FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE
Jens Vikse
The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).
Main supervisor: Professor Bjørg-Tilde Svanes Fevang
Co-supervisors: Professor Øyvind Molberg, Professor Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold and Associate Professor Katrine Brække Norheim
Trial lecture: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.
Location: Stavanger Aula, 2nd floor, south building, Våland
Stated subject: "Mechanisms of Disease in IgG4-related Disease Mimickers"
Dissertation: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Location: Stavanger Aula, 2nd floor, south building, Våland
Dissertation title: "IgG4-related disease: Criteria fulfillment and treatment response across phenotypes"
1st opponent: Associate Professor Mollie Carruthers, Arthritis Research, Canada
2nd opponent: Professor Lars Rönnblom, Uppsala University, Sweden
3rd member of the committee: Associate Professor Iren Høyland Löhr, University of Bergen
The dissertation will be led by Professor Kjetil Søreide.
Open to all interested parties