Disputations - Page 46

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).

Sven Thore Kloster will defend his doctoral dissertation: "Towards an Agonistic Theology. A Political Reading of the Concepts of Tradition in the Christian Theologies of Gerhard Ebeling and Kathryn Tanner," for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the Faculty of Theology.

Cand.med Ola Nakken at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Epidemiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A population-based study in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Sveinung Lillehaug at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Brain-wide mapping of transgene expression in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Sandra Larsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Placental weight ─ associations with maternal factors and preeclampsia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stian Balnagown Ross at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac resynchronization therapy - Acute response parameters” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Elin Ersvær at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Intra-tumor heterogeneity in prostate cancer and its consequences for biomarker evaluation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Wai Phyo Aung at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Diabetes mellitus in Yangon Region, Myanmar. Urban-rural difference in prevalence, trends and associated factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Torkjell Nøstdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Postoperative Fatigue; Assessment and Clinical Implications” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hanne Astrid Eide at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Serum and tumour biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MBBS Angela Susan Labberton at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Stroke care in Norway. Temporal and international comparisons of pre-hospital delay, patient characteristics, access to inpatient rehabilitation and long-term survival following stroke unit treatment.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Dagmara Bossy at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Individualized fellowship? Competing logics of group-based self-management support for long-term conditions” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Sara Rivenes Lafontan at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Using new fetal heart rate monitoring technology - Experiences and perceptions among skilled birth attendants and laboring women in Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cecilie Revhaug at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Gene expression and epigenetic changes in oxygen induced disease in newborns - Experimental Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in mice” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Ellen Katrine Kallander at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Children affected by parental illness or parental substance abuse: young carers, well-being and quality of life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anette Bakkane Bendixen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Anxiety symptoms among older adults in specialist mental health services” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Patrycja Maria Szybowska at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor signaling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).