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MD Vegar Johansen Dagenborg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Molecular and immune landscape of colorectal liver metastases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Jakob Rasmussen Skalleberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term ototoxicity after cisplatin-based chemotherapy. A study of long-term hearing loss and tinnitus in patients after receiving cisplatinbased chemotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master of Clinical Nursing Science Elma Jelin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Treatment of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sigrun Skaar Holme at Institute of Clinical Medicie will be defending the thesis "CT imaging of sinonasal disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Marina Juraleviciute at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional characterization of novel genes involved in melanoma susceptibility” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Christian Naucke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Development of a large scale flow cytometry screening method to identify novel treatment options for cancer" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Borgen Lindstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Experimental mouse studies on gluten-induced autoimmunity in celiac disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hedda Benedicte Hoel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Inflammasome activation, gut microbiota and comorbidities in HIV and COVID-19” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Terje Ugland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Direct Lateral or Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Hemiarthroplasty in Hip Fracture" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

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 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).

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).

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).

Cand.med. Line Preede at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Evaluating adapted physical activity-based rehabilitation in people with chronic disabilities for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

MSci Ivana Mikocziova at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Characterisation of germline immunoglobulin variants from naïve B cell receptor repertoires for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Harald Hugenschmidt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis The impact of micrometastasis in presumed resectable pancreatic and periampullary cancers. Circulating tumour cells in the peripheral blood and disseminated tumour cells in the bone marrow as potential tools for risk-assessment before surgery for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. John Moene Aalen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Insights into left ventricular dyssynchrony: Consequences for myocardial function and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Asgeir Lande at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Human leukocyte antigen associations in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and immune modulating treatment for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Vesna Bryn at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Immunological aspects of autism spectrum disorders in children for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).