2026

Doctoral candidate Håvard Hoel at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Comparative structure–activity relationship of naturally derived polysaccharides targeting pattern recognition receptors" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Ana Ćuk at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Formulation of injectable hydrogels for controlled release of local anesthetics in peripheral nerve blocks" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Pari Faraj at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Impact of pharmacogenetics and ageing on escitalopram metabolism" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Girma Belachew Gutema at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Trends and Challenges in Antibiotic Consumption – Findings Focused on Clinical and Community Cases from Ethiopia. Call for Public Health Policy Actions" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Rebekka Rolfsnes Hovd at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis "Antibiotic adjuvants to reverse β-lactam resistance: Mechanism of action and resistance development of chelator-based metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.