Jakub Vasicek
Dato: 29.januar
Place: Birkhaugsalen, Sentralblokken, HUS, Jonas Lies vei 65
Dissertation title: "Enabling Haplotype-Aware Proteomics to Better Connect Human Genomes and Proteomes"
Defence - Jakub Vasicek - 01/29/26
Category: Ph.d
Defence – Arne Carlsen – 21.01.26
Arne Carlsen
Date: 21.january
Location: Aula in Nye SUS, Ullandhaug, building C
Title of the thesis: "Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Infliximab and Adalimumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Impact on treatment decisions"
Defence – Annabel Eide Ohldieck – 23.01.26
Annabel Eide Ohldieck
Date: 23.january
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Dissertation title: "Sex-specific associations of blood pressure and body mass index with cardiovascular complications: Insights from the Hordaland Health Study"
Breakfast seminar for PhD supervisors puts AI on the agenda
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bergen invites PhD supervisors to a breakfast seminar on a current and popular topic: artificial intelligence in everyday research. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2026, 8:30–10:00 AM at Alrek Health Center.
Doctoral graduation 30.01.2026
On Friday, January 30, the University of Bergen invites you to the first ceremonial doctoral conferment of the year. The ceremony marks new doctoral candidates who have defended their dissertations in the period August to December 2025.
Defence – Arne Carlsen – 21.01.26
Arne Carlsen
Date: 21.january
Location: Aula in Nye SUS, Ullandhaug, building C
Title of the thesis: "Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Infliximab and Adalimumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Impact on treatment decisions"
Breakfast seminar for PhD supervisors: Can voice-activated AI assistants enhance achievement and health?
Fakultet for medisin inviterer ph.d.-veiledere til et frokostseminar med et aktuelt og etterspurt tema: bruken av kunstig intelligens blant ph.d.-kandidater. Kan stemmeaktiverte AI-assistenter forbedre gjennomføringsgrad – og helse – hos ph.d.-kandidater? Seminaret blir holdt av professor Rune Johan Krumsvik og…
Launch of mandatory course for PhD supervisors
For å sikre høy kvalitet i veiledningen av våre ph.d.-kandidater lanserer Det medisinske fakultet et nytt e-kurs: Course for PhD Supervisors. Kurset gir en innføring i regelverk og tilbyr praktiske, pedagogiske verktøy som styrker veiledningsprosessen. Det inneholder også korte videointervjuer…
Defence – Kristel Svalland Knudsen – 05.12.25
Kristel Svalland Knudsen
Dato: 05.desember
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Title of the thesis: "The lower airways microbiome in patients with interstitial lung diseases"
Defence – Egil Aarstad Riveland – 05.12.25
Egil Aarstad Riveland
Location:Aula in Nye SUS, Ullandhaug, building C, room no. C1115
Date 05.december
Title of the thesis: "Cardiac contractile biomarkers in heart failure. Prognosis and effect of exercise training"
Defence – Urszula Kalucka – 03.12.25
Urszula Kalucka
Location: Auditorium B-302, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65
Date: 03.december
Title of the thesis: "Vascular dysfunction in uraemia: role of carbamylation in the development of cardiovascular diseases"
Defence – Ingeborg Kvivik – 28.11.25
Ingeborg Kvivik
Location:Aula in Nye SUS, Ullandhaug, building C, room no. C1115
Date: 28.november
Thesis Title: "High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein and Fatigue in Chronic Inflammation"
Scholarships and project estimates 2026 – Henning and Johan Throne-Holst Foundation
The Henning and Johan Throne-Holst Foundation is announcing scholarships and project grants for researchers and research students in human nutrition and related sciences in Sweden and Norway. Funds are awarded for postdoctoral stays abroad, shorter research stays at international centers, scholarships for research students, and project grants for researchers who have recently defended their dissertations. The application deadline is March 1, 2026...
Academia meets industry. NORA conference in Bergen, December 9, 2025
This is information for doctoral students at KI about a NORA event (organized by UiB KI) taking place in Bergen on December 9. You can find more information here: https://www.nora.ai/events/2025/innovate-together-academia-meets-industry.html Please forward to any doctoral students you think might be interested.
Defence– Dagfinn Lunde Markussen – 14.11.25
Dagfinn Lunde Markussen
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Date: 14.november
Dissertation title: "Rapid Molecular Diagnostics and Stewardship Strategies in Adult Community-Acquired Pneumonia"
Defence – Tara Helén Dowling – 18.11.25
Tara Helén Dowling
Location: Auditorium 2, BB building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Date: 18.november
Title of the thesis: "Acute myeloid leukemia at single-cell resolution: clonal heterogeneity in precision therapy"
Defence- Marte Karen Brattås – 31.10-25
Marte Karen Brattås
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Date: October 31
Dissertation title: “Exploring the spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) as a possible pharmacological target in human acute myeloid leukemia”
Defence - Solveig Løkhammer – 28.10-25
Defence Solveig Løkhammer
Location: Auditorium 4, BB building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Time: 28.10-25
Thesis title: "Biological and Phenomic Risk in Mental and Somatic Disorders Susceptible to Stress and Adversity"
Defence - Ingeborg Nerbø Reiten – 24.10.25
Defence - Ingeborg Nerbø Reiten – 24.10.25
Place: Birkhaugsalen, Sentralblokken, HUS, Jonas Lies vei 65
Time: 24.10-25
Dissertation title: "New Molecules and Repurposed Drugs for Improved Cancer Therapy: Exploring Effects of Drug Combinations and Liposomal Encapsulation"
Defence– Sanaa Suleiman Said – 29.10-25
Defence Sanaa Suleiman Said
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Time: 29.10-25
Dissertation title: “Rheumatoid Arthritis in Zanzibar: Exploring Clinical Presentation, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Economic Implications of Care”
Defence- Nasir Saeed – 17.10.25
Defence Nasir Saeed
Place: Auditorium BB building, Haukeland University Hospital
Time: 17.10-25
Dissertation title: "Follow-up of patients with acute chest pain and the use of cardiac biomarkers for long-term prognostic assessment"
Defence– Thomas Andersen – 17.10.25
Defence Thomas Andersen
Location: Auditorium, Sydbygg, Stavanger University Hospital
Time: 17.10-25
Dissertation title: "Novel biomarkers for risk prediction in chest pain and acute coronary syndromes"
Seminar for PhD Candidates: Maximizing Efficiency and Thriving in Your Doctoral Journey
Welcome to a seminar designed to help PhD candidates maximize their efficiency and thrive in all areas of life.
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Defence | Mari Landås Warp | 18.09.25
Defence - Mari Landås Warp
Time: Thursday, September 18
Trial lecture at 10:15
Disputas kl. 12.15 – Avhandlingens tittel: “Reproductive health and capability across two generations. A study of mothers and daughters in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study”
Location: Auditorium B-302, Central Block, Haukeland University Hospital
Defence | Haydee Alvarez Artaza | 09.09.25
FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE Haydee Alvarez Artaza The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2). Main supervisor: Professor Stafan Johansson. Co-supervisors: researcher Ellen Christine Røyrvik, professor Anette Bøe Wolff and Associate Professor Marc Vaudel Trial lecture: Tuesday the 9th of September 2025 at 10:15
Defence | Noemie Dudzinska | 11.09.2025
FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE Noemie Dudzinska The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2). Main supervisor: Professor Piotr Mydel. Co-supervisor: ph.d. Marta Kaminska. Trial lecture: Thursday 11th of September 2025 at 10.15 Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15 Assigned topic: «The influence of...