Category Archives: Disputaser

Dissertation | Irene Instenes | 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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Helse hos de eldste eldre etter avansert hjertebehandling | Nye doktorgrader | UiB

Hilde Eide Lien – Public defence September 3th.

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”

  1. Opponent: Professor Christopher Parry, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, U.K.
  2. Opponent: Associate Professor Birgitta Ehrnström, NTNU
  3. Committee Member: Professor Tomas Eagan, University of Bergen

The defense will be led by Professor Kurt Hanevik.

Open to all interested parties.

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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”

Photo/ill.: Ingvild Constance Festervoll Melien

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”

  1. Opponent: PhD Oliver Pearce, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
  2. Opponent: PhD Heini Lassus, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
  3. Committee Member: Researcher Agnethe Engelsen, University of Bergen

The defense will be chaired by Associate Professor Åse Raddum.

Open to all interested parties.

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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”

Photo/ill.: Ege Solel

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”

  1. Opponent: Professor Brigitte Galliot, University of Geneva, Switzerland
  2. Opponent: PhD Karim Bouzakri, University of Strasbourg, France
  3. Committee Member: Professor Bjørn Tore Gjertsen, University of Bergen

The defense will be chaired by Professor Silke Appel.

Open to all interested parties.

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Disputation – Alexander Vietheer | May 3rd 2024

Trial lecture: May 3, 2024, at 10:15 AM

Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene 2, block 8 Topic: “Human fetal growth restriction: pathophysiology, consequences, and treatment in high and low-income countries”

Photo/Illustration: Nina Vietheer

Public Defense: May 3, 2024, at 12:15 PM

Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene 2, block 8 Thesis Title: “Human Embryonic Development: Effects of Physical Activity and Sleep in Physiological Pregnancies”

1. Opponent: Professor Kaarin Mäkikallio, Turku University Hospital, Finland
2. Opponent: PhD Vasilis Sitras, Oslo University Hospital
3. Committee member: Professor Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, University of Bergen

The defense will be chaired by Professor Nils-Halvdan Morken.

Open to all interested parties

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Disputas – Ingrid G. Rekeland | May 2nd 2024

Sample lecture: Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 10:15 AM

Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansen House, Haukelandsveien 28 Topic: “Long-covid-19: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Options”

Photo/Illustration: Private

Defense: Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 12:15 PM

Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansen House, Haukelandsveien 28 Thesis Title: “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Clinical Trials, Medical Treatment, and Pathomechanisms”

1. Opponent: Professor Per Ole Iversen, University of Oslo
2. Opponent: Associate Professor Rasmus Goll, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
3. Committee Member: Associate Professor Bettina Riedel, University of Bergen

The defense will be chaired by Professor Camilla Tøndel.

Open to all interested parties

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Disputation: Åslaug Anfinsen – April 5th 2024

Trial lecture: Friday, April 05, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15
Topic: “The value of multi-omics data for personalized nutrition”

 

Disputation: Friday, April 05, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15
Thesis title: “The dynamics of nutritional-related blood biomarker and metabolite concentrations during the postprandial and fasting states. And the implications when using nutritional-related biomarkers and metabolites in clinical care and research settings”

  1. Opponent: Professor Emerita Hannelore Daniel, Technical University of Munich, Germany
  2. Opponent: Professor Kjetil Retterstøl, University of Oslo
  3. Committee member: Researcher Bergithe Oftedal, University of Bergen

The disputation will be chaired by Professor Valeriya Lyssenko.

Open to all interested parties.

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Disputation: Cedric Davidsen – 22.03.2024

Trial lecture: Friday, March 22, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansen’s House, Haukelandsveien 28
Topic: “Radiation, a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool in Medicine for over a Century”

Foto/ill.: Cedric Davidsen (Taken with configurated shutter release)

Disputation: Friday, March 22, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansen’s House, Haukelandsveien 28
Thesis title: “Operator radiation exposure in cardiac catheterization”

Opponent: PhD Margaret McEntegart, Columbia University Medical Center, USA Opponent: PhD Magnus Settergren, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Committee member: Associate Professor Dana Cramariuc, University of Bergen

The disputation will be chaired by Professor Silke Appel.

Open to all interested parties.

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Disputas: Marianne Catharina Astor – 19.03.2024

Lecture Trial: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium 4, BB Building, Jonas Lies vei 91 Assigned
Topic: “Effects of Vitamin D on Bone and Muscles”

Foto/ill.: Ingrid Hagerup

Dissertation Defense: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium 4, BB Building, Jonas Lies vei 91 Dissertation
Title: “Hypoparathyroidism in Norway”

  1. Opponent: Professor Lars Rejnmark, Aarhus University
  2. Opponent: Professor Kerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen, University of Gothenburg
  3. Committee Member: Associate Professor Hildegunn Aarsetøy, University of Bergen

The defense will be chaired by Professor Tomas Eagan.

Open to all interested parties

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