Faculty of Medicine, UiO
Disputations
Upcoming and previous disputations at the Faculty of Medicine. The disputations and trial lecture will be published approximately two weeks before the disputations. Disputations from the Faculty of Medicine on X
Upcoming
M.Sc. Andrea Mathisen Bratsberg at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “On variable selection in high-dimensional omics data in the presence of latent variables” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Aminata Shamit Koroma at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Integrated Nutritional and Healthcare Interventions to Combat Maternal Undernutrition and Enhance Infant Birth Outcomes in Resource-Limited Rural Sierra Leone” for the degree of Dr.Philos (Doctor Philosophiae).
Cand.med. Hanne Kristin Jahr Blakstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Glioblastoma – treatment, outcome, and prognostic factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Margrethe Flesvig Holt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Screening and biomarkers in cardiac amyloidosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Kjersti Øvrum Skipar at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Multimodal imaging in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer: A tool for improved patient risk assessment and prediction of response to hypoxia targeted therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Previous
Cand.med. Karen Eline Stensby Bains at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The effect of maternal use of snus in pregnancy on infant lung function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Elisabeth Gjefsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chronic low back pain; Modic changes and inflammation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Maria Jensberg Leirbakk at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Development of a salutogenic early intervention home visiting program integrated in public child health clinic service in a multiethnic population in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Elin Hjorth-Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of the Heart Observation app – A mixed method study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Håkon Høydal Nestvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term prescription opioid use: Associated risk factors and outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Konstantin Hrisimirov Kostov at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Tailoring Vagus Nerve Stimulation: The Role of Patient Selection and Parameter Optimization in a Long-Term Nationwide Norwegian Cohort Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Gørill Birkeli at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “How two different reporting systems affect the patient safety culture in a postanaesthesia care unit: A multimethod study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Christin Julia Meltzer-Gunnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Trends in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in Norway: Epidemiological shifts, HPV association, and survivorship challenges” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). Note that this defence takes place at UiO Campus South.
M.Sc. Margareta Aurén-Møkleby at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “At Home - Till Death Do Us Part A Qualitative Study of Couples’ and Bereaved Spouses’ Experiences of Home Death” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Herman Krogstad Netskar at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Single-Cell Mapping of Natural Killer Cell Diversity Informing Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Phoi Phoi Diep at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Outcome and cost-utility of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Norwegian children, adolescents, and young adults 1974–2009” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Martin Alavi Treider at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Congenital Duodenal Obstruction Trends in treatment and patient-reported outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Phong Khac Thanh Chau at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Thermoregulation and Pain Perception: Does the timing matter?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Vegard Testad Svendsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Psychiatric disorders, recidivism, and mortality among women with a history of incarceration in Norway: A registry-based national cohort study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Hil Ousland Vandeskog at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Out of text, out of mind? Exploring competing discourses of gendered vulnerabilities in Norwegian NGOs’ development aid through corpus-assisted discourse analysis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Ine Tracey Cockerell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of renal manifestations and treatment with mTOR-inhibitor everolimus for three indications in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Line Hustad Widing at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified – clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Ingvild Kristin Elisabeth Finckenhagen Farnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimizing the Diagnostic Work-Up and Treatment for Borderline Resectable - and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Insights from the NORPACT-2 Trial” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Pia Bålsrud at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “The role of diet and inflammation on frailty in Norwegian, home-dwelling older adults” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Petra Hei Sun Larsson at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Physical fitness, physical activity and fatigue after stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).