Disputaser - Side 11

Cand. Med. Guro Falk Eriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Age-related considerations when providing radiotherapy to older patients with cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Lise Beier Havdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Appropriate level of care for children with viral lower respiratory tract infection” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingebjørg Irgens at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Videoconferencing for Follow-Up of Pressure Injury. Period Prevalence, Risks, Treatment and Financial Consequences” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Lars Kristian Lunden at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnostic challenges and possible mechanisms of paroxysmal pain in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Eirik Høye at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Computational approaches in colorectal cancer metastasis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Inger Johanne Zwicky Eide at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel EGFR-directed therapy – a clinical study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. med. Ingvild Billehaug Norum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical utility of advanced echocardiographic methods in a general hospital” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Johannes Jakob Clemens Godt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Radiation dose reduction strategies in thoracoabdominal CT of trauma patients - consequences for image quality” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Heidi Øyen Flemmen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Socioeconomic factors in multiple sclerosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Marie Indahl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The role of epigenetic reprogramming in the acquisition of developmental competence in oocytes and early embryos” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Birgitte Mitlid-Mork at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Term and late-term pregnancies: Placental biomarkers and histo-morphological characteristics” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Mari Bogaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “On the hunt for improved biomarkers in primary prostate cancer – combining morphological features and molecular changes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Monica Chahal-Kummen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Patient reported abdominal pain, symptoms and quality of life after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jenny Maria Nordfalk at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical communication. Defining, assessing, and improving the sharing of complex treatment information with multiple sclerosis patients” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ane Marie Anderson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Broad protection against influenza by DNA vaccines that target mixtures of diverse hemagglutinins to APCs” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Seyed Hossein Moosavi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical implications of transcriptomic and pharmacological tumor heterogeneity of metastatic colorectal cancers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristin Grotle Nore at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Eicosanoid system – effects on pathogenesis and potential as targets for Host Directed Therapy in Tuberculosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. med. Alexander Nilsskog Fraser at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in the operative treatment of displaced proximal humeral fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Eivind Westrum Aabel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prediction of arrhythmic risk in patients with mitral annular disjunction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kristian Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnostic and prognostic assessment in patients with acute heart failure and acute dyspnea” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Richard John Massey at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac dysfunction in young survivors of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Pawel Wilkosz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The impact of unilateral oophorectomy on follicle dynamics, reproductive ageing, and infertility treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Sigurd Berger at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Aspects of health-related quality of life and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with vascular malformations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Christina Tanem Møller at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Treatment and survival of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A nationwide register-based approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mohammad Albatat at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimal Pacing Sites in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Janna Berg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pulmonary function and serum biomarkers in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, radiation pneumonitis and chronic obstructive lung disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Amna Farooq at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Integrative data analysis of human genome and epigenome to improve understanding of multifactorial disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jostein Nordeng at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies on selected mediators in coronary thrombi from patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. med. Peter Selmer Rønningen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Left Atrial Volumes in the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study - Relation to antecedent blood pressure and prediction of incident atrial fibrillation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Nora Cecilie Maria Botten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators Resolvin D1, Resolvin D2 and Resolvin E1 in the Maintenance of Ocular Surface Homeostasis and in Prevention of Ocular Surface Inflammatory Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristina Malene Ødegaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Heart Failure in Norway: Incidence, prevalence, and compliance to pharmacotherapy: Insights from Norwegian nationwide health registries” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Alisa Elinsdatter Dewan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Investigating adaptive immune reactions relevant to celiac disease in animal models” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Psychol. Silje Andreassen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cognitive function in patients with neuroborreliosis – a prospective follow-up from the acute phase to 12 months post treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Tonya Moen Hansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Using the Time Trade-Off to Estimate Health State Values: The Influence of Respondent Characteristics and Sample Size” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Gunn Marit Traaen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sleep apnea in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Prevalence and effect of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Nikias Ioannis Siafarikas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Depression and neuropsychiatric symptoms in elderly with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: frequencies, mechanisms and association with neurodegeneration” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. med. Kim Magnus Advocaat Sandberg Endre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atopic dermatitis in infancy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Unn Beate Salberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biopsy- and imaging-based biomarkers in prostate cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.pharm. Yvonne Elisabeth Lao at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Antidote preparedness and toxic alcohol poisoning; cause, diagnosis and management” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sissel Irene Nygaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Autonomic cardiovascular control after heart transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Łukasz Adam Wyrożemski at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Transcriptomic and functional investigations of glutenreactive CD4+ T cells” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mani Sadredini at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The role of CaMKII in RyR2-dependent CPVT” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marit Engeseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical implications of post-thrombotic syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Egidijus Pelanis at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of treatment and visualization methods for minimally invasive liver surgery” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Cassia Bree Trewin-Nybråten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Changing socioeconomic patterns of breast cancer incidence, mortality and survival in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Joana Reis at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Breast MRI in the preoperative assesment of patients with locally advanced breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy: diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.S., M.A. Charles Ethan Paccione at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Vagus Nerve: Bridging Mind, Body & Heart in the Treatment of Chronic Pain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Georgios Vlachos at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The syndrome of hidden impairments and return to work after mild cerebral stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Geir Klepaker at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Influence of asthma and body mass index on respiratory symptoms, lung function, and work ability: A general population study in Telemark” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).