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Cand.med. Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Catha edulis and chronic liver disease in eastern Ethiopia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Auråen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Donor Factors and Recipient Selection in Lung Transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Bendik Christian Brinchmann at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Organic compounds, potential key players in vascular effects of diesel exhaust particles. An in vitro mechanistic study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Maria Pedersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Chronic “Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Following acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adolescents” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Justin Arlen Maarten Joséphus van Leeuwen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of Patient-Specific Positioning Guides in Knee Arthroplasty” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Gunn-Helen Øiseth Moen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic and environmental etiology of glucose metabolism and cardiometabolic traits during pregnancy and in later life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies of the structure-activity relationships, signaling properties and functions of Connective Tissue Growth Factor” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ida Storhaug Frøysnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel therapeutic approaches in peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Cecilie Hasselø Thaulow at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Metabolites of heroin in post-mortem samples: The pharmacokinetic interaction with ethanol and measurements in several different matrices" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Nora Johansen at Institute of clinical medicine will be defending the thesis “Late effects in women after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy to prevent hereditary ovarian cancer: Cardiovascular risk, sexual functioning, and use of hormone replacement therapy” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand.med. Liv Hesstvedt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Aspects of candidemia in Norway and in the Nordic countries: A contribution to the understanding of epidemiology, clinical aspects and outcome in patients with candidemia" for the degree of PhD

Cand.med. Grunde Wibetoe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular disease risk in inflammatory joint disease: Conventional disease risk factors across inflammatory joint diseases and performance of risk age models in rheumatoid arthritis” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MSc Georgina Askeland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving prospects for Huntington’s disease treatment: a focus on peripheral tissues and a transgenic minipig model” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Johanne Dypvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diabetes, preeclampsia and infant death – The associations with placental weight”for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Cathrine Aga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "The effect of an Anatomic Double-bundle surgical technique on the outcome of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions" for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Phil. Marc Kevin McGowan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Drug-Resistance and Protective Factors in NSCLC” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Siri Bjorland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic variability and persistent low back and lumbar radicular pain” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand.med. Anette Fjeldstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "The role of treatment duration in psychodynamic group therapy. A randomized clinical trial of short-term and long-term Group Analytic Psychotherapy" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Kjersti Kaul Jenssen at the Institute of clinical medicine will be defending the thesis “Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the shoulder. Clinical outcomes and radiological results: Prognostic factors, postoperative rehabilitation and treatment of acute postoperative infection” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Adrian Razvan Pasareanu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Inpatient treatment for patients with substance use disorders: outcomes at 6 months follow-up for both voluntarily and compulsorily admitted patients” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Håvard Furunes at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term clinical and radiological results in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc randomised to total disc replacement or multidisciplinary rehabilitation” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Ane Gerda Zahl Eriksson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sentinel lymph nodes in endometrial carcinoma -Mapping, diagnostic accuracy and oncologic outcome” for the degree of Dr. Philos.

Cand.san. Brith Andresen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation impact on clinical outcome, patients self-reported health, psychosocial function, and hospital costs in patients with congenital heart disease” for the degree of PhD.

MPhil Hans Christian Dalsbotten Aass at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Procoagulant and inflammatory activities of monocytes and monocytederived microvesicles in experimental meningococcal disease" for the degree of PhD.