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Defence | Christine Bjørkvik Erevik | 28.03.2025
Faculty of Medicine
University of Bergen
Disputation – Ph.D. Degree
Christine Bjørkvik Erevik
The candidate is from Clinical Institute 2
Main supervisor: Professor Stein Ørn
Co-supervisors: Professor II Thor Edvardsen and Associate Professor Stig Urheim
Trial Lecture: Friday, March 28, 2025, at 09:15
Location: The Auditorium, South Building, Stavanger University Hospital – SUS, Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsens gate 8, Stavanger
Assigned topic: “Cardiac arrest related to recreational and professional sport activities in men and women: incidence, prevention and treatment”
Disputation: Friday, March 28, 2025, at 11:00
Location: The Auditorium, South Building, Stavanger University Hospital – SUS, Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsens gate 8, Stavanger
Thesis title: “The cardiac response to prolonged high-intensity physical stress: The relationship between exercise, echocardiographic parameters and cardiac Troponin I in middle-aged athletes without obstructive coronary artery disease. The North Sea Race Endurance Exercise Study (NEEDED) 2018”
1st opponent: Ph.D. Stefano Caselli, Hirslanden Klinik Im Park, Zürich, Switzerland
2nd opponent: Professor Maja-Lisa Løchen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
3rd member of the committee: Professor Conrad Bjørshol, University of Bergen
The disputation will be led by Associate Professor Knut Harboe. Open to all interested parties.
Defense | Marit Sandberg | 21.03.2025
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DISPUTAS – PH.D.-GRADEN
Marit Sandberg
Candidate from Clinical Institute 2
Main Supervisor: PhD Elisabeth Leirgul
Co-supervisors: Professor Nina Øyen and PhD Ferenc Macsali
Trial Lecture: Friday, March 21, 2025, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene 8, Haukelandsbakken 1
Assigned Topic: “Maternal cardiovascular disorders during pregnancy: Impact on fetal-neonatal and long-term child health”
Disputation: Friday, March 21, 2025, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene 8, Haukelandsbakken 1
Thesis Title: “Childbearing in women with congenital heart disease. A nationwide cohort study from Norway 1994-2014”
- Opponent: Professor II Meryam Sugulle
- Opponent: Professor Lars Henning Pedersen
- Committee Member: Associate Professor Elham Baghestan
The disputation will be led by Professor Jone Trovik.
Defense | Heiko Bratke | 17.03.2025
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE OF THE PH.D. DEGREE
Heiko Bratke
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science 2
Main Supervisor: Professor II Torild Skrivarhaug
Co-supervisors: Professor Pål Njølstad and Ph.D. Hanna Dis Margeirsdottir
Trial Lecture: Monday, March 17, 2025, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Assigned topic: “Early detection of type 1 diabetes mellitus, possibilities and challenges”
Defense: Monday, March 17, 2025, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of the dissertation: “Pediatric Diabetes Care in Norway. Glycemic Results and Health-Related Quality of Life”
Opponent: Ph.D. Frida Sundberg, Örebro University, Sweden Opponent: Ph.D. Peter Adolfsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Committee member: Associate Professor Marianne Øksnes, University of Bergen
The defense will be led by Associate Professor Marc Vaudel.
Open to all interested parties
Defense | Anja Linde | 14.02-25
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE OF THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
Anja Linde
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science
Main supervisor: associate professor Helga Midtbø
Co-supervisor: Professor Eva Gerdts
Trial Lecture:
Friday, February 14, 2025, at 10:15 AM
Location:
Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Assigned topic:
“Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and dermatologic diseases”
Defense:
Friday, February 14, 2025, at 12:15 PM
Location:
Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Thesis title:
“Cardiovascular organ damage in patients with psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis: associations with hypertension, obesity, and disease-modifying treatment”
1st opponent:
Professor Renata Cifková, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2nd opponent:
Professor Tillmann Uhlig, University of Oslo
3rd committee member:
Professor Jutta Dierkes, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Emeritus Roland Jonsson
Open to all interested parties
Defense | Bjørn-Erik Bertelsen | 23/01-25
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE OF THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
Bjørn-Erik Bertelsen
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science 2
Main Supervisor: Dr. Bjørg Almås
Co-supervisors: Associate Professor Kristin Viste and Professor Gunnar Mellgren
Trial Lecture: Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 09:15
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Assigned Topic: “Metabolic tracing as a tool to study biochemical alterations in cancer”
Defense: Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 11:15
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Thesis Title: “Ultrasensitive Assays for Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment”
Opponent: Dr. Katja Elgstøen, Oslo University Hospital
Opponent: Associate Professor Egil Støre Blix, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Committee Member: Researcher Bergithe Oftedal, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Ola Myklebost.
Open to all interested parties
Defense | Erling Johan Setså | 13.12.24
Photo; Ingvild Setså
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science
Main Supervisor: Associate Professor Katrin Brauckhoff
Co-Supervisors: Associate Professor Øyvind Svendsen and Professor Emeritus Paul Husby
Trial Lecture: December 13, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens House, Haukelandsveien 28
Assigned Topic: “Complications after thyroid surgery”
Defense: December 13, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens House, Haukelandsveien 28
Thesis Title: “Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and nerve recovery evaluated by EMG, accelerometry, and direct laryngoscopy. An experimental approach”
First Opponent: Associate Professor Erik Nordenström, Lund University, Sweden
Second Opponent: Ph.D. Lars Rolighed, Aarhus University, Denmark
Committee Member: Professor Ingunn Stefansson, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Associate Professor Marianne Øksnes.
Open to all interested parties.
Defense | Lucia Cestelli | 06.12.24
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE OF THE DOCTORAL DEGREE – Ph.D.
Lucia Cestelli
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science 2
Main Supervisor: Associate Professor Rune Nielsen
Co-Supervisors: Professor Ane Johannessen and Professor Knut Stavem
Trial Lecture: Friday, December 6, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium B-301, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65.
Assigned Topic: “The current and future use of lung function evaluation in health and disease”
Defense: Friday, December 6, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium B-301, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65.
Thesis Title: “Lung function in Norway in the 20th century. Trends, lower limits of normality and overall and specific mortalities”
Opponent: PhD Giovanni Viegi, CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy
Opponent: Associate Professor Helena Backman, Umeå University, Sweden
Committee Member: Associate Professor Marianne Øksnes, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Jon Hardie.
Open to all interested parties
Defense | Lise Marie Dale Grymyr | 29/11/24
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE – PH.D. DEGREE
Lisa Marie Dale Grymyr
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science 2
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Dana Cramariuc
Co-supervisor: Professor Eva Gerdts
Trial Lecture: Friday, November 29, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium B-301, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65
Assigned topic: “Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cardiovascular prevention”
Defense: Friday, November 29, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium B-301, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65
Thesis title: “Left ventricular mechanics and oxygen demand in patients with severe obesity undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery”
- Opponent: Professor Maryam Kavousi, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Opponent: Associate Professor Tatiana Kuznetsova, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Committee member: Professor Eystein Sverre Husebye, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Emerita Birgitta Aasjø.
Open to all interested parties
Defense | Amit Bansal | 27/11/24
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE OF THE PH.D. DEGREE
Amit Bansal
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science 2
Main Supervisor: Professor Rebecca Cox
Co-Supervisor: Professor Kristin G-I Mohn
Trial Lecture: Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Large Auditorium, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65
Assigned Topic: “Marburg virus disease in healthcare workers in Rwanda and in high-income countries – challenges and solutions”
Defense: Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Large Auditorium, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65
Thesis Title: “SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers, and biomarkers of long COVID”
- Opponent: Professor Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Netherlands
- Opponent: Associate Professor Magnus Paulsson, Lund University, Sweden.
- Committee Member: Researcher Randi J. Bertelsen, University of Bergen
The defense will be led by Professor Piotr Mydel.
Open to all interested parties
Dissertation | Irene Instenes | 08.10.2024
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
DEFENSE OF THE DOCTORAL DEGREE – PH.D.
Irene Instenes
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science
Main supervisor: Professor Tone Merete Norekvål
Co-supervisors: Professor Alf Inge Larsen and Associate Professor Britt Borregaard
Trial Lecture: Friday, November 8, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Assigned topic: “Equality in coronary artery disease research from a gender perspective”
Defense: Friday, November 8, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Thesis title: “Physical, mental and social capacities and long-term outcomes in octogenarian and nonagenarian patients after percutaneous coronary intervention”
1st opponent: Professor Eva Swahn, Linköping University, Sweden
2nd opponent: Professor Staffan Karlsson, Kristianstad University, Sweden
3rd committee member: Professor Mai Tone Lønnebakken, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Stig Harthug.
Open to all interested parties
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Defense | Hilde Eide Lien | 13. 09.24
The candidate is from the Department of Clinical Science Main supervisor: Professor Camilla Krakstad Co-supervisors: Professor Lars Andreas Akslen and Professor Ingfrid Salvesen Haldorsen
Trial lecture: Friday, September 13, 2024, at 09:15
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15 Assigned topic: “Immune tumour microenvironment composition in endometrial cancer and its relationship with therapy response”
Defense: Friday, September 13, 2024, at 11:15
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15 Thesis title: “Single cell expression patterns in endometrial cancer and novel biomarkers for improved treatment”
1st opponent: PhD Laura Muinelo Romay, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2nd opponent: PhD Hanne Askautrud, Oslo University Hospital
3rd committee member: PhD André Sulen, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Emerita Birgitta Åsjø.
Open to all interested parties
Disputation | Annette Onken – 27. August 2024
Trial Lecture: August 27, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium B-301, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital
Assigned Topic: “Providing laboratory services in low and middle-income countries – challenges and solutions”
Foto/ill.: Nadine Durema Pullar
Defense: August 27, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium B-301, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital
Title of the Thesis: “Bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in Zanzibar, Tanzania, with special focus on typhoid fever and malaria”
- Opponent: Professor Christopher Parry, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, U.K.
- Opponent: Associate Professor Birgitta Ehrnström, NTNU
- Committee Member: Professor Tomas Eagan, University of Bergen
The defense will be led by Professor Kurt Hanevik.
Open to all interested parties.
Press Release (Only provided in Norwegian)
Disputation – Christiane Helgestad Gjerde | 24. juni 2024
Trial Lecture: Monday, June 24, 2024, at 09:15 AM
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28 Topic: “Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Remodeling in Tissue Homeostasis and Disease – Modeling and Measuring Dynamic ECM Changes and Implications for Development of New Therapeutic Approaches”
Copyright: Ingvild Constance Festervoll Melien
Doctoral Defense: Monday, June 24, 2024, at 11:15 AM
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28 Thesis Title: “Development of Advanced 3D Ovarian Carcinoma Models – Using a Decellularized Peritoneal Scaffold to Model the Extracellular Matrix”
- Opponent: PhD Oliver Pearce, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
- Opponent: PhD Heini Lassus, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
- Committee Member: Researcher Agnethe Engelsen, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Associate Professor Åse Raddum.
Open to all interested parties.
Press release (Only Norwegian)
Disputation – Andreas Frøslev Mathisen | 21. juni 2024
Lecture Examination: Friday, June 21, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15 Topic: “Inflammation of the endocrine pancreas from birth to death”
Doctoral Defense: Friday, June 21, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15 Thesis Title: “Demultiplexing Stress Responses and Compensatory Mechanisms in the Pancreatic Islet”
- Opponent: Professor Brigitte Galliot, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Opponent: PhD Karim Bouzakri, University of Strasbourg, France
- Committee Member: Professor Bjørn Tore Gjertsen, University of Bergen
The defense will be chaired by Professor Silke Appel.
Open to all interested parties.
Press release (only provided in norwegian)
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