Disputaser - Side 6

MSc Saurabh Srinivasan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Polygenic Enrichment Approach to Human Evolution in Schizophrenia and Cognitive Function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Alemayehu Godana Birhanu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Unveiling phenotypic differences among the genetically conserved Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Characterization of proteomes and post-translational modifications” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristian Engeseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-Term Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and CVD Related Mortality in Healthy Middle-Aged Norwegian Men” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Anide Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biallelic Variants in MBOAT7 and TRAPPC6B as Novel Genetic Causes for Intellectual Disability with Epilepsy, Microcephaly and Autistic Features” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hilde Elisabeth Lang Orrem at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Innate immunity in acute coronary syndromes. Focus on complement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.san. Anne Kathrine Langerud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pain, Symptoms and Health Related Quality of Life in Intensive Care Survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trude Seselie Jahr Vedal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The side effect burden of antipsychotic drugs - A naturalistic study with focus on metabolic disturbance” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hilde Margrethe Norum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Soluble Notch Ligands in Heart Failure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Meeta Pathak at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Ex vivo culture of limbal cells for the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tonje Reier-Nilsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “High-dose oral immunotherapy in children with anaphylaxis to peanut” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Trygve Thorsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Liver Transplant in Adults Beyond Established Donor- and Recipient Criteria” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Stær-Jensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “New clinical perspectives in post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nathalia Zak at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A longitudinal investigation of cortical plasticity and structure in bipolar disorder type II” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Zoltan Barth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microvascular Remodelling and Autonomic Dysregulation in Juvenile Dermatomyositis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.san. Kari Peersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity and risk factor control after coronary events: Methodological and clinical aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nina Ommundsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Geriatric assessment with intervention and postoperative complications in frail older patients with colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eirik Aunan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving surgical techniques and functional outcome in total knee arthroplasty” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

MD Hendrik Frølich Stange Fuglesang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional Outcome after Conservative and Operative Treatement of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jon Magnus Haga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Post-disaster healthcare for parents - a longitudinal study of the mothers and fathers of the Utøya survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Gaute Reier Jenssen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children in Norway – a study on epidemiology, surveillance, clinical aspects and outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Arash Ahmadi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Single-molecule investigation of DNA scanning by DNA base repair proteins” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole Jørgen Grøtta at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Endovascular approaches in the prevention and treatment of chronic deep vein obstruction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Harald Grut at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Imaging Related To Transplantation For Colorectal Liver Metastases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Artem Fayzullin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Study of Glioblastoma’s Invasion and Hypoxic Tolerance at Anatomical, Cellular and Transcriptional Levels with a Focus on Real-time Single Cell Observations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Amjad Iqbal Hussain at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Decision-making in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis referred for evaluation of aortic valve replacement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Katrine Bjune at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor expression by AKT signaling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Brynjar Mauseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Oncolytic compounds as a novel therapeutic principle in experimental tumor models” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. William Ward Siljan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Immunodeficiencies, immune responses and biomarkers in community-acquired pneumonia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Irene Mari Røen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pathways through care - organizational-, staff- and patient characteristics, person centred care, and its association with quality of life in Norwegian nursing homes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anne Bethke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microvascular perfusion in STEMI patients in infarcted and remote myocardium: Angiographic and CMR findings” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trygve Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology and screening at 65 years – Design and cross-sectional analysis of the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Aina Ulvmoen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Characterization of NK cells in Pediatric Acute Leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Belén Provenzano-Castro at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Knowledge and attitude towards sexual and reproductive health and rights. A study of first- and final-year healthcare students of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ingvild Synnøve Matre Gabrielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of the role of the thymic transcriptome in genetic predisposition to autoimmune diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Marianne Ullestad Huun at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Omega-3 treatment in hypoxicischemic brain injury An experimental study in newborn piglets” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christiane Skåre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality improvement in neonatal resuscitation – an educational approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Riddervold Kahrs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Celiac disease in two Norwegian prospective birth cohorts: infections and growth in early life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Catha edulis and chronic liver disease in eastern Ethiopia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Auråen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Donor Factors and Recipient Selection in Lung Transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Bendik Christian Brinchmann at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Organic compounds, potential key players in vascular effects of diesel exhaust particles. An in vitro mechanistic study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Maria Pedersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Chronic “Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Following acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adolescents” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Justin Arlen Maarten Joséphus van Leeuwen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of Patient-Specific Positioning Guides in Knee Arthroplasty” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Gunn-Helen Øiseth Moen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic and environmental etiology of glucose metabolism and cardiometabolic traits during pregnancy and in later life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies of the structure-activity relationships, signaling properties and functions of Connective Tissue Growth Factor” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ida Storhaug Frøysnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel therapeutic approaches in peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Cecilie Hasselø Thaulow at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Metabolites of heroin in post-mortem samples: The pharmacokinetic interaction with ethanol and measurements in several different matrices" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Nora Johansen at Institute of clinical medicine will be defending the thesis “Late effects in women after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy to prevent hereditary ovarian cancer: Cardiovascular risk, sexual functioning, and use of hormone replacement therapy” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand.med. Liv Hesstvedt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Aspects of candidemia in Norway and in the Nordic countries: A contribution to the understanding of epidemiology, clinical aspects and outcome in patients with candidemia" for the degree of PhD

Cand.med. Grunde Wibetoe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular disease risk in inflammatory joint disease: Conventional disease risk factors across inflammatory joint diseases and performance of risk age models in rheumatoid arthritis” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).