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Master in Sports Physiotherapy Maren Hjelle Guddal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Physical activity and sport participation in adolescence. Health implications related to musculoskeletal pain, mental health and obesity. The HUNT Study for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Josephine Prener Holtan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Inherited retinal diseases in Norway. Studies on phenotype and genotype characteristics for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

MSc Ina Skaara Brorson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression profiling of multiple sclerosis CD4+ and CD8+ T cells for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ingun Toftemo at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Childhood obesity in a multiethnic society. Early life risk factors and communication with parents for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Jan Toralf Fosen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Ethyl glucuronide in hair and nail as a biomarker of alcohol consumption for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Caroline Farsjø Aure at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Technology-mediated patient engagement in nutrition care. Opportunities for early intervention to support health and independence in old age for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Natalie Lie Berntsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The role of natural killer T cells in biliary immunology and disease for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Marthe Jøntvedt Jørgensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Characterization of Innate and Adaptive Immunity – Possible Targets for Host-Directed Therapy in Tuberculosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc. Elif Senem Köksal at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis «Surface-assisted formation and development of model protocells» for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

MD Charlotte Larsen Ness at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Uveal Melanoma: Genetic and Epigenetic Characterisation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.Psychol. Arne Jan Hjemsæter at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The long-term course of patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders – A longitudinal cohort study of patients entering specialized treatment for substance use disorders in 1997 and 1998 for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hanna Josefine Abrahamsson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Vitamin D Status and Immune Responsiveness in High-Risk and Advanced Colorectal Cancer for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Heidi Lidal Fidjeland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Follow-up of cancer patients in general practice for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Modelling and Data Analysis Yunsung Lee at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Human aging, DNA methylation, and telomere length: Investigating indices of biological aging for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).