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Cand.med. Trude Seselie Jahr Vedal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The side effect burden of antipsychotic drugs - A naturalistic study with focus on metabolic disturbance” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Iselin Rynning at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Toxicity of diesel exhaust: Biological effects of occupational exposure and chemical in vitro transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Hanneke Pot at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Global norms and local brokers: an ethnography of an international NGO project to ‘reduce teenage pregnancies’ in rural Malawi” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Jane Spirkoski at at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “PML defines a new type of heterochromatic domain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hilde Margrethe Norum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Soluble Notch Ligands in Heart Failure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Meeta Pathak at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Ex vivo culture of limbal cells for the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tonje Reier-Nilsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “High-dose oral immunotherapy in children with anaphylaxis to peanut” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Siv.ing. Doris Tove Kristoffersen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “On 30-day mortality as a quality indicator for hospitals. Evaluation based on a simulation study and Norwegian data.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Trygve Thorsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Liver Transplant in Adults Beyond Established Donor- and Recipient Criteria” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Stær-Jensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “New clinical perspectives in post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Bjørn Lichtwarck at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The development and evaluation of TIME - Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Treatment and Evaluation of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. An effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised hybrid trial in nursing homes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nathalia Zak at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A longitudinal investigation of cortical plasticity and structure in bipolar disorder type II” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Mette Tøien at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “An exploration of how long-term preventive home visits affect older persons’ health and possibility for a good life in their own homes: Users’ and service-providers’ perspectives” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Eystein Hellstrøm Hoddevik at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Deciphering molecular interactions of AQP4 at the gliovascular interface in brain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Zoltan Barth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microvascular Remodelling and Autonomic Dysregulation in Juvenile Dermatomyositis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.san. Kari Peersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity and risk factor control after coronary events: Methodological and clinical aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Cynthia Khamala Wangamati at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sexual violence against minors in Western Kenya: Community perceptions and institutional responses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD. Andrea Solnes Miltenburg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Quality of Maternity Care in Rural Tanzania: Understanding Local Realities and Identification of Opportunities for Improvement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nina Ommundsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Geriatric assessment with intervention and postoperative complications in frail older patients with colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eirik Aunan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving surgical techniques and functional outcome in total knee arthroplasty” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

M.Sc. Bjørn Erik Juel at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Electrophysiological Markers of Consciousness: Measures of connectivity, complexity, and signal diversity in EEG for distinguishing between conscious and unconscious brain states” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Niels Einar Kirkhus at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Exposure and pulmonary effects in offshore drill floor workers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Hendrik Frølich Stange Fuglesang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional Outcome after Conservative and Operative Treatement of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jon Magnus Haga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Post-disaster healthcare for parents - a longitudinal study of the mothers and fathers of the Utøya survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).