FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE
Marta Espevold Hjelmeland
The candidate is from the Clinical Institute 2.
Main supervisor:Professor Camilla Krakstad
Co-supervisor:Professor Jone Trovik
Trial lecture: Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15
Stated topic: “Understanding and combating therapeutic resistance in cancer: progress and outstanding challenges”
Defence: Thursday 26 March 2026 at 12:15 p.m
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15
Thesis title: "Towards improved treatment for women with endometrial cancer; vimentin as a robust biomarker and the search for mechanisms to overcome chemotherapy resistance"
1st opponent: Professor Tim Fenton, University of Southampton, U.K.
2nd opponent: PhD Annika Auranen, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
3rd member of the committee: Associate Professor Maria Ramnefjell
The defense will be led by Professor Marc Vaudel.
Open to all interested parties