Cand.scient.san. Annika Sigvaldsen
Title: "Prenatal and childhood exposure to bisphenols and perfluoroalkyl substances: associations with bone health and body fat in children"
Date and time: 04-05-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium U300, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Associate professor, PhD, MD, MPH Damaskini Valvi, The Department of Public Health, Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Professor, PhD, MD Christian Mølgaard, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, KU
Associate professor, PhD, MSc Mina Nicole Händel, Research Unit OPEN (Odense) (Odense), KI, OUH, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Tina Kold Jensen, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.scient.san.publ. Julie Bang Hansen
Title: "Prenatal and childhood exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and the associations with asthma, allergy and lung function in children"
Date and time: 05-05-2026 at 14:00
Venue: U260, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
MD PhD, Associate Professor Anna Undemann Asarnoj, Department of Women's and Children's Health Stockholm, Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
MD, PhD, DMSc Professor of Pediatrics Bo Lund Krogsgaard Chawes, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen
Klinisk professor, ledende overlæge, forskningsleder, ph.d. Christian Borbjerg Laursen, Forskningsenhed for Lungemedicin (Odense)J, Klinisk Institut, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Susanne Halken, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Maja Sulstad Johansen
Title: "Sleep habits in Danish children and adolescents: the development, objective assessment and descriptive investigation of sleep from childhood to adolescence and the role
of bedtime mobile media use"
Date and time: 12-05-2026 at 14:00
Venue: DIAS Auditorium (V24-501a-0), SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Prof, PhD Paul Jarle Mork, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norway
Prof, DMSc Naja Hulvej Rod, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
PhD, Senior researcher Susan Andersen, National Institute of Public Health, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Anders Grøntved, Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Mette Bøegh Levring
Title: "The role of mesenchymal stromal cells and bone marrow stromal dysfunction in multiple myeloma"
Date and time: 13-05-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Emil Aarestrup auditorium, Odense Universitetshospital, Klinikbygningen, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Therese Standal, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
MD, PhD Nicolai Grønne Dahlager Jørgensen, Afdeling for Blodsygdomme , Sjællands Universitetshospital Roskilde
Associate professor Mikkel Green Terp, Molecular Medicine, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Niels Abildgaard, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Henrik Zachar Langkilde
Title: "Pulmonary Disease Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, a Cross Sectional study of a Population-based Cohort"
Date and time: 20-05-2026 at 14:15
Venue: Emil Aarestrup auditorium, Odense University Hospital, Klinikbygningen, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, MD, PhD Øyvind Molberg, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo
Assoc Prof, MD, PhD Søren Helbo Skaarup, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University
Prof, MD, PhD Henrik Frederiksen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Anne Voss, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.san.publ. Mette Rubæk
Title: "Osteoporosis patient education in Danish municipalities: A multi-method evaluation"
Date and time: 21-05-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Room 'Luftskibet', 2.0.16, The National Institute of Public Health, SDU, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor Gunvor Hilde, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, OsloMet
Professor Emerita Kirsten Elisabeth Lomborg , Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Head of Department, Professor Pernille Tanggaard Andersen, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Senior Researcher Susan Andersen, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.polyt. Mikkel Møller Henriksen
Title: "Circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker in gastroesophageal cancer: Potential clinical applications in prognosis, treatment monitoring, and detection of recurrence"
Date and time: 27-05-2026 at 13:00
Venue: The Auditorium WP 15, J. B. Winsløws Vej 15, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Adjunct Assistant professor, Ph.D., MD Martin Sjöström, University of California, San Francisco, Lund university
Prof. Søren Besenbacher, Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University
Assoc. Prof. Mette Sørensen Thinggaard, Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Mads Thomassen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. David Ruben Teindl Laursen
Title: "Active placebo as a control intervention in pharmacological randomised trials"
Date and time: 10-06-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium CSS 1_1_18, Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 København K (Nørre Campus)
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Prof., PhD Ludovic Trinquart, School of Medicine, Tufts University
Prof., DMSc Lise Lotte Gluud, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Prof., PhD Carsten Juhl, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Asbjørn Hrobjartsson, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.cur. Janni Petersen Fallesen
Title: "Development and assessment of the use of a tailored communications app for patients with Inflammatory bowel disease. "
Date and time: 12-06-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium NBA-AU.103, University College Lillebælt, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Lisbeth Kristiansen, Department of Health Sciences(HOV), Mid Sweden University
MD, PhD, Consultant gastroenterologist Pauliina Molander, Abdominal center, Gastroenterology , Helsinki University Hospital
Associate professor, RN Kristina Garne Holm, Hans Christian Andersen Children´s Hospital, Odense University Hospital (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Jens Kjeldsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Master of Medical Science Ulla Andersen
Title: "Cross-sectorial collaboration on people with hand osteoarthritis - Development and feasibility of the HANDY program"
Date and time: 12-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Frederiksberg Hospital Auditoriet (Hovedvejen nr. 14) Ndr. Fasanvej 57, 2000 Frederiksberg C
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, Dr.Med Mathilda Björk, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköping University
Professor, PhD Janus Laust Thomsen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University
Assosiate professor, PhD Alice Ørts Hansen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Eva Elisabet Ejlersen Wæhrens, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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