Disputaser - Side 2

Cand.med. Ida Maria Mynarek at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring the role of enteroviruses in type 1 diabetes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Thea Melsen Sudmann at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Study of the European Visual Field Standards for Driving: Cross-Country Practices, Spectacle Frame Effects, and Correlation with Driving Ability” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Åsa Schawlann Ølnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic variants in HDL cholesterol extremes: Functional characterization, population-based screening, and clinical interpretation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Anne Marte Gudmundstuen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Patient-reported outcomes and nutritional status among adult recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Albulena Mecinaj Lilleaasen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prevention and Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tor-Morten Kvam at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Clinical Trial of MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder and Survey of Psychedelic Use” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Stephen James Ryan at Institut of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Reperfusion and Recognition: Visual Dysfunction in Acute Cerebrovascular Events” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Anna Julie Kjøl Høyvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Determinants of efficacy and treatment optimization for the PSMA-targeting radioligand [ 212Pb]Pb-AB001 in preclinical prostate cancer models” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Muhammad Ali at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “T-cell Receptor-based Immunotherapy for Lymphoblastic Malignancies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Røkkum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Short- and long-term outcome in patients with congenital gastrointestinal anomalies: Paving the way for Enhanced Recovery Protocols in neonatal surgery” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Håkon Sveinall at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Feasibility of a Randomised Controlled Trial on Common Treatments for Tennis Elbow: Evaluating Core Outcome Measures and Exploring the Role of Patient Expectations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Maria Stadheim Eggebø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “TCR-T cell therapy targeting shared mutations in solid tumors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Truls Vikin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Occurrence and Seizure Outcomes in Childhood- and Youth-Onset Epilepsy: A Population-Based Study Applying Contemporary Classification Framework” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Birgitte Kordt Sundet at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Placental function and dysfunction - Crosstalk with pregnancy outcomes, neutrophil extracellular traps and fetal sex” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Daniel Alfredo Palacios Orellana at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Deciphering NK cell migration: Chemokine receptor profiling and regulation of NK cell migration and function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Håvard Ravnestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Prognostic factors and survival” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Farid Juya at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Extended-release naltrexone in individuals with opioid use disorder: pain intensity, genetic variation, and treatment outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sigve Karlsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnostic and therapeutic stratification of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kristine Stø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microbiota in Ischemic Stroke - MIST” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Lene Brattsti Dypås at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “MicroRNAs as biomarkers of ADHD: Can microRNA profiles at birth predict neurodevelopmental disorders?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Eleni Skourti at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Tumor adaptive responses in chemoresistant breast cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Randi Breivik Øvstebø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Countertransference in the treatment of patients with personality disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Alexander Anisimov at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimizing transcriptional regulation and cellular homeostasis to slow brain and organismal ageing” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kristin Andersen Bakke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Interactions between neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and somatic conditions The importance of using complementary perspectives to diagnose, understand and provide health care to individuals with NDDs and comorbid somatic conditions Examples from ADHD in diabetes, and epilepsy and inadequate sleep in Angelman syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Victoria Becker at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac function in Atlantic salmon: Impacts of cardiac morphology and piscine myocarditis virus” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tøri Vigeland Lerum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its pulmonary aftermath” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kjersti Lia at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma – insights from a national population-based cohort study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marte Meyer Walle-Hansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Blood pressure and Brain Health in the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Omer Ali at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Development of Computational Tools for Understanding Genome Regulation Through Multi-Omics Data Integration” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Krister Vikedal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “DNA Supercompaction: A Novel Orchestrated Response to Severe DNA Damage in Bacteria” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jakob Vangen Nordbø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Physical activity after total hip arthroplasty” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sigrid Cecilie Tinglum Skøyeneie at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hospital at Home following Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. A qualitative study of patients’ and family caregivers’ experiences of an innovative health care model within the specialist health care service in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nina Faksvåg Caspersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring Lung Health in Metabolic Disease - the Impact of Obesity on Lung Function, Respiratory Symptoms and Diagnostic Precision in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stine Rognstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Application of serum drug measurement for antihypertensive drugs in patients with uncontrolled hypertension – method development and pharmacokinetic variability” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).The defence will be conducted in Norwegian.

Master José Gerardo Belém Teles Roque dos Reis at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Identifying microenvironmental factors required for tumour growth” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingrid Marie Hardang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Iron deficiency biomarkers and hepcidin isoforms in COPD” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Thuy Mi Tran Nguyen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-Term Outcomes and Temporal Trends In Primary Prevention ICD Selection in Non-Ischemic Dilated and Ischemic Cardiomyopathy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Mary Joanne Vollmer-Sandholm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Safeguarding Vulnerable Children: Understanding Risk Factors and Healthcare Providers' Management and Reporting of Child Maltreatment in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nora Berz Slapø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Relationship Between Function and Structure in the Visual and Auditory Cortices in Psychotic Disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Jovana Bisevac at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The limbal stem- and lens epithelial cell involvement in anterior segment diseases and treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Svend Vinje at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy - A study on scoliosis development, disease progression, surgical treatment outcomes and health-related quality of life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristin Elisabeth Wickstrøm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Supervised and unsupervised modeling on routine clinical and laboratory variables for diagnosis, prognosis and subgrouping of infectious diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Marianne Teigen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional characterization of missense ABCA1 variants and other monogenic causes of abnormal HDL-cholesterol levels” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mats Kirkeby Fjeld at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring the relationships between physical activity measures and pain outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Louise Frøstrup Follin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Narcolepsy after H1N1 vaccination: A data-driven approach for understanding electrophysiological signals and disease risk in vaccinated individuals” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Psychology Monica Christine Haune at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Call to Care: An Evaluation of a Multi-Disciplinary Health Assessment for Children in Out-of-Home Care, Exploring Needs, Service Utilization and Experiences” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tine Simensen Oldereid at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microbial exposures during early life - Modulatory effects on immune system development and long-term impact on biliary inflammation in mice” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Theo Leon Winther at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Determination of proliferative activity in human meningiomas- relevant for diagnosis and treatment?” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

MSc Mats Tveter at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Developing reliable AI tools for advanced EEG analysis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).