August 27, 2026 PhD Defence: Andrea Enerstad Bolle

On August 27, 2026, Andrea Enerstad Bolle successfully defended her thesis "Understanding Age as a Risk Factor for Status Epilepticus”, at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Odense University Hospital.

This project has grown out of an ongoing collaboration between our groups in Oslo (led by Kjell Heuser) and Odense (led by prof. Christoph Beier), including also prof. Rune Enger and his staff in GliaLab, University of Oslo. It was truly translational research in its best sense, bridging basic neuroscience and clinical epilepsy care across two countries. The project is an important contribution to our understanding of why the aging brain is particularly vulnerable to status epilepticus.

Andrea defended her thesis with brilliance, and the opponents struck a wonderful balance: a friendly atmosphere combined with genuinely high scientific rigor throughout the defense. Thanks to Associate Prof. Christian Samsonsen (NTNU/St. Olavs Hospital), Prof. Kimmo Jensen (Aalborg University/Aalborg University Hospital), and chair Prof. Frantz Rom Poulsen (SDU).

From left to right: Chair of defence Prof. Frantz Rom Poulsen (SDU), 2nd opponent Prof. Kimmo Jensen (Aalborg University/Aalborg University Hospital), co-supervisor Prof. Kate Lykke Lambertsen (SDU, Odense), Ph.D. candidate Andrea Enerstad Bolle, supervisor and responsible for the experimental studies in Oslo, Research Group Leader Kjell Heuser (Oslo University Hospital), main supervisor Prof. Christoph Patrick Beier, co-supervisor Prof. em. Erik Taubøll (UiO) and 1st opponent associate Prof. Christian Samsonsen (NTNU/St. Olavs Hospital)

 

Phd candidate Andrea Enerstad Bolle defending her thesis

 

PhD candidate Andrea Enerstad Bolle, former skilled javelin thrower, hit the mark during her dissertation

 

 
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