Faculty of Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE
Aishwarya Pavithram
The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).
Main supervisor: Professor Pål Rasmus Njølstad
Co-supervisors: Senior engineer Bente Johansson, Senior engineer Janne Molnes and Professor Jørn Vegard Sagen
Trial lecture: Thursday 17. september 2026 at 10.15
Sted: Auditorium 4, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Given topic: «Variants of uncertain significance in transcription factor-related monogenic diabetes: Future perspectives for optimization, automation and implementation of functional testing in routine diagnostics.»
Disputas: Torsdag 17. september 2026 kl. 12.15
Sted: Auditorium 4, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Avhandlingens tittel: “Advancing precision diagnostics in HNF1B MODY through functional analyses and variant interpretation”
1. opponent: Førsteamanuensis Marcel den Hoed, Uppsala Universitet, Sverige
2. opponent: Klinisk førsteamanuensis Julie Støy, Aarhus Universitet, Danmark
3. medlem av komiteen: Professor Stian Knappskog, Universitetet i Bergen
Disputasen blir ledet av førsteamanuensis Eirik Bratland.
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