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Cand.med. Anne Bethke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microvascular perfusion in STEMI patients in infarcted and remote myocardium: Angiographic and CMR findings” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trygve Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology and screening at 65 years – Design and cross-sectional analysis of the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Aina Ulvmoen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Characterization of NK cells in Pediatric Acute Leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Belén Provenzano-Castro at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Knowledge and attitude towards sexual and reproductive health and rights. A study of first- and final-year healthcare students of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ingvild Synnøve Matre Gabrielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of the role of the thymic transcriptome in genetic predisposition to autoimmune diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Andreas Pettersen at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research defends his doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Towards competency-oriented mathematics education. An investigation of task demands and teachers’ knowledge of task demands from a competency perspective.

Cand.med Marianne Ullestad Huun at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Omega-3 treatment in hypoxicischemic brain injury An experimental study in newborn piglets” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christiane Skåre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality improvement in neonatal resuscitation – an educational approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Riddervold Kahrs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Celiac disease in two Norwegian prospective birth cohorts: infections and growth in early life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

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).

M.Sc. Gunnhild Berdal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Patient-specific goals and supportive follow-up in rheumatology rehabilitation. Analysis of content, summary of evidence, and evaluation of health effects.” 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).

Master Mussa Shaffii Ngonyani at the Department of Special Needs Education defends his doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Essence of Education for Children With Disabilities in Developing Countries. Survey of Tanzanian Regular Primary School Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Attitudes towards and Willingness to Include Pupils With Disabilities.

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).

MA. Rannveig Svendby at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Becoming the ‘Other’ A qualitative study of power, masculinities and disabilities in the lives of young drivers after road traffic accidents" for the degree of PhD.

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).

M.Sc. Kjersti Stormark Rabanal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Cardiovascular disease and ethnicity - Focus on the high risk of CVD among South Asians living in Norway and New Zealand" for the degree of PhD.

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.

Master Drita Saliu-Abdulahi at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Teacher and Student Perceptions of Current Feedback Practices in English Writing Instruction.

Master Anette Andresen at the Department of Special Needs Education defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Digital Natives With Reading Difficulties. A study of dyslexic adolescents' integration of conflicting information across web pages and presentation formats.