antirheumatic treatment on complement activation and levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in patients with inflammatory arthritis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Usman Saeed at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Body Mass Index and Cancer Epidemiology: Unveiling the Links in Colon, Rectum, Pancreas, Liver, Bile Ducts and Gallbladder Malignancies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Carina Madelen Saunders at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diet and gut microbiome in early life a potential pathway for atopic disease development?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Loreta Skrebelyte-Strøm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prediction and detection of occult atrial fibrillation in patients after acute cryptogenic stroke and transient ischemick attack. The PROACTIA study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Joel Touma at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The potential role of HCMV infection in breast cancer initiation and progression” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Anne Trana Brager-Larsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Self-harm behaviour among adolescents in outpatient mental health services” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).