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Cand.med Anette Huuse Farmen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pregnancy in women with epilepsy: Birth rates, intrauterine growth, obstetric complications and pharmacokinetics” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Åsmund Treu Røe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Heart failure beyond global systolic dysfunction – active, passive and regional mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MNSc Anita Tollisen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Patient-reported outcomes and medication satisfaction in adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae doctor).

MD Zafer Tandogdu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Healthcare Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Urology Departments. Pathogens, Resistance and Appropriate Empiric Antibiotic Choices From a Global Point Prevalence Registration to Modelling based on a Bayesian Approach" for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

Cand.med. Maria Hollund Mehlum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Systolic blood pressure variability and risk of cardiovascular events and death in hypertensive patients treated with angiotensin receptor blockers or calcium channel blockers"  for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med.vet. Helga Bergholtz at Institute of Clinical medicine will be defending the thesis "Deciphering molecular heterogeneity and relevance of subtypes in breast cancer progression" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Cand.med. Marit Lippestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The role of the omega-3 fatty acid biosynthetic products resolvin D1 and resolvin E1 in maintenance of ocular surface health” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Dr.med. Karl Arne Johannessen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "The Changing Physician Workforce - Only a Piece of the Future Puzzle?" for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

M.Sc Magnhild Kverneland at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Modified ketogenic (Atkins) diet as a treatment option for adults with drug-resistant epilepsy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Ulrik Carling at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Image guided treatment of liver tumors – experimental MRgHIFU ablation and drug eluting embolic transarterial chemoembolization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Mari Wold Henriksen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Rett syndrome: Clinical and genetic aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Marton Skog Steinberger König at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “High-grade malignancies of the skull base and craniofacial region” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Peder Rustøen Braadland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Targeting therapy resistance in advanced prostate cancer" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Dag Kristen Solberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Lipid profiles and antioxidants in schizophrenia - association with clinical characteristics and disease phase” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Jennifer Muderedzi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Vulnerable groups and structural violence; case of the Tonga people of Binga in Zimbabwe: Coping of families with disabled children” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Gražina Mirinavičiūtė at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Infections associated with varicella-zoster virus in Norway: disease burden and healthcare resource utilization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor)

Mphil Anastasia Mokienko at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Essays on policy instruments and incentives in health care in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Josephine Changole at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The obstetric fistula pathway: Lived Experiences and Perspectives from Malawi” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Pawel Borowicz at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Regulation of T cell activation by two conserved phosphotyrosines in Lck and its adapter protein TSAd” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.san Astrid Cathrine Vik Torbjørnsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Effect of an mHealth intervention for persons with type 2 diabetes and their acceptability of the device - results from the Norwegian randomised controlled study in RENEWING HeALTH” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Elisabeth Thornes at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Physical function in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Tuyet Anh Pham at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A study on the cytoprotective actions of CCN2 and the role of CCN2 in angiotensin 2-induced myocardial hypertrophy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Erlend Christoffer Sommer Landsend at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Congenital Aniridia: Exploring Visual Disabling Manifestations in the Ocular Surface and Ocular Fundus through Clinical and Translational Approaches” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Andreas Romaine at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Proteoglycans and integrins as keyregulators of cardiac remodelling in response to increased left ventricular afterload” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).