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MSc Mona Michelet at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Assessment of symptoms, functioning and needs of home dwelling people with dementia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Mona Haugum at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Inpatients’ experiences with interdisciplinary treatment for substance dependence: Measurement, quality indicators and use of results” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Adriano Winterton at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Oxytocin Genetic Pathway Links Severe Mental Illness and Metabolic Syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erling Bekkestad Rein at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Skin circulation in human temperature regulation and a novel method for using skin circulation in temperature management” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Marianne Torp Stensvehagen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Interrelationship of daily hassles, daily
uplifts, coping strategies and stressrelated symptoms, reported by female survivors of sexual abuse: An exploratory mixed-methods approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Siv Hege Lyngstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A 10-year perspective on apathy development in psychotic disorders: Genetic risk and early predictors, associations with depression, and functional outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Nina Richartz at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “The role of cAMP signaling in diminishing DNA damage-induced cell death in B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Runa Marie Grimholt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hemoglobinopathies gone astray: Identification and characterization of rare deletions and sequence variants in the globin genes found in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Shreyas Balachandra Rao at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Mechanisms underlying glial polarization in retina and brain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Malin Holm Meyer-Myklestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “HIV-infected immunological nonresponders: A characterization of gut immunity and the effects of a probiotic supplement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD, MHA Paulina Due-Tønnessen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of functional magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of brain tumors and other brain lesions for assessment of clinical efficacy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Svein Otto Fredwall at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Norwegian Adult Achondroplasia Study: A population-based study of medical complications, physical functioning, cardiovascular risk factors, and body composition in adults with achondroplasia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc, MD Waduwawatte Lekamalage Dulika Sanjeewani Sumathipala at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Using high throughput sequencing technologies to study genetic causes of ultra-rare neurological diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Synne Frønæs Vikum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving the diagnostic workup of deep vein thrombosis: FINDINGS FROM THE RI-SCHEDULE STUDY” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).