Introducing Misbah Sabir, M.Sc in Medical Biology. Misbah started as staff Engineer in the Translational Hemato-Oncology research group  in April 2016 . If you want to say hello, you can find her on the 3rd floor in the laboratory building

Inger Marie Løes will defend her PhD thesis on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
Trial lecture: Tuesday, April 12th, 2016, 09:15
Topic: “Is there a role for immunotherapy in colorectal cancer treatment?”
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Tuesday, April 12th, 2016, 11:15
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Genetic heterogeneity in liver metastases from colorectal cancer”
1st opponent: Professor Bengt Gustavsson, Universitetet i Gøteborg, Sverige
2nd opponent: Førsteamanuensis Karen-Lise Gram Spindler, Universitetet i Århus, Danmark

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Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg Svingen  will defend his PhD thesis on Thrusday April 07 , 2016
Trial lecture: Thursday April 07 2016, 09:15
Topic: “Nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular disease – is it time for personalized medicine?”
Place: Aud. 2, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Thursday April 07 2016, 11:15
Place: Aud. 2, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Components of the choline oxidation pathway in relation to acute myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes and mortality. Prospective observational studies among patients with suspected or verified coronary heart disease in Norway”
1st opponent: Associate professor Hubert Scharnagl, Medical University of Graz, Østerrike
2nd opponent:Professor Aron Troen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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Patrycja Anna Næsgaard will defend her PhD thesis on Tuseday March 15th, 2016
Trial lecture: Tuseday March 15th, 2016 09:15
Topic: “Vitamin K in cardiovascular disease – supply or suppress?”
Place: Aula 2. etasje, Sydbygget, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Tuseday March 15th, 2016 10:30
Place: Aula 2. etasje, Sydbygget, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation: “Prognostic impact of vitamin D in coronary chest pain populations with high and low dietary intake of omega-3; comparison of a subtropical and a Nordic population”
1st opponent: Professor Eva Swahn, Universitetet i Linköping, Sverige
2nd opponent: Professor Rolf Jorde, Universitetet i Tromsø

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Alexander Hellesen  will defend his PhD thesis on Friday March 4 , 2016
Trial lecture: Friday March 4 2016, 10:30
Topic: “Are regulatory T cells self-reactive?”
Place: Aud. 1, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday March 4 2016, 12:15
Place: Aud. 1, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Immuno-endocrine interactions in autoimmune Addison’s disease”
1st opponent: Professor Urs Christen, Klinikum der Goethe Universität, Tyskland
2nd opponent: Seniorforsker Alexandre Corthay, Oslo Universitetssykehus

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Siw Helen Westby Eger  will defend her PhD thesis on Friday March 4 , 2016
Trial lecture: Friday March 4 2016, 09:15
Topic: “Intrauterin veksthemming; er betydningen for barnets prognose avhengig av gestasjonsalder ved fødsel?”
Place: Barneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 65
Public defense: Friday March 4 2016, 11:15
Place: Barneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 65
Title of dissertation: “Significance of intrauterine growth, and abnormal fetal blood flow for neonatal and long term outcome in preterm infants”
1st opponent: Professor Vineta Fellman, Universitetet i Lund, Sverige
2nd opponent: Professor Anne Eskild, Universitetet i Oslo

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Anne Mette Koch  will defend her PhD thesis on Thursday January 28, 2016
Trial lecture: Thursday January 28 2016, 09:15
Topic: “Fra overvåking til redusert infeksjonsbyrde: Hvordan bør vi implementere kunnskap om sykdomsbyrde fra infeksjonsovervåking i sykehjem og sykehus, og hvordan kan vi måle effekten?”
Place: Auditorium 2, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Thursday January 28 2016 11:15
Place: Auditorium 2Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Lessons learned from infection surveillance: Occurrence, risk factors and consequences of healthcare-associated infections in hospitals and long-term care facilities”
1st opponent:Avdelingsdirektør Bjørn Iversen, Folkehelseinstituttet
2nd opponent:Professor Guri Rørtveit, Universitetet i Bergen

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Eirunn Waatevik Saure will defend her PhD thesis on Thursday January 21, 2016
Trial lecture: Thursday January 21 2016, 08:30
Topic: “Arterial hypoxemia: Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and diagnostic work-up”
Place: Auditorium 4, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Thursday January 21 2016, 10:15
Place: Auditorium 4, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Predictors of arterial blood gases in COPD patients”
1st opponent:Professor Magnus Sköld, Karolinska Institutet, Sverige
2nd opponent:Førsteamanuensis Malcolm Sue-Chu, NTNU, Trondheim

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Eli Kristin Aadland will defend her PhD thesis on Friday January 8, 2016
Trial lecture: Friday January 8 2016, 10:15
Topic:“Dietary protein in prevention of metabolic disease”
Place: «Sildetønnen», NIFES, Nordnesboder 4
Public defense: Friday January 8 2016, 12:15
Place: «Sildetønnen», NIFES, Nordnesboder 4
Title of dissertation: “Ability of a lean -seafood diet to modulate lipid and glucose metabolism in healthy humans – a randomized controlled trial with a crossover design”
1st opponent:Professor Bente Kiens, Københavns Universitet
2nd opponent:Professor Elling Tufte Bere, Universitetet i Agder, Kristiansand

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Siren Irene Rettedal will defend her PhD thesis on Friday January 15, 2016
Trial lecture: Friday January 15, 2016, 09:15
Topic: “Ethical considerations of offering intensive care to pre-term infants at the margins of viability”
Place: Auditoriet, 1. etasje, Vestbygget, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Friday January 15 2016, 10:30
Place: Auditoriet, 1. etasje, Vestbygget, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation:“Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing. Enterobacteriaceae in neonates; hospital outbreak, colonization, transmission and persistence”
1st opponent Senior Clinical Lecturer, Colm O’Donnell, University College, Dublin, Irland
2nd opponent: Professor Claus Klingenberg, Universitetet i Tromsø

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Marie Karlsen will defend her PhD thesis on Friday December 18, 2015
Trial lecture: Thursday December 17, 2015, 14:15
Topic: “The TLR system, connecting the innate and adaptive immune system in physiological and autoimmune conditions”
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday December 18 2015, 09:15
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Toll like receptors in primary Sjögren’s syndrome – special emphasis on B cells”
1st opponent Ph.d. Chiara Baldini, Universitetet i Pisa, Italia
2nd opponent: Ph.d. Peter Szodoray, Universitetet i Oslo

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André Greger Madsen   will defend his PhD thesis on Friday December 18, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday December 18, 2015, 09:15
Topic: “Brown and Beige Fat: Physiological Roles beyond Heat    Generation”
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday December 18 2015, 11:15
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation:“Function and regulation of Steroid Receptor Coactivator 2 Transcriptional regulation of cellular metabolism”
1st opponent: Førsteamanuensis Lars-Arne Haldosen, Karolinska Institutet, Sverige
2nd opponent: Professor Jens Petter Berg, Universitetet i Oslo

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Olivera Bozickovic  will defend her PhD thesis on Friday December 11, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday December 11, 2015, 10:15
Topic: “The function of long non coding RNA in transcriptional regulation”
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday December 11 2015, 12:15
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Regulation and function of steroid receptor coactivator 2 in hepatoma and breast cancer cells”
1st opponent Associate Professor Jason Matthews, Universitetet i Toronto, Canada.
2nd opponent: Professor Ole Morten Seternes, Universitetet i Tromsø

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Stein Erik Gullaksen
Thursday 26. november, at 08:00 – 09:00
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Tiina Andersen
Thursday 26. november, a 09:00 – 10:00
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Bente Silnes Tandberg
Thursday 26. november, at 10:00 – 11:00
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Tina Fonnes
Thursday 26. november, at 11:00 – 12:00
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Øistein R. Mjelva
Thursday 26. november, at 12:45 – 13:45
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Eirik W. Rebnord 
Thursday 26. november, at 13:45 – 14:45
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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We present Ehsan Hajjar , PhD student at Department of Clinical Science. Ehsan started with his PhD work in November 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Bjørn Tore Gjertsen. If anyone wants to say hello, you can find him in the 3rd floor in the lab building.

Ole Martin Steihaug
Thursday November 19th at 09:00-10:00
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Jan Roger Olsen
Thursday November 19th. at 14:45-15:45
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Maria Omsland
Thursday November 12th at 09:00-10:00
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Guro Kristin Melve
Thursday November 12th. at 12:45-13:45
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Kai Triebner
Thursday November 12th. at 14:45-15:45
Place: Conference room 5.1/5.2. 5th Floor Laboratory building
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Bente Brannsether- Ellingsen  will defend her PhD thesis on Friday November 13, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday, November 13, 2015, 09:15
Topic: “Pubertal timing; secular trends, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects”
Place: Aulaen, 2. etasje Sydbygg, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Friday, November 13, 2015, 10:30
Place: Aulaen, 2. etasje Sydbygg, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation: “Overweight and obesity in children: a study of weight-related anthropometric variables in childhood”
1st opponent:Professor Anders Juul, Universitetet i København, Danmark
2nd opponent:Førsteamanuensis Rønnaug Ødegård, NTNU, Trondheim

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Åse Berg will defend her PhD thesis on Tuesday September 22, 2015
Trial lecture: , September 22, 2015, 15:00
Topic: “ Development of vaccines against malaria; the past, present and future”
Place: Aula, 2. etasje Sydbygg, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Wednesday, September  23, 2015, 09:15
Place: Aula, 2. etasje Sydbygg, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation: “Falciparum malaria and HIV – 1 in adult inpatient in Maputo, Mozambique. Clinical presentation, cytokine-pattern and complement activation.”
1st opponent: Professor Anna Färnet, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
2nd opponent: Professor Britt Nakstad, Universitetet i Oslo.

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In July Brith Bergum took over as the daily manager of the Flow Cytometry Core Facility after Marianne Enger.If anyone has any questions or just want to come and say hello, you will find her at the 5th floor in the laboratory building. The Flow Cytometry Core Facility has also gotten a new cell sorter from SONY.

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Jostein Andersen Førsvoll will defend his PhD thesis on Friday September 11, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday, September 11, 2015, 09:15
Topic: “ Autoimmunitet versus autoinflammasjon – hvor står vi – hvor går vi?”
Place: Aulaen, 2. etasje Sydbygg, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Friday, September  11, 2015, 10:30
Place: Aulaen, 2. etasje Sydbygg, Stavanger Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation: “The Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis syndrome in children. Clinical and immunological aspects”
1st opponent: Överläkare, ph.d. Stefan Berg, Drottning Silvias Barn- och Ungdomssjukhus, Gøteborg, Sverige
2nd opponent: Professor Marite Rygg, NTNU, Trondheim

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