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MSc Arne Olav Melleby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac remodeling responses to increased afterload: Roles and regulation of cell surface proteoglycans and integrins” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Bjørn Helge Østerås at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Automatic volumetric breast density in mammography screening using digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tove Tveitan Borgen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Trabecular bone score and vertebral fracture assessment in patients with fragility fractures for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Heiervang Tennøe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiac Risk Profiling in Systemic Sclerosis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kim Vidar Ånonsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis CYSTIC PANCREATIC LESIONS. An observational study of patient selection and outcome after surgery for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPH Petter Elstrøm at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The epidemiology, prevention and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and colonisations in Norway” for the degree of Dr. Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

M.Sc Hakan Köksal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel designs and approaches in CAR T cells” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Charlotte Gibbs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prevalence of congenital long QT syndrome and acquired QT prolongation in a hospital cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Geir Aasmund Hjorthaug at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effects of inhibition of bone resorption and cyclooxygenase on bone and tendon-to-bone healing - Experimental studies of fracture and tendon-to-bone healing in the rat” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lara Hvidsten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality of life in young-onset dementia - the untimely diagnosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mazdak Tavoly at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Persistent dyspnea, exercise limitation and impaired health-related quality of life in patients surviving pulmonary embolism for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Christina Johnson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Introducing context to complement ex vivo studies – optimized experimental models to investigate complement activation and effector functions in whole blood and plasma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Marius Gheorghe at Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway will be defending the thesis Integrative approaches to study TF-DNA interactions for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Sindre Lee-Ødegård at Institute for Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Molecular links between physical activity and insulin sensitivity in men” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).