2022

M.Sc. Evdokiia Potolitsyna at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “LncRNA HOTAIR in adipogenesis: transcriptomic and functional characterization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Public Health Nutrition Sunniva Veen Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Use of transcriptomics to explore the role of dietary fat on cardiovascular disease risk” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Kristin Solheim Hustad at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Effects of fatty fish and fishmeal on cardiometabolic risk markers and sustainable use of salmon by-products” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Michele Gianatti at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Characterization of long-range projections of spatially modulated areas in the rodent brain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Oscar Kristiansen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Atorvastatin treatment in patients with coronary heart disease – adherence and muscle side effects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Chi Zhang at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Representation and Utilization of Hospital Electronic Health Records Data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Kangxuan Jin at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates signaling pathways during early embryo development” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Hanne Hennig Havdal at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Social inequalities and the neighbourhood’s role in shaping adolescents’ dietary and physical activity behaviours” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD, MPH Fei-Chih Liu at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Ultraviolet exposure and night shift work in relation to risk of skin, breast and prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Ana Sofia da Silva Lapão at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Role of lipid-binding proteins in intracellular membrane trafficking” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Didrik Bakke Dukefoss at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Roles of Astroglia in Cortical Spreading Depression” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Yanjiao Li at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Single-Cell N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) Mapping in Oocytes and Preimplantation Embryos” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Simon Lergenmuller at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Indoor tanning, sunscreen use, sunburns, and risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Understanding for better prevention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Leiv Tore Salte Rønneberg at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Bayesian modelling of high-throughput drug combination screens: Accounting for uncertainty when searching for drug synergy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Daniel Marelius Bjørnstad at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Deciphering astrocytic Ca2+ signaling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Magnus Nygård Osnes at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Genome epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and SARS-CoV-2 - Strain dynamics from the level of individuals to global dissemination” 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).

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 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).

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).

MSc Randi Christel Andreassen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Sustainable bioproduction of animal proteins for human consumption and optimizing the use of protein rich by-products from the food industry” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).