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Cand.med Suleman Hussain at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Postsynaptic role of SNARE proteins in synaptic plasticity” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Leonid Barkhatov at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Modern trends in surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastases: From laparoscopic parenchyma-sparing resection to focused ultrasound ablation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Knut Erik Mjaaland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The anterior approach in total hip arthroplasty. Assessment of the approach and comparison to other approaches” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Monica Stolt Pedersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The use and experience of an audit & feedback cycle when implementing a clinical practice guideline in specialist mental health care in Norway. A qualitative case study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc John Christopher Noone at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improved characterization and identification of causative microbial agents in orthopedic implant-associated infections using next-generation sequencing” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Torleif Tollefsrud Gjølberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Antibody-based therapeutics for treatment of eye diseases: New insights and tailored procedures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Trygve Thorn Skonnord at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Acupuncture for acute, non-specific low back pain – an electronic randomised, controlled multicentre trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Wenjuan Zhou at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Screening and Evaluation of 5-Cyano-6-Phenyl-Pyrimidin and Phenyltriazole Thiol-based Derivatives Targeting DCN1-UBC12 Interaction and Their Potential Anticancer Effects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Salim Ghannoum at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “The role of Golgi fragmentation in breast cancer cell migration and tumor progression: an integrated experimental-computational approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Ingrid Konstanse Ledel Solem at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "A human-centered and evidence-informed development process of EPIO; An eHealth self-management intervention for people living with chronic pain" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Susanne Hyllestad at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Drinking water and public health: Prevention, detection and response to waterborne outbreaks in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Elisabeth Smogeli at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical outcome of patients with endometrial cancer in Norway after omission of radiotherapy and the evaluation of L1CAM as a prognostic factor” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Petter Storsten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies on regional myocardial function in the right-and left ventricle: Impact of dyssynchrony and increased afterload” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Kristina Totland Carm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genomic aberrations and molecular subtypes in multifocal prostate cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Laura Cristina Trachsel Moncho at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Lipid-binding proteins in selective and non-selective autophagy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Katrine Rolid at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “High-intensity interval training in de novo heart transplant recipients with long-term follow-up” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Doctoral candidate Nancy Saana Banono at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is  defending the thesis "Functional analysis of psychiatric risk genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio): a focus on the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel subtypes Cav 1.2 and Cav 1.3" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

MD Ana-Monica Chivulescu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prediction of outcome in genetic cardiac diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Kia Wee Tan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Membrane Remodeling in Macropinocytosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trine Holt Edwin at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Trajectories and risk factors of dementia progression” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Håvard Fretheim at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Aiming for better care – novel treatment strategies in Systemic Sclerosis" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lise Benedikte Wendt Ræder at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Ankle fractures with associated syndesmotic injuries" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trygve Lofterød at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Lifestyle, lipids, metabolic factors, ethnicity and breast cancer" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Toto Hølmebakk at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Re-appraisal of prognostic factors in primary gastrointestinal stromal tumour. Refining definitions" for the degree of dr.philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).