Cand.scient. Christoffer Bruun Korfitsen
Title: "Conflicts of interest in peer review of biomedical research"
Date and time: 04-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium U131, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Prof., Dr. Med. Ana Marušić, Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine
Prof., Dr. Med. Jacob Rosenberg, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Ass. Prof., Dr. Phil. Martin Marchman Andersen, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Associate professor Andreas Lundh, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.san. Helle Sneftrup Poulsen
Title: "Informing early therapy to promote hand use in infants with or at risk of cerebral palsy "
Date and time: 04-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Marie Krogh auditorium, The Clinic Building, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Associate professor Ann-Kristin Gunnes Elvrum, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
Associate professor Tanja Thomsen, Department of clinical medicine, University of Copenhagen
Associate professor Kristina Tomra Nielsen, User Perspectives and Community-based Interventions, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Lisbeth Kirstine Rosenbek Minet, Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.med. Louise Adel Jensen
Title: "The Molecular Characterization of Familial Breast Cancer with no Confident Genetic Explanation - Identification of Subgroups and Classification of Genetic Variants"
Date and time: 08-09-2026 at 13:00
Venue: Kursussalen, J.B. Winsløws vej 15, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Dr. ir. Rien Blok
Rien Blok (M.J. Blok), Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center
Professor, PhD Joachim Lütken Weischenfeldt , Biotech Research and Innovation Center (BRIC), University of Copenhagen
Associate Professor, PhD Barbara Guerra, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Mads Thomassen, Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Sanne Høxbroe Michaelsen
Title: "Surgeon-performed imaging of the parathyroid glands in a pre- and intraoperative setting"
Date and time: 10-09-2026 at 15:30
Venue: Room Emil Aarestrup, Kløvervænget 17, 5000 Odense C
Committee of Examiners:
MD, PhD, associate professor Katrin Brauckhoff, Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital
MD, PhD, associate professor Torben Harsløf, Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital
Professor, MD, PhD Jens Kjeldsen, Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Viveque Egsgaard, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
MPH Gitte Frydenlund
Title: "The Stay-At-Work (SAW) Trial: Developing and Evaluating a Co-Designed, Person-Centred, Cross-Sectoral Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Individuals with
Chronic Low Back Pain"
Date and time: 11-09-2026 at 13:00
Venue: Auditoriet, ved indgang 2, Kolding Sygehus Sygehusvej 24, 6000 Kolding
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Committee of Examiners:
Senior Researcher Chris Jensen, FoUI-enheten, Rehabiliteringssenteret AiR, Norway, Rehabiliteringsklinikken FoU, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital
Associate Professor, Ph.d. Lisa Gregersen Østergaard, Department of Public Health, Aarhus university
Clinical Associate professor and head of research Jesper Pihl-Thingvad, Department of Clinical Research, KI, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Syddansk universitet
(chair)
Main supervisor:
Klinisk lektor Søren O'Neill, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Dorte Teilmann-Jørgensen
Title: "The Danish Vaginal Vault Prolapse (DIVA) Study: Long term Reoperation Risk, Complications, and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Six Apical Suspension Procedures"
Date and time: 25-09-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium U300, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, PhD Pinar Bor, Gynaecology and obstetrics, University of Århus
Proferssor, PhD Ingrid Volløyhaug, Women's clinic, Sct Olay hospital, Norway's University of Science and technology
Professor, PhD Katrine Hass Rubin, Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Martin Rudnicki, Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark
M.Sc. Emily Johnson
Title: "Beyond the Aggregate: Premature Mortality and the Income Burden of Disease in Denmark"
Date and time: 29-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: DIAS Auditorium (V24-501a-0), SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Public Health, Institute de Salud Global Barcelona
Professor Laust Hvas Mortensen, Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen
Assoc. Professor Anne-Sophie Oxholm, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Angela Chang, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Helle Elisabeth Agger-Nielsen
Title: "Management of Acute Dizziness"
Date and time: 29-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Meeting Room Store 08, 5th Floor, Building E, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Finsensgade 35, 6700 Esbjerg
Committee of Examiners:
PhD, Professor Herman Kingma, Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital
MD, PhD, Professor Måns Magnusson, Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Copenhagen
MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor Tobias Sejbæk, dep. of Neurology, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Ass. Professor Knud Larsen, Department of Regional Health Research University of Southern Denmark