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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).

Msc Karoline Bjarnesdatter Rypdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Connective tissue disorders and cardiac fibrosis: Genetic substrate and roles of ADAMTSL2 and ADAMTSL3 in the failing heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Karen Synnøve Hunting Tollisen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Substance abuse, clinical characteristics and mortality in a mixed intensive care-population in Oslo: a one-year cross sectional study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Anna Lisa Schult at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Performance of two screening tests and barriers to colorectal cancer screening” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Cecilia Smith Simonsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Contemporary Multiple Sclerosis Patient: Aspects of phenotyping, diagnosing and treating multiple sclerosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Ola-Lars Hammer at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Surgical treatment of distal radius fractures - Clinical Outcome And Health Economics” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Anne Guro Vreim Holm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Shelf operation for residual hip dysplasia and total hip arthroplasty for high hip dislocation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ola Undrum Bergland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improvements in Hypertension Care: Serum drug measurements to detect non-adherence to standard treatment and effects of renal denervation following directly observed therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Tarjei Tørre Asprusten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Matthew Ng Yoke Wui at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Characterization of specific regulators of selective and non-selective autophagy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Svein Oskar Frigstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Vitamin D deficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – prevalence, predictors and associations with fatigue and pain (The Vitality Study)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Torfinn Lødøen Gaarden at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Depression and inflammation in older adults” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).