Dissertation – Jens Vikse – 13.05.26

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.

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