Disputaser - Side 9

Cand.med. Henrik Myhre Ihler at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Negative symptoms and cannabis use in severe mental disorders. Weeding out important links and outcomes across diagnoses and time” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Per-Olav Berve at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving haemodynamics and ventilation monitoring during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Lessons learned from clinical studies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Marthe Gløersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pain and pain sensitization in people with hand osteoarthritis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christer Mjåset at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Enhancing Quality in Surgery for Cervical Degenerative Disorders: Benchmarks for Clinical Improvement and Prognostic Models for Nonsuccess” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Gabriela Hjell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biological correlates of agitation in severe mental disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Aleksander Gulla Heltne at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Personality Disorders on the Spectrum: An examination of how the dimensional model for personality disorders may change PD assessment in clinical practice” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Henriette Schermacher Marstein at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Associations between inflammatory markers and organ involvement in long-term juvenile dermatomyositis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erik Ganesh Iyer Søegaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biopsychosocial consequences of trauma: an in-depth clinical study in a secondary mental health care center in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tiril Tingleff at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring Preterm Birth: Rates and Risk Factors According to Gestational Age” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Health Science Katrine Bostrøm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Mixed Methods Evaluation of EPIO; a Digital Pain Self-management Program for People Living with Chronic Pain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ellen Mathea Kirsch Warlo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “ADAMTS13 regulation of von Willebrand Factor in cardiovascular diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trine-Lise Larsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Management of cancer-associated thrombosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sophie Bowe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Term and late-term pregnancies: Predelivery placenta-associated biomarkers, fetal distress and adverse delivery outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erik Egeland Christensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Towards improved sepsis delineation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Benoit Follin-Arbelet at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Incidence and risk of cancer and mortality in inflammatory Bowel Disease: Thirty year of follow-up in the IBSEN study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Dan Lærum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Lung cancer; sex-related survival and optimising diagnostic pathways in a comprehensive population” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sima Zolfaghari at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Investigations on regulation, signaling properties, and functions of CCN5” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lasse Grønningsæter at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular function and cardiorespiratory fitness in women with previous preeclampsia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christoffer Nyborg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biomarkers after Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, with an emphasis on endothelial NO-metabolism” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Shams Dakhil at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional decline after a hip fracture – Long-term trajectories and the impact of orthogeriatric care and of fracture type” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingrid Christensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring physicians' antibiotic prescription behavior and the procalcitonin assay as a clinical decision aid to improve hospital antibiotic use - A thesis on antimicrobial stewardship” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Inger Marie Bowitz Lothe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pancreatic and Periampullary Adenocarcinomas: A Clinical, Hisotpathological and Molecular Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Joakim Øverbø at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hepatitis E Virus Epidemiology and Vaccine Response: Studies from Norway and Bangladesh” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sara Foss Debes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Burdens of viral respiratory infection and consumption of antibiotics in Østfold, Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingrid Hokstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Antirheumatic treatment and its association with complement activation, endothelial function, and cholesterol efflux in patients with spondylarthritis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Rannveig Viste at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Narcolepsy after the H1N1 pandemic – an immunogenetic approach for understanding post-H1N1 narcolepsy type 1 pathogenesis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sølvi Taraldsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Managing health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Mari Roberts Spildrejorde at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessing the safety of medications during pregnancy using multiomics and a neuronal differentiation model of early human neurodevelopment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Therese Torgersen Bigseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Low grade inflammation and soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in schizophrenia: Exploring levels, clinical associations and effects of physical exercise” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Pia Jorde Løvgren at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Systematic recording and assessment of psychotic symptoms in forensic evaluations of criminal responsibility in Norway 2009-2018” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anne Kristine Anstensrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction and Interleukin-6 Inhibition Cardioprotection and Novel Therapeutic Strategies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Marte Heimli at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A multi-modal approach to human thymocyte development and selection for establishment of self-tolerance” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Barbara Ratajczak-Tretel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Uncovering underlying aetiologies in cryptogenic stroke: The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eivind Sørensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac remodeling in veteran recreational endurance athletes with and without atrial fibrillation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Monika Mochol at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Interactions between epilepsy, antiseizure medication and the immune system” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Helen Maria Johannessen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Body fluid identification and transfer mechanisms affecting activity level reporting in sexual assault cases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Malkomsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “How depressed patients experience improvement in psychotherapy – with an emphasis on metaphors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Marie Synnøve Haugsten Hansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Calcium dependent arrhythmia mechanisms in CPVT and ischemia-reperfusion” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Espen Basmo Ellingsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Telomerase-based therapeutic vaccination and checkpoint inhibition: Characterization of the induced immune response and impact on the tumor microenvironment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hrefna Katrin Gudmundsdottir at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Early origins of infant lung function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Emilie Steinbakk Ulriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Identification of novel pharmaceutical compounds from traditional Norwegian medicinal plants with focus on immunomodulation and the gut microbiome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stener Nerland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Probing the dysmyelination hypothesis in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders: Methodological appraisal and clinical investigations of cerebral grey and white matter myelination” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sigrid Pedersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Dietary treatment in children and adults with drug resistant epilepsy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Lilli Theres Eilertsen Bay at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Interplay between the transcription machinery and the responses to DNA damage and replication stress” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Adrian Eek-Mariampillai at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of immunogenic signalling from cancer cells after irradiation and ATR inhibition” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Frida van Megen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms in celiac disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Svanhildur Haflidadottir at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Food allergy and asthma after liver transplantation in children” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Nicolas Fragoso Bargas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “DNA Methylation and cardiometabolic health: associations with insulin resistance, folate, and physical activity in pregnancy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. Med. Ingrid Kvello Stake at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “On the Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).