Cand.scient. Nadja Bødker Pedersen
Title: "Fibrinogen in individuals with obesity and steatotic liver disease "
Date and time: 14-11-2025 at 14:00
Venue: The Auditorium, Esbjerg Hospital, Entrance D, Haraldsgade 12, 6700 Esbjerg
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Johannes Antonius Lisman, Experimental Surgery, Surgical Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
Associate Professor Julie Brogaard Larsen, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Associate Professor Martin Overgaard , Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Else-Marie Bladbjerg, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.scient. Sarah Overgaard Slater
Title: "Recreational screen media use, leisure free time with friends and physical behaviors among Danish children"
Date and time: 18-11-2025 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium O100, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor, PhD Andrew Atkin, School of Health Sciences, The University of East Anglia
Head of Section, PhD Christina Bjørk Petersen, Center for Klinisk Forskning og Forebyggelse, Frederiksberg Hospital
Professor, PhD Trine Flensborg-Madsen, SIF, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Anders Grøntved, Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. Kevin Heebøll Nygaard
Title: "MetaHip Trials: Single-Dose Methadone and the Future of Pain Management in Older Hip Fracture Patients"
Date and time: 19-11-2025 at 13:00
Venue: Auditorium Psyk 57.00, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Kresten Philipsens Vej 15, 6200 Aabenraa
Committee of Examiners:
Prof. Dr. med. Arndt-Peter Schulz, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Dept. Trauma & Orthopedics Pofessor, Section Medicine, Universität zu Lübeck
Associate Professor, Dr. med., MD Tazio Maleitzke, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre University of Copenhagen
Prof., PhD, MSc Pain Management, Fysioterapeut, PhD Henrik Bjarke Vægter, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Jesper Ougaard Schønnemann, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.scient. Pernille Gejl Pedersen
Title: "Uncovering the Impact of DNA methyltransferase inhibitor treatment on the Tumor Microenvironment"
Date and time: 19-11-2025 at 13:00
Venue: Room: Dialogen, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor Johan Staaf, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University
Lektor Mette Madsen, Institut for Biomedicin, Health, Aarhus Universitet Associate
Professor Reza M. H. Khorooshi, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Mikkel Green Terp, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Zainab Hikmat
Title: "Predicting response to medical treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) using transcriptomic methods on intestinal biopsies: a prospective cohort study of personalised medicine"
Date and time: 01-12-2025 at 13:00
Venue: Kursussalen, J. B. Winsløws Vej 15, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Prof. Gisela Orozco, Center for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchestor
Associate Prof. MD. PhD Lone Larsen, Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (PREDICT), Aalborg University Hospital
Associate Prof. Marianne Nygaard, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Mads Thomassen, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.psych. Ole Skov
Title: "The Quest to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Clinical Effectiveness of the ACQUIRE-ICD Intervention"
Date and time: 03-12-2025 at 14:00
Venue: U46, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Loreena Hill, School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University
Associate Professor Morten Lock Hansen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Cardiology, Capital Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Denmark., University of Copenhagen
Professor Jens Søndergaard, Research Unit for General Practice, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Susanne S. Pedersen, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.scient.san. Sanne Have Beck
Title: "In the footsteps of older patients - from hospital to home"
Date and time: 04-12-2025 at 15:30
Venue: Room JEE, J.B. Winsløws Vej 21, Entrance 244, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, Research Director Frode Fadnes Jacobsen, Center for Care Research, Western Norway University of Applied Science
PhD, Part-time Lecturer Anne Bendix Andersen, Department of Public Health - Department of Science in Nursing, Aarhus University
PhD, Lecturer, Associate professor Connie Timmermann, Department of Clinical Research Centre for Patient Communication, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Dorthe Susanne Nielsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Licentiat Bodil Winther Hansen
Title: Creative activities as intervention in mental health - Exploring the concept, the occupational value, the influence on wellbeing and everyday life and occupational therapist practitioners’ narratives of using creative activities as an intervention
Date and time: 12. december 2025 kl. 13.00
Venue: Festsalen v/ Centerterapien, Færgegårdsvej 15, 4760 Vordingborg
Committee of Examiners:
Senior Lecturer Greta Häggblom Kronlöf, Department of health and rehabilitation. Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University ofGothenburg
Associate professor, PhD, Reg.OT Petra Wagman, , School of Health and Welfare, JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY
Ergoterapeut, MSc., PhD., Professor Hanne Kaae Kristensen, Klinisk Institut, Sdu (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Lene Lauge Berring, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. Ashok Ainkaran Ganeshalingam
Title: "From metabolic vulnerability to therapeutic opportunity: Targeting cardio metabolic risk in schizophrenia – Results from the HISTORI trial"
Date and time: 16-12-2025 at 10:00
Venue: Room M-0.60 Dialogen” (room number V13 -918a-0), SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Richard Holt, Human Development and Health Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
Professor Anders Fink-Jensen, Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen
Ass. Professor Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis,, Syddansk Universitet (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Jan Frystyk, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. Anders Nikolai Ørsted Schultz
Title: "Evaluating telemedicine for outpatient clinic visits in internal medicine"
Date and time: 16-12-2025 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium Psyk 57.00, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Kresten Philipsens Vej 15, 6200 Aabenra
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Eirik Årsand, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Assoc. Professor Clara Bender, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University
Assoc. Professor Helene Skjøt-Arkil, Institut for Regional Sundhedsforskning, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Ass. Professor Frans Hjelm Brandt Kristensen, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
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M. D. Mathias Just Nortvig
Title: "Assessment of intracranial fluid dynamics using fundoscopy"
Date and time: 18-12-2025 at 16:00
Venue: Auditoriet WP15, J.B. Winsløwsvej 15, 5000 Odense C
Committee of Examiners:
Senior Neurosurgeon/Professor Eirik Helseth, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo University Hospital/University
MD, PhD, Head of Department Steffen Birk, Afdeling for Hjerne- og Undersøgelser, Rigshospitalet
Professor Bente Finsen, Department of Molecular medicine, The Faculty of Health Sciences, Neurobiology Research Unit (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Frantz R. Poulsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Johanne Dam Lyhne
Title: "Fear of cancer recurrence in long-term colorectal cancer survivors"
Date and time: 18-12-2025 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium in building K1, “Overhuset”, Vejle Hospital, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Germany
Professor Peter Christensen , Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital
Ass. Professor Lærke Kjær Tolstrup , Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Lars Henrik Jensen, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.cur. Maria Monberg Feenstra
Title: "Tele-Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in endometriosis follow-up of patients. The PROMise study"
Date and time: 12-01-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Dialogen, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Andrew Horne, Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh
PhD, Lektor i Klinisk Sygepleje Lone Jørgensen, Clinical Nursing Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital
PhD, forskningsansvarlig overlæge Finn Friis Lauszus, Kvindesygdomme og fødsler, Sygehus Sønderjylland (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Martin Rudnicki, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
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