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
Location: Auditorium 4, BB building, 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.»
Public defense: Thursday 11th of September at 12:15
Location: Auditorium 4, BB building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of thesis: “Advancing precision diagnostics in HNF1B MODY through functional analyses and variant interpretation”
1. opponent: Associate Profssor Marcel den Hoed, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
2. opponent: Clinical associate professor Julie Støy, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
3. medlem av komiteen: Professor Stian Knappskog, Universitetet i Bergen
The chair of the public defense is researcher Luiza Ghila
Open to all interested parties