Ongoing PhD Projects 

Imane Bardan, MD:
“Treatment effectiveness, health-related quality of life and long-term outcomes in adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis”. Main supervisor: Anna-Birgitte Aga

Ingrid Herder, MD:
“Towards personalized treatment of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor in juvenile idiopathic arthritis”. Main supervisor: Anna-Birgitte Aga

Alexander Nima Sharami, MD:
“Exploring inactive disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Definitions, biomarkers and clinical characteristics”. Main supervisor: Siri Opsahl Hetlevik

Karolina Lendowska, MD:
“Ultrasound for improved assessment of disease activity and treatment response in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The ULTRA-JIA study”. Main supervisor: Pernille Bøyesen

Maria Bilstad, MD:
“Health economic consequences and burden of disease associated with different treatment strategies for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis”. Main supervisor: Pernille Bøyesen

Two associated PhD-projects (Dept. of Medical Genetics, in collaboration with Pediatric rheumatology research group)