MD Anamaria Gheorghiu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Association of lifestyle, anthropometric and metabolic factors with risk for primary central nervous system tumors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jørgen Joakim Jørgensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Disaster preparedness as part of a trauma system - preparing for the unexpected” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Marthe Dalevoll Macedo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Second-degree perineal tears - Classification, risk factors, and consequences” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPH Rula Ghandour Daoud at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Menstrual health among adolescent girls: A mixed methods study in Palestine Refugee Camps in Occupied Palestine and Jordan” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Åke Erling Lappen Andresen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Airway management of the acute patient - from first responders to anaesthesiologists” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Elisabeth Mulrooney at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Hand osteoarthritis pain in a biopsychosocial framework” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kristian Malme at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Elimination of HCV infection among people who inject drugs: Treatment uptake, models of care and reinfection” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Mette Miklos at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Here we are together: Finding courage and community through learning processes in group-based rehabilitation programs for young adults living with a disability” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition Madelaine Eloranta Rossholt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Nutritional status and growth in very preterm infants following long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Even Moa Myklebust at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Statistical modeling of cell population dynamics for personalized cancer medicine” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Audun Mikkelsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Esophageal atresia - beyond the esophageal anastomosis, from toddler to adolescent” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Karoline Hansen Skåra at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The complex interplay between infertility and cardiovascular disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ai Van Thuy Ho at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Electrodermal activity, cardiovascular responses, and microcirculation: Insights from healthy subjects, hyperhidrosis patients, and a brachial plexus block study.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Liv Anker Elfmark at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Protrudin in membrane contact sites regulates phagocytosis, apoptosis and exocytosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Torunn Heggland at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Enhancing the understanding of key mammography screening outcomes using statistical modelling and Norwegian data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master i fysioterapi Øystein Dunker at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnosing and evaluating polyneuropathy and associated neuropathic pain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Bryan Joseph Wright at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Preventing Screw Stripping with Acoustic Emissions” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Karoline Anisdahl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in Norway in the era of biologics: The role of pharmaceutical tenders, health regions, age of onset and frailty” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Sara Nafisi at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Drug repurposing: new options for prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kristina Elisabeth Rydenfelt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Early postoperative graft ischemia and thromboinflammatory response in pancreas transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Line Blixt at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “An electronic tool in physiotherapy: a study of the adoption and use of novel technologies in the practicing of physiotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Atanaska Ivanova Doncheva at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Serglycin, perilipin 2 and perilipin 4 in obesity-related lipid metabolism and inflammation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Emilie Rylund Glesaaen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1) as a potential target following neonatal hypoxia ischemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sigrid Elise Reppe Moe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Outcome and Identification of Early Risk Factors in a Population-Based Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort Set in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).