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PhD Programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Upcoming PhD Defences

MD Isaquel Bartolomeu Da Silva

Title: "Specific and non-specific effects of measles vaccine and BCG-vaccine for mother and child in Guinea-Bissau"

Date and time: 26-06-2026 at 15:00

Venue: Room " Læreanstalten" (first floor), National Institute of Public Health, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K

Committee of Examiners:

Senior Physician, PhD Kim Peter David, Infectious Medicine Department, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals

Professor of Vaccinology and Immunology Health, MD, PhD Kirsty Le Doare, Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of London

Professor, MD, PhD Morten Sodemann, Clinical Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Christine Stabell Benn, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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MPH Elizabeth Mannion

Title: "Post hoc subgroup analysis and identification for weight loss trials in children"

Date and time: 26-06-2026 at 11:30

Venue: Room 2.1.38 (KB SIF Læreanstalten) (first floor), National Institute of Public Health, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K

Committee of Examiners:

Head of Research, PD Dr., PhD Florent Baty, Lungenzentrum, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Lektor, Ph.d. Rikke Agnete Petersen, Institut for Sygeplejerske- og Ernæringsuddannelser, Københavns Professionshøjskole Associate Professor, PhD Ulrich Halekoh,

Department of Public Health, SDU (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Christian Ritz, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

Cand.scient. Teresa Victoria Høy

Title: "Negotiating screens: Children's and parents’ perspectives on children's leisure time screen use"

Date and time: 30-06-2026 at 14:00

Venue: Room 'Vor Frue', The National Institute of Public Health, SDU, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen

Committee of Examiners:

Professor Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Department of Physical Education, Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education

Senior researcher Sarah Alminde, Social Dynamics and Change, Roskilde university

Lektor Annemari Svendsen, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Assoc. Professor Mette Toftager, Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.med. Karen Middelbo Buch-Olsen

Title: "Staging of prostate cancer with [18F]PSMA-1007-PET/CT versus Na[18F]F-PET/CT: Diagnostic accuracy, influence on staging and patient management, and evaluation

of patient benefit, Results from the PRISMA-PET trial"

Date and time: 07-08-2026 at 14:30

Venue: Emil Aarestrup auditorium, Odense University Hospital, Klinikbygningen, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C

Committee of Examiners:

Professor, Dr. Med Tobias Maurer, Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Associate Professor, MD, Ph.d. Helle Hendel, Nuklearmedicinsk. Afd., Herlev Gentofte Hospital, KU

Professor Kent Søe, Klinisk Patologi, KI, OUH, SDU (chair)

Main supervisor:

Assoc. Professor Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

Cand.scient.anth. Lærke Bing  Røikjer

Title: "Gestures of Belonging: How Young Adults with Cancer Navigate the Thickness of Care"

Date and time: 21-08-2026 at 14:00

Venue: Auditorium "Dialogen", SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Senior Researcher Anna Dowrick, Nuffield Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford

Professor Tine Gammeltoft, Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor Lotte Huniche, Department of Psychology, University of Sourthern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Rikke Sand Andersen, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

 

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Last Updated 08.04.2026