Disputaser - Side 10

MSc Peter Andreas Wold Eide at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Colorectal cancer subtypes and pharmacological sensitivities" for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Sarah Elisabet Josefsson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Role of immune checkpoint receptors in T cells from B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma tumors" for the degree of PhD

Cand.med. Cathrine Reimers at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The natural history of pelvic organ prolapse from mid pregnancy to one year postpartum: anatomic changes, symptoms and risk factors” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor.

Cand.philol. Ann-Mari Lofthus at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A study of Norwegian service users’ experiences with Assertive Community Treatment” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Sissel Hegdahl Oversand at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Short and long-term outcomes of the Manchester Procedure for Pelvic Organ Prolapse and the impact of major Levator Ani Muscle defects" for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Lise Kristin Bollum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "B-cell antigen receptor- and bone morphogenetic protein induced signaling in normal and malignant B cells" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Marius Lund-Iversen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Prognostic, diagnostic and predictive value of various proteins and mutations in lung carcinomas" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Gina Charlotte Hetland Brinkmann at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Disease course, radiographic joint damage and the Treat to Target principle in patients with early arthritis”for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Hadil Yousif Ali at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Palestinian Perineum Study. Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries in Palestine: education and training in detection and prevention" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Øyvind Haugen Lie at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Risk stratification and management of patients with right ventricular arrhythmias" for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand.med. Kristin Marie Kvakkestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Survival after acute myocardial infarction, with emphasis on elderly, women and patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Results from the Oslo University Hospital Ulleval Myocardial Infarction Registry for the degree of PhD.

MD Kaled Mikki Yousef Zimmo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Episiotomy practice in Palestine. Rates, indications and impact of an educational program in six hospitals" for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Negar Shahini at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Dysregulation of the complement system in cardiac disease - clinical and experimental studies for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Siri Opsahl Hetlevik at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term outcome and clinical manifestations in juvenile-onset mixed connective tissue disease” for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Matthijs Ferdinand Wouda at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis High intensity aerobic exercise in ambulatory persons with an incomplete spinal cord injury for the degree of PhD.

MD Mohammed W.Y. Zimmo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Exploring caesarean section in Palestine" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Harald Arne Bergan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Cardiac Effects of ECMO Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Beta1-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade During Hypothermia" for the degree of PhD.

MSc Tor Espen Stav-Noraas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Interleukin-33 and Notch signaling in antiviral defense and inflammation" for the degree of PhD.

MD Eva Z. Hoseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Aberrant TNF and Notch signaling pathways in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder" for the degree of PhD.

MSc Quirino Puzo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Suicide in Immigrant Population: Insights from Norwegian Population Registers" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Øygunn Aass Utheim at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Inflammatory dry eye disease and ocular surface disease – novel aspects to pathogenesis and treatment for the degree of PhD".

M.Sc. Helena Kames Kjeldgaard will be defending the thesis "Hyperemesis gravidarum and mental health: Exploring associations." for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Chinh Bkrong Thi Thuy Nguyen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis «Molecular biology of adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome:  studies on genetic markers and gene expression» for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Shadab Abadpour at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Strategies to prevent islet cell damage by targeting micro-environmental stress - Implication for clinical islet transplantation" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Jesper Brandstorp-Boesen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx with emphasis on the changes in demography, stage, treatment, recurrence and survival for the period 1983-2010" for the degree of PhD.

MSc Nils Oskar Gunnar Hansson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Development of computer software to characterise and simulate molecular biology processes used in forensic DNA profiling assays" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Cecilie Heramb at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Hereditary breast cancer in South-Eastern Norway. BRCA1/2- testing of breast cancer patients. Mutation spectrum and potential modifiers in Norwegian BRCA1/2 carriers for the degree of PhD.

MD. Bernhard Flatøy at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Evaluation of new implants in hip arthroplasty for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Susanna Elisabeth Hanvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Health benefits two years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and the effect of lifestyle intervention two to four years after surgery on weight regain and metabolic disturbances for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Trine Haug Popperud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Juvenile myasthenia gravis in Norway - Epidemiological, clinical, genetic and immunological studies for the degree of PhD.

MD. Vibeke Nordmo Ritschel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Markers of inflammation and haemostatis: Associations with myocardial injury, adverse remodelling, and future clinical events in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Anders Wensaas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Slipped capital femoral epiphysis for the degree of Dr.Philos.

Cand.med. Peder Aabel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring the Molecular Phenotype and Specificity of Cultured Human Tympanic Membrane Keratinocytes” for the degree of PhD.

MD Panagiota Mantaka at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemic and immunogenetic analysis for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Maia Blomhoff Holm ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Placental transfer of proteogenic amino acids and taurine in healthy term pregnancies: a human in vivo study.

Cand.med. Silje Bakken Jørgensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Extended-spectrum β-lactamases – aspects on human carriage and distribution in aquatic environments for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Martin Bogale Ystgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Innate immune response in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury" for the degree of PhD.

MD Siv Merete Myra ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Pregnant substance abusers and their therapists in compulsory and voluntary treatment. A qualitative study: Intergenerational learning, attachment processes and the wish for a normal life.

MSc Marta Natalia Baranowska-Hustad ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): APC-targeted DNA vaccines that induce broad immune responses and protect against influenza.

Master Fredrik Hetmann ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Thoracic surgery – from acute to chronic pain. A prospective longitudinal study

Master i verdibasert ledelse Kjersti Lønning ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden Philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): «Health related quality of life and expectations in older patients before and after kidney transplantation».

MD Markus Georg Naumann ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): «Timing, complications, and functional outcome of surgery for closed ankle fractures».

Cand.med. Regine Abrahamsen ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Occupational exposure, asthma and respiratory work disability. A general population study in Telemark

Cand.med. Ivar Hompland ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Toward a more individualised treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumour

MSc Wojciech Pietka ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Interleukin-33 in skin stress and inflammation.

Cand.med.  Simen Sellevold ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): «Photochemical Internalization (PCI) as a treatment modality for leiomyosarcoma. Predictive factors for treatment response».

Cand.med. Anja Wiedswang Horjen ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Atrial Fibrillation - Impact of rate and rhythm control and associations with biomarkers related to atrial fibrillation pathophysiology.

Cand.med. Trine Synnøve Fink Håland ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Systolic function, differential diagnosis and risk stratification

MD Marina Sokolova ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.): Pathogenic consequences of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in metabolic disturbances