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Upcoming PhD Defences

Cand.med. Louise Linde

Title: "Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Occurrence of and treatment options in severe hemodynamic instability"

Date and time: 19-09-2025 at 15:00

Venue: Auditorium U1, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Professor, MD, PhD Dirk W. Donker, Department of Biomedical Imaging & Sensing, University of Twente

Professor, MD, PhD Asger Granfeldt, Department of clinical medicine, Aarhus University

Professor, MD, PhD Thomas Strøm, Department of Intensive Care, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Jacob Eifer Møller, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.mag. Lisbeth Birkelund

Title: "The Multilingual Encounter in the Danish Healthcare System"

Date and time: 22-09-2025 at 14:00

Venue: Auditorium O100, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Prof. Jonas Debesay, Department of Nursing, Oslo Metropolitan University

Prof. Maria Kristiansen, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

Associate Prof. Malene Beck, Department of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Dorthe Nielsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.scient.san. Sara Stage Voetmann

Title: "Being in life - Caring for lives. Thoughts, feelings, and existential agency of children and young people who are relatives of a close family member in palliative care in Denmark "

Date and time: 23-09-2025 at 15:00

Venue: D-IAS auditoriet (V24-501a-0), Syddansk Universitet, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Professor, PhD, Ms Sociology, RN Borgunn Ytterhus, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU

Senior researcher, PhD, Ms Psychology Maibritt Guldin, Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University

Associate Professor, PhD, Ms Psychology Nina Rottmann, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Assoc. Professor Dorte Toudal Viftrup, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

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Disputatsforsvar cand.med. Agoston Gyula Szabos

Afhandling med titlen: “Facts and fiction in multiple myeloma. How real-world data can shape the picture”

Tid: Fredag, den 26. september 2025 kl. 14.00

Sted: Auditoriet, O100, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Professor Markus Hansson, Institutionen för medicin, Sahlgrenska Akademin / Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Göteborgs Universitet
Professor Anders Waage, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
er udpeget som henholdsvis 1. og 2. officielle opponent.

Et eksemplar af afhandlingen kan rekvireres ved henvendelse til forfatteren:
E-mail: szaboagoston@hotmail.com / agoston.gyula.szabo@regionh.dk

MD Sara Samadzadeh

Title: "Optical Coherence Tomography and Fluid Biomarkers for Assessing the Impact of Comorbidities on Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders"

Date and time: 29-09-2025 at 14:00

Venue: DIAS Auditorium, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Zoom link: https://syddanskuni.zoom.us/j/65480382092?from=addon

Committee of Examiners:

Associate Professor, MD, MSc, FAAN, Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Senior Clinical Neurologist Marcelo Matiello, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Neuroimmunology and Neuro-Infectious Diseases, Harvard Medical School

Professor, MD, DMSc Torben Lykke Sørensen, Ophthalmology Department, Zealand University Hospital & The University of Copenhagen

Professor, DMSc Bente Finsen, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Nasrin Asgari, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.med. Jonas Kanstrup Olsen

Title: "Variation in general practice consultation patterns for older patients’ use of out-of-hours services and risk of hospitalisation"

Date and time: 02-10-2025 at 14:00

Venue: Auditorium O100, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Prof, MD Øystein Hetlevik, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen

Associate Professor, MD Thomas Bo Drivsholm, Section of General Practice and The Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen

Professor Kim Rose Olsen, Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Jesper Lykkegaard, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.med. Trine Holm Rasmussen

Title: "Diagnosis and management of patients with drug hypersensitivity reactions to chemotherapeutics and biologicals"

Date and time: 02-10-2025 at 14:00

Venue: Auditorium 1+2, Entrance 93, Odense University Hospital, Kløvervænget 6, 5000 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Consultant Allergist, MD, PhD, FRCP, FAAAA Ricardo Madrigal-Burgaleta, Allergy & Severe Asthma Service, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

Associate Professor, MD, PhD Maja Vestmø Maraldo, Department of Clinical Oncology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen,

Professor, lead consultant, Head of Research, MD, PhD Torkell Ellingsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.cur. Jane Lange Dalsgaard

Title: "Women's health and recovery living with angina pectoris and non-obstructive coronary artery disease"

Date and time: 03-10-2025 at 14:00

Venue: Auditorium L&F huset, Kresten Philipsens Vej 15, 6200 Aabenraa

Committee of Examiners:

Professor Anna Strömberg, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköbing University

Associate Professor, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher Abbas Ali Qayyum, Department of Clinical Medicine , University of Copenhagen

Senor Researcer, Associate Professor, RN, MHS, Ph.D. Mette Juhl Rothmann, Steno Diabetes Center, Odense, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Britt Borregaard, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.scient. Nhu Thi Tuyet Do

Title: "Integrated genomic analysis of breast tumors. A possible tool towards reduction reduction of overtreatment"

Date and time: 08-10-2025 at 13:30

Venue: The Auditorium WP 15, J. B. Winsløws Vej 15, 5000 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Professor Mårten Fernö, Medical oncology, Lund University

Professor Claus Lindbjerg Andersen, Department of Clinical Medicine and Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University

Professor Hans Christian Beck, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Torben A. Kruse, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.mag. Borgný Súsonnudóttir Hansen

Title: "The Effects of Short Processing Delay on Sound Quality in Open-Fit Hearing Aids: Candidacy, Preference, and Real-Life Experiences"

Date and time:
10-10-2025 at 15:00

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

Zoom link: https://syddanskuni.zoom.us/j/64846217630

Committee of Examiners:

Professor, PhD Susan Scollie, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Professor, PhD Stefan Stenfelt , Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences,Linköping University, Sweden

Dr. Med, PhD, Clinical associate professor Jesper Roed Sørensen, Research Unit for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, University of Southern Denmark & Odense University Hospital (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor, PhD Tobias Neher, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.scient. Didde Riisager Hansen

Title: "Investigating Adipocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Obesity using Mouse Models"

Date and time: 24-10-2025 at 14:00

Venue: Auditorium U300, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense

Committee of Examiners:

Professor Valérie B. Schini-Kerth , Department of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine , University of Strasbourg

Associate Professor Yuya Hayash, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University

Associate Professor Aida Solhøj Hansen, Deparment of Cancer and Inflammation, University of Southern Denmark (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Per Svenningsen, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark

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Cand.med. Nicolai Gundtoft Uhrenholt

Title: "Effect of Semaglutide versus placebo on psychotic symptoms and quality of life - a pre-specified secondary analysis of HISTORI: A randomized clinical trial in people with pre-diabetes and schizophrenia"

Date and time: 31-10-2025 at 14:00

Venue: Psykiatrisygehuset i Slagelse, Bygning 3, stuen, Auditoriet, Fælledvej 6, 4200 Slagelse

Committee of Examiners:

Professor of Psychiatry Najma Siddiqi, Department of Health Sciences and the Hull York Medical School (HYMS), Centre for Health and Population Sciences, University of York

Professor of Psychiatry René Ernst Nielsen, Department of Psychiatry, Aalborg University Hospital

Professor MSO Anette Søgaard Nielsen , Department of Clinical Research, Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Research Unit of Psychiatry, The Faculty of Health Sciences (chair)

Main supervisor:

Professor Niels Bilenberg, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

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