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MD Mladen Savikj at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Cellular and molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Davide Impieri at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment and surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nicolai Kloumann Tegn at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Invasive versus conservative strategy in the very elderly with acute coronary syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sara Westrøm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of Carrier Compounds for Systemic and Intracavitary α-Radionuclide Therapy of Cancer.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Zsuzsa Huszenicza at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Intracellular signaling in T cells: Mapping of binding partners and structural analyses of Src homology domains” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Siv.ing. Pål Christie Ryalen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Casual Reasoning with Survival Data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Anneke Steens at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “A scientific basis for vaccination policies during a changing pneumococcal epidemiology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Gunnar Petursson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Computernavigation and fixation in total knee replacements: A registry based and randomized clinical trial study including radiostereometric analysis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Jørgen Smedsrud at the Department of Education defends his doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Mathematically gifted adolescents in Norway: Exploring mathematically gifted adolescents' experience with the school system in Norway.

Mphil, MA Jayson Olav Jore Swanson at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The right care, in the right place, at the right time? Three empirical essays on the effects of healthcare reforms within the primary-secondary care interface” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Håkon Ihle-Hansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cognitive function and carotid atherosclerosis in 63–65-year-old men and women from the general population – Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MNSc Trude Andreassen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Challenges in encouraging and maintaining participation in cervical cancer screening programmes in Romania and Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Zill-E-Huma Latif at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-Term Effectiveness, Psychiatric Distress and Chronic Pain in Opioid Dependent Individuals Receiving Treatement with Extended-Release Naltrexone” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Elisabeth Ness at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Measuring psychodynamic process and change in psychotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Dipl.Psych. Yvonne Anne Michel at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Methodological challenges when measuring and valuing health” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Marianne Riksheim Stavseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Annual assessment data from the Norwegian opioid maintenance programme: A methodological perspective” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Rachelle Esterhazy at the Department of Education defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Productive feedback practices in higher education. Investigating social and epistemic relations in two undergraduate courses.

MD Dyre Berg Kleive at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Major vein resection during pancreatic surgery – an evaluation of surgical safety, reconstructive strategies and pathological findings” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Kari Zakariassen  will defend her doctoral dissertation: ""My People Consult Their Tree…" Human-Divine Interaction in Arboreal Spaces in the Ancient Levant" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at the Faculty of Theology.

MD Ekaterine Pestvenidze at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Induced Abortion in Georgia: with focus on Repeat Abortions, Abortion related Complications and Mortality” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Tahira Riaz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Proteomic approaches to study CD4+ T cells and meningococci: New insight into life science and infection biology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Elisabeth Gyllensten Bjørnsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “The natural killer cell receptor NKp30 and its cancer cell ligand B7H6” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Jan Shahid Emberland at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis "Contribution of occupational psychological and social factors to low work ability and disability retirement" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPed Ellen Kathrine Munkhaugen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “School refusal behaviour in students with autism spectrum disorder. An exploratory study of frequency  and associated factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).