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Cand.Psychol Trond Nordheim at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Parents of VLBW Infants: Hope, Stress, Quality of Life and Experiences related to their Infants Participation in a Clinical Nutritional Trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sigrid Børte at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Genetic and environmental causes of migraine. The HUNT Study for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Dina Grinde at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cytokines, apoptosis and complement in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Arne Olav Melleby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac remodeling responses to increased afterload: Roles and regulation of cell surface proteoglycans and integrins” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Bjørn Helge Østerås at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Automatic volumetric breast density in mammography screening using digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tove Tveitan Borgen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Trabecular bone score and vertebral fracture assessment in patients with fragility fractures for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Heiervang Tennøe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiac Risk Profiling in Systemic Sclerosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kim Vidar Ånonsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis CYSTIC PANCREATIC LESIONS. An observational study of patient selection and outcome after surgery for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Hakan Köksal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel designs and approaches in CAR T cells” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Charlotte Gibbs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prevalence of congenital long QT syndrome and acquired QT prolongation in a hospital cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Geir Aasmund Hjorthaug at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effects of inhibition of bone resorption and cyclooxygenase on bone and tendon-to-bone healing - Experimental studies of fracture and tendon-to-bone healing in the rat” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lara Hvidsten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality of life in young-onset dementia - the untimely diagnosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mazdak Tavoly at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Persistent dyspnea, exercise limitation and impaired health-related quality of life in patients surviving pulmonary embolism for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Christina Johnson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Introducing context to complement ex vivo studies – optimized experimental models to investigate complement activation and effector functions in whole blood and plasma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cathrin Lytomt Salvador at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Estimation and measurement of glomerular filtration rate in children” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Christine Holm Moseid at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Injury and illness in youth elite athletes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Ibrahim Akkouh at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Transcriptional Modeling of Severe Mental Illnesses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sabrina Bech Mathiesen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring intracellular connections of syndecan-2 and -4 in the heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Leif Bjarte Rolfsjord at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality of life, stress and acute bronchiolitis in infancy and early development of atopic disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Pinelopi Kroustallaki at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functions of SMUG1 and NEIL3 in telomere homeostasis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jørgen Smeby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Molecular subtype-dependent impact of driver mutations in colorectal cancer for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Karine Flem Karlsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Investigating therapeutic candidates and the use of preclinical models to predict treatment response in melanoma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lars Andreas Dejgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Cardiac diseases with risk of severe ventricular arrhythmias; risk stratification and impact of exercise" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Jonas Skogestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A search for novel treatments against ventricular arrhythmias” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Maria Krystina Parker at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Medication appropriateness, complexity and adherence in older adults with chronic kidney disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sigurd Aarrestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Monitoring long-term nocturnal non-invasive ventilation for chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure: What are the basic tools?" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Naiyereh Mohammadzadeh at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Roles of the proteoglycans lumican and fibromodulin in cardiac remodeling following pressure overload” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Berit Mortensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Making Midwifery Matter -The introduction of a Midwife-led Continuity Model of care in occupied Palestine” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.scient. Tine Mejlbo Sundfør at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Diets for weight loss and cardiovascular health in obesity" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cecilie Piene Schrøder at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Treatment of Type II SLAP lesions of the shoulder” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Rasmus Dehli Thorkildsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Uncemented Metal-on-metal Arthroplasty for Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Guri Ranum Ekås at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pediatric anterior cruciate ligament injuries: Management, treatment rationale and long-term outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingrid Bugge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Physically Injured Survivors of Terror: Posttraumatic stress reactions, somatic complaints, and experiences with early psychosocial hospital care after the 2011 Utøya attack” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Anette Huuse Farmen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pregnancy in women with epilepsy: Birth rates, intrauterine growth, obstetric complications and pharmacokinetics” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Åsmund Treu Røe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Heart failure beyond global systolic dysfunction – active, passive and regional mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MNSc Anita Tollisen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Patient-reported outcomes and medication satisfaction in adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae doctor).

MD Zafer Tandogdu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Healthcare Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Urology Departments. Pathogens, Resistance and Appropriate Empiric Antibiotic Choices From a Global Point Prevalence Registration to Modelling based on a Bayesian Approach" for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

Cand.med. Maria Hollund Mehlum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Systolic blood pressure variability and risk of cardiovascular events and death in hypertensive patients treated with angiotensin receptor blockers or calcium channel blockers"  for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med.vet. Helga Bergholtz at Institute of Clinical medicine will be defending the thesis "Deciphering molecular heterogeneity and relevance of subtypes in breast cancer progression" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.med. Marit Lippestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The role of the omega-3 fatty acid biosynthetic products resolvin D1 and resolvin E1 in maintenance of ocular surface health” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Ulrik Carling at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Image guided treatment of liver tumors – experimental MRgHIFU ablation and drug eluting embolic transarterial chemoembolization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mari Wold Henriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Rett syndrome: Clinical and genetic aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Marton Skog Steinberger König at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “High-grade malignancies of the skull base and craniofacial region” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Peder Rustøen Braadland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Targeting therapy resistance in advanced prostate cancer" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Dag Kristen Solberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Lipid profiles and antioxidants in schizophrenia - association with clinical characteristics and disease phase” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Jennifer Muderedzi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Vulnerable groups and structural violence; case of the Tonga people of Binga in Zimbabwe: Coping of families with disabled children” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tuyet Anh Pham at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A study on the cytoprotective actions of CCN2 and the role of CCN2 in angiotensin 2-induced myocardial hypertrophy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erlend Christoffer Sommer Landsend at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Congenital Aniridia: Exploring Visual Disabling Manifestations in the Ocular Surface and Ocular Fundus through Clinical and Translational Approaches” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Andreas Romaine at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Proteoglycans and integrins as keyregulators of cardiac remodelling in response to increased left ventricular afterload” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).