Cand.med. Frederik Damsgaard Højsager
Title: "The Long And Winding Road: Risk of Cancer and Quality of Life in Women with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis"
Date and time: 06-02-2026 at 13:00
Venue: Auditoriet på Sygehus Lillebælt, Kolding, Sygehusvej 24, 6000 Kolding
Committee of Examiners:
Assoc. Professor Freyr Gauti Sigmundsson, Dept. of Orthopedics, Örebro University Hospital
Assoc. Professor Christian Nai En Tierp-Wong, Børnesektionen, Ortopædkirurgisk afdeling, OUH
Assoc. Professor Søren O`Neill, Forskningsenhed for Rygmedicin (Kolding), IRS Sygehus Lillebælt (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Ane Simony, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Stavros Kyriakidis
Title: "Advancing the Research on “The Physical Activity Paradox” Musculoskeletal Pain, Healthcare Utilization and Pain-Relief Medication"
Date and time: 06-02-2026 at 13:00
Venue: The auditorium, National Research Center for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, 2100 Copenhagen
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Elin Ekblom Bak, Department of Physical Activity and Health, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Associate Professor Thomas Lund, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
Professor Jasper Schipperijn , Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Karen Søgaard, Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.psych. Kristian Stampe Nielsen
Title: "Investigating the role of bystanders in gender-based violence and harassment at work"
Date and time: 17-02-2026 at 14:00
Venue: OD SUN M-0.60 Dialogen (V13-918a-0), SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
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Associate Professor, phd in Psychology Kara Ng, PMO Organisational Psychology, University of Manchester
Associate Professor, PhD, Jo Krøjer, Institut for Mennesker og Teknologi, Roskilde University
Associate Professor, PhD Dorte Mølgaard Christiansen, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Eva Gemzøe Mikkelsen, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Kaja Søholm
Title: "Understanding bone cell differentiation to find new target genes for osteoporosis treatment"
Date and time: 27-02-2026 at 13:00
Venue: U260, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Geert Carmeliet, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven
Associate Professor Nils Krietenstein, Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen
Associate Professor Marleen Kortenoeven, Institute of molecular medicine, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Alexander Rauch, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. Karin Jeppesen
Title: "Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Adherence, Follow-up, and Phenotypes"
Date and time: 06-03-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Den Røde Mødeboks (Red-room 2), SDU Sønderborg, Alsion 2, 6400 Sønderborg
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor Harald Hrubos-Strøm, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Institute of Clinical Medicine, Akershus University Hospital and Universityof Oslo
Clinical Associate Professor Jannik Bertelsen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University
Clinical Associate Professor Knud Larsen, Department of Regional Health Research (IRS) and Otorhinolaryngology Department in Esbjerg, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Helene Skjoet-Arkil, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Egle Kavaliunaite
Title: "Targeting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Therapeutic Insights from Animal Studies"
Date and time: 20-03-2026 at 12:00
Venue: Room U240, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Prof. Anne Lejay, Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Strasbourg, France, the Hospital University Center in Strasbourg
Dr. Med. Chalotte Winther Nicolajsen, Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regionshospital
Prof. Muscha Steckelings, Institut for Molekylær Medicin, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Jane Stubbe, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.san.publ. Sofie Smedegaard Skov
Title: "Demensomsorgens dilemmaer – et etnografisk studie af etiske dilemmaer, omsorgsfulde løgne og litteraturens potentiale i en hverdag med demens"
Date and time: 20-03-2026 at 12:00
Venue: Room 'Luftskibet', The National Institute of Public Health, SDU, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen
Committee of Examiners:
Assoc. Prof., PhD Nina Jøranson, Institute for Nursing, VID Specialized Universit
Prof., PhD Mette Terp Høybye, Institut for Klinisk Medicin - Interacting Minds Centre (IMC, Aarhus Universitet)
Prof. PhD Birgitte Nørgaard, Institut for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, Syddansk Universitet (chair)
Main supervisor:
Senior Researcher Sigurd Mørk Rønbøl Lauridsen, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. Lasse Møllegaard Obel
Title: "Novel epidemiological and genetic insight in ascending thoracic aortic disease"
Date and time: 25-03-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Emil Aarestrup auditorium, Odense University Hospital, Klinikbygningen, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, MD, PhD, FEBVS Kevin Mani, Department of Surgery / Department of Surgical Sciences; Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital / Uppsala University
Professor, MD, PhD Timothy Andrew Resch, Department of Vascular Surgery/ Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet / University of Copenhagen
Professor, MD, PhD, DMSci Lars Lund, Department of Urology / Department of Clinical Research , Odense University Hospital / The University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Jes Sanddal Lindholt, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Thomas Leth Fink
Title: "Patient-centered use of stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung cancer"
Date and time: 27-03-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium "På Bjerget", Building S, Beriderbakken 28, Vejle Hospital, 7100 Vejle
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, PhD Marianne Aznar, Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
Clinical professor, consultant, PhD Jesper Grau Eriksen, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital
Clinical associate professor, consultant, PhD Rikke Hedegaard Dahlrot, Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor, Dr. Med., PhD Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Kristian Als Nielsen
Title: "Open versus Robotic-Assisted Ventral Hernia Repair: Clinical and Economic Perspectives"
Date and time: 21-04-2026 at 14:00
Venue: The Auditorium, Lærings- og forskningshuset, Hospital Sønderjylland, Kresten Philipsens Vej 15F, 6200 Aabenraa
Committee of Examiners:
Adjunct Professor Jaana Vironen, Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital
Associate professor Nadia Henriksen, Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital
Professor Torben Knudsen, IRS, Esbjerg og Grindsted Hospital, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Michael Festersen Nielsen, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark