Disputaser - Side 4

Cand.med. Turid Apelland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes. Arrhythmia monitoring, symptoms and quality of life, and safety of exercise” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Research in Science Francesca Eve Lockwood at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Translational heart failure models; novel mechanistic insight and therapeutic approaches” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Emilie Meyer Bull at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Advancing Care for Non-Verbal Patients: Heart Rate Monitoring and Biomarkers in Acute Pain Detection and Management within Severe Developmental Disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Torgeir Mo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “MRI-based modelling of tissue function in breast cancer: Measuring, modelling, and evaluating tissue dynamics and morphology in patients undergoing anti-vascular treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristin Tveitan Larsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prehospital blood pressure in acute spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage Clinical and radiological outcomes and impact of antithrombotic treatment and white matter lesions” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Matilde Risopatron Berg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Obstetric anal sphincter injury – follow-up and effect of sphincteroplasty” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hilde Karlsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “New insights in cardiac arrest management aimed to improve cardiac and cerebral perfusion during and after resuscitation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Anne Rydland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Extracellular vesicles and their protein cargo in early rheumatoid arthritis and response to methotrexate treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Myrstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hearing impairment and smoking as risk factors for reduced cognitive performance and dementia. Estimates based on population data and registry linkage” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Andrei Slabodkin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studying adaptive immune receptor repertoires through generative modeling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Martin Rygh Braathen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Propofol Concentrations in Patients with Obesity During General Anaesthesia and Surgery — Aspects of Pharmacokinetic Modelling and Online Drug Measurements” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mette Dokken at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome in Paediatric Intensive Care Units: Implementation of an algorithm for tapering analgosedation. A quantitative and qualitative investigation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Dulasi Arunthavarajah at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effect of C-type natriuretic peptide in normal and failing heart and its contribution to treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kari Lenita Falck Moore at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Changes in treatment and survival in multiple myeloma: population-based real-world evidence in the Nordic and Baltic countries” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Aina Karen Anthi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Human albumin with improved FcRn binding as a carrier for therapeutics and subunit vaccines” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Martin Øverlien Myhre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Service Utilisation and Clinical Characteristics of People with Substance Use Disorders Who Died by Suicide. A National Consecutive Case Series” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Insaf Zerouga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Ph.D. thesis from the IBSEN III study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.philol. Lise Baklund at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Basic self-disturbance in adolescents at risk of psychosis: characteristics, course and context. A mixed method and experience sampling method (ESM) investigation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Tove Elizabeth Francés Hunt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Patients with atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea: Impact of continuous airway pressure treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Dag Ferner Netteland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optic Nerve Sheath Parameters in the Noninvasive Assessment of Intracranial Pressure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Lucie Pejšková at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chicken Health: Preventing wooden breast by identifying and editing regulators of severe chicken myopathy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henriette Røed-Undlien at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Apixaban in acute aortic surgery: quantification, surgical challenges and removal strategies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trine Lauritzen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “New pathophysiological knowledge and diagnostic biomarkers for atorvastatin-dependent muscle side effects in patients with coronary heart disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hilde Marie Bergum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term effects of multiple lifestyle intervention in subjects with elevated cardiovascular risk” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.polit. Eirik Gulseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Expanded health-related quality of life in 16-year-old boys following childhood hypospadias surgery” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Quý Khang Lê at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Integrative system immunology approaches to characterize immunoglobulin repertoires in health and disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Stacey Haukeland-Parker at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Physical functioning and rehabilitation after pulmonary embolism” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anne Viktoria Lyngstadaas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Annexin A1, Its N-terminal Peptides, and Maresin 1 as Pro resolving Mediators in Preservation of Ocular Surface Health” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kaare Sourin Midtgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Operative treatment of isolated, displaced olecranon fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kjersti Øvrum Skipar at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Multimodal imaging in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer: A tool for improved patient risk assessment and prediction of response to hypoxia targeted therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hanne Kristin Jahr Blakstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Glioblastoma – treatment, outcome, and prognostic factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Margrethe Flesvig Holt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Screening and biomarkers in cardiac amyloidosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Karen Eline Stensby Bains at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The effect of maternal use of snus in pregnancy on infant lung function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Elisabeth Gjefsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chronic low back pain; Modic changes and inflammation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Elin Hjorth-Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of the Heart Observation app – A mixed method study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Håkon Høydal Nestvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term prescription opioid use: Associated risk factors and outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Konstantin Hrisimirov Kostov at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Tailoring Vagus Nerve Stimulation: The Role of Patient Selection and Parameter Optimization in a Long-Term Nationwide Norwegian Cohort Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Christin Julia Meltzer-Gunnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Trends in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in Norway: Epidemiological shifts, HPV association, and survivorship challenges” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). Note that this defence takes place at UiO Campus South.

MSc Herman Krogstad Netskar at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Single-Cell Mapping of Natural Killer Cell Diversity Informing Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Phoi Phoi Diep at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Outcome and cost-utility of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Norwegian children, adolescents, and young adults 1974–2009” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Martin Alavi Treider at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Congenital Duodenal Obstruction Trends in treatment and patient-reported outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Vegard Testad Svendsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Psychiatric disorders, recidivism, and mortality among women with a history of incarceration in Norway: A registry-based national cohort study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Ine Tracey Cockerell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of renal manifestations and treatment with mTOR-inhibitor everolimus for three indications in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Line Hustad Widing at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified – clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ingvild Kristin Elisabeth Finckenhagen Farnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimizing the Diagnostic Work-Up and Treatment for Borderline Resectable - and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Insights from the NORPACT-2 Trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eivind Heggernes Ask at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Integrative immune profiling and computational tools for prognostic biomarker discovery in lymphoma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lars Aastebøl Frøjd at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Insomnia in patients with coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional and prospective observational study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jorun Tangen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Disease manifestations and prognostication by imaging and echocardiography in covid-19 patients and in patients with myocardial infarction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Erin Beate Bjørkeli at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Enhancing Glioma Diagnosis with Deep Learning and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).