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	Sylvia Varland Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: Regulation of protein N-terminal acetylation Dissertation date: 21.10.2016
	Jennifer Loose Supervisor: Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, NMBU Thesis Title: Biochemical investigation of catalysis by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases Dissertation date: 30.09.2016
	Øyvind Strømland Supervisor: Øyvind Halskau, UiB Thesis Title: a-lactalbumin mediated membrane perturbation Dissertation date: 24.08.2016
	Theis Sommer Supervisor: Jens Preben Morth, UiO Thesis Title: Biotechnological application and biophysical characterization of the bacterial enzyme Isatin hydrolase AND Structural studies of the regulatory N-terminal domain of the SLC4 bicarbonate transporter family and characterization of a novel zinc binding Dissertation date: 30.06.2016
	Dipankar Manna Supervisor: Ute Krengel, UiO Thesis Title: Structure-function characterization and cytotoxicity studies of fungal chimerolectins Dissertation date: 14.06.2016
	Juliane Wissuwa Supervisor: Ida Helene Steen, Runar Stokke, Hans Torstein Kleivdal, UiB Thesis Title: The Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Vent Fields – A valuable Resource for Marine Bioprospecting? Dissertation date: 25.05.2016
	Saranya Subramani Supervisor: Jens Preben Morth, UiO Thesis Title: Biochemical characterization and crystallization of the magnesium transporting P-type ATPase MgtA Dissertation date: 13.05.2016
	Maarten Beerepoot Supervisor: Kenneth Ruud, UiT Thesis Title: Calculating molecular properties in realistic environments Dissertation date: 13.05.2016
	Camilla Osberg Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: The protein N-terminal acetyltransferase C (NatC) – Functional implications and evolutionary conservation Dissertation date: 02.05.2016
	Hanif Muhammad Khan Supervisor: Nathalie Reuter, UiB Thesis Title: Role of noncovalent interactions in protein peripheral membrane binding: Computational perspectives Dissertation date: 19.02.2016
	Kristine B. Eide Supervisor: Morten Sørlie, NMBU Thesis Title: A detailed study of the enzymatic properties of Human Chitotriosidase (HCHT) Dissertation date: 29.01.2016
	Jasmin Kroeger Supervisor: Anne-Brit Kolstø, UiO Thesis Title: Conserved MFS transporters of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 – Functions in sporulation and drug efflux Dissertation date: 08.12.2015
	Magnus Hole Supervisor: Knut Teigen, Aurora Martinez, UiB Thesis Title: A study of Structure-Function-Stability Relationships in Tyrosine Hydroxylase Dissertation date: 07.12.2015
	Miriam Grgic Supervisor: Ingar Leiros, UiT Thesis Title: Insights into bacterial protection and survival – A study of three enzymes from cold adapted bacteria Dissertation date: 02.10.2015
	Elisabeth Klungerbo Olsen Supervisor: Jeanette Hammer Andersen, MabCent – SFI, UiT Thesis Title: Bioprospecting of Arctic marine organisms – Employing bioassay-, chemistry-, and metabolomics-guided isolation selection Dissertation date: 25.09.2015
	Geir Isaksen Supervisor: Bjørn Olav Brandsdal, UiT Thesis Title: Protein Dynamics Regulates Enzyme Enthalpy-Entropy Balance Dissertation date: 26.06.2015
	Anne Grethe Hamre Supervisor: Morten Sørlie, NMBU Thesis Title: Thermodynamic aspects of processive enzymatic degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides Dissertation date: 24.06.2015
	Xiang Yi Kong Supervisor: Winnie Eskild Thesis Title: Characterization of a novel mouse model lacking the lysosomal membrane protein GLMP Dissertation date: 22.06.2015
	Julie E. Heggelund Supervisor: Ute Krengel, UiO Thesis Title: Cholera toxin – carbohydrate interaction as the basis for cholera blood-group dependence Dissertation date: 19.06.2015
	Kjersti Lian Supervisor: Elin Moe, UiT Thesis Title: DNA metabolism in extremophiles Structure-function studies of proteins involved in DNA repair and replication from Aliivibrio salmonicida and Deinococcus radiodurans Dissertation date: 16.06.2015
	Izaskun Muruzábal-Lecumberri Supervisor: Svein Bjelland, UiS Thesis Title: DNA Base Excision Repair: Mutation Induction and Novel Functions Dissertation date: 15.06.2015
	Dugassa Nemie-Feyissa Supervisor: Cathrine Lillo, UiS Thesis Title: From primary to secondary metabolism – influence of nitrate and light/dark conditions Dissertation date: 12.03.2015
	Svein Isungset Støve Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: Functional analysis of Nalpha-acetyltransferase 10 (NAA10) variants identified in patientes with genetic disorders Dissertation date: 04.03.2015
	Diana Turcu Supervisor: Hee-Chan Seo, UiB Thesis Title: Homeodomain transcription factors Six3 and Six6 have distinct protein binding characteristics Dissertation date: 20.02.2015
	Sandhya Tiwari Supervisor: Nathalie Reuter, UiB Thesis Title: Computational Strategies for Comparing the Intrinsic Dynamics of Multiple Proteins Dissertation date: 09.02.2015
	Einar Eftestøl Supervisor: Kristian Gundersen, UiO Thesis Title: The role of mechanical stimuli and myonuclei in skeletal muscle hypertrophy Dissertation date: 04.02.2015
	Alexander Sauter Supervisor: Aurora Martinez, UiB Thesis Title: Contact-dependent culture dish interactions during in vitro generation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells Dissertation date: 19.01.2015
	Hanzhen Wen Supervisor: Øyvind Halskau, UiB Thesis Title: Cytotoxic Bovine alpha-Lactalbumin:Oleic Acid Complex and its interaction with Phospholipid Membranes Dissertation date: 03.12.2014
	Bente Kjeilen Supervisor: Johan Lillehaug, UiB Thesis Title: Kinetic studies of the interaction between the scaffolding protein Receptor for Activated C Kinase-1 (RACK1) and the oncoprotein Ki-Ras with emphasis on a possible role for post-translational phosphorylation of RACK1- Assessment of conditions for optimization of Biacore experiments on proteins of low solubility Dissertation date: 28.11.2014
	Lilia Ulanova Supervisor: Gareth Griffiths, NMBU Thesis Title: Towards prevention and treatment of infectious diseases of aquaculture Dissertation date: 13.11.2014
	Anne-Sophie Schillinger Supervisor: Nathalie Reuter, UiB Thesis Title: Neutrophil proteins and their interactions with the cell membrane. A combination of in vitro and in silico insights Dissertation date: 12.11.2014
	Ingrid Lea Karlskås Supervisor: Vincent Eijsink, NMBU Thesis Title: Studies of secreted proteins in lactobacilli and enterococci – functional analyses and new systems for overexpression Dissertation date: 06.11.2014
	Steingrim Svenning Supervisor: Terje Johansen, UiT Thesis Title: Characterization of the Arabidopsis homologue of NBR1 Dissertation date: 17.10.2014
	Inger Lindin Supervisor: Ingebrigt Sylte, UiT Thesis Title: Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 5. Structure, function and inhibition Dissertation date: 26.09.2014
	Katrine Lie Bøyesen Supervisor: Karina Mathisen, NTNU Thesis Title: Reactivity and Synergism of Vanadium in Microporous Supports with Copper as a Co-cation Dissertation date: 29.08.2014
	Marta Hammerstad Supervisor: Kristoffer Andersson, UiO Thesis Title: Structural and Functional Studies of Proteins in the Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductase System Dissertation date: 22.08.2014
	Paula Bousquet Supervisor: Ute Krengel, UiO Thesis Title: Molecular recognition of the tumor antigens N-glycol GM3 and EGFR by monoclonal anti-tumor antibodies Dissertation date: 15.08.2014
	Yan Baglo Supervisor: Oddrun Gederås, NTNU Thesis Title: Preclinical Studies of Photodynamic Therapy and Photochemical Internalization in Bladder Cancer Dissertation date: 04.07.2014
	Kaare Bjerregaard-Andersen Supervisor: Preben Morth, NCMM, UiO Thesis Title: Structure determination and characterization of bicarbonate transporters NCBE and NBCn1 & Structure and functional characterization of isatin hydrolase Dissertation date: 30.06.2014
	Zarah Forsberg Supervisor: Vincent Eijsink, NMBU Thesis Title: Discovery and characterization of cellulose-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases Dissertation date: 26.06.2014
	Alexander Kashulin Supervisor: Nils Peder Willassen, UiT Thesis Title: Cryptic plasmids of Aliivibrio salmonicida Dissertation date: 19.06.2014
	Man Kumari Gurung Supervisor: Arne Smalås, UiT Thesis Title: Glycobiology and enzymes from psychrophiles Dissertation date: 28.05.2014
	Johannes Jakobus Eksteen Supervisor: Øystein Rekdal,John Sigurd Svendsen Thesis Title: Targetides – novel anticancer peptides directed towards intracellular targets Dissertation date: 28.05.2014
	Cathrine Elisabeth Fagernes Supervisor: Göran Nilsson, Stian Ellefsen (HIL), UiO Thesis Title: Molecular background of ethanol production in anoxia tolerant fish Dissertation date: 09.05.2014
	Henrik Zakariassen Supervisor: Vincent Eijsink, NMBU Thesis Title: Processivity and transglycosylation of chitinases Dissertation date: 06.05.2014
	Kamila Zub Supervisor: Geir Slupphaug, NTNU Thesis Title: Proteomic approaches to improve cancer therapy – Identifying factors contributing to melphalan resistance in multiple myeloma and to PDT-mediated cytotoxicity Dissertation date:05.05.2014
	Ingrid Marie Egner Supervisor: Kristian Gundersen, UiO Thesis Title: A cellular memory mechanism in muscle Dissertation date:07.03.2014
	Thomas Kalvig Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: Substrates and Cellular functions of the human N-terminal acetyltransferases NatA and NatC Dissertation date:10.02.2014
	Henriette Aksnes Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: N-terminal acetyltransferases NatC and NatF: cellular functions and substrates Dissertation date:07.02.2014
	Gabriele Cordara Supervisor: Ute Krengel, UiO Thesis Title: Structure-function studies on the Marasmius Oreades agglutinin (MOA), a cytotoxic protease Dissertation date:6.12.2013
	Steffi Munack Supervisor: Ute Krengel, UiO Thesis Title: Enzymes of the shikimate pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis – functional studies and drug design Dissertation date:25.10.2013
	Anne Baumann Supervisor: Aurora Martinez, UiB Thesis Title: The Peripheral Binding of Proteins to Phospholipid Membranes, with Focus on α-Lactalbumin and Tyrosine Hydroxylase Dissertation date:24.10.2013
	Kristine Hole Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: The N-terminal acetyltransferases NatD, NatE and NatF: Evolutionary conservation and divergence of NATs and their substrate Dissertation date:06.09.2013
	Håvard Foyn Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB Thesis Title: N-terminal acetyltransferases: Activity and Inhibition Dissertation date:16.08.2013
	Tim Kahlke Supervisor: Nils Peder Willassen, UiT Thesis Title: Development of a public available systems biology database for Vibrios Dissertation date:21.06.2013
	Annfrid Sivertsen Supervisor: Bjørn-Olav Brandsdal, UiT Thesis Title: Development of novel renin inhibitors and interaction of antimicrobial and cytotoxic peptides with plasma proteins. A drug discovery study Dissertation date:14.06.2013
	Amit Anand Purohit Supervisor: Arne Smalås, UiT Thesis Title: Acyl homoserine lactone signaling in members of the Vibrionaceae family Dissertation date:13.06.2013
	Edvin Fuglebakk Supervisor: Nathalie Reuter, UiB Thesis Title: Methods for comparative analysis of the intrinsic motions of computational protein models Dissertation date:29.04.2013
	Åge Aleksander Skjevik Supervisor: Knut Teigen, Henning Lygre and Bengt Erik Haug, UiB Thesis Title: A study of lipid bilayer dynamics and interactions with ligands Dissertation date: 23.01.2013
	Olena Dobrovolska Supervisor: Alex Dikiy, NTNU Thesis Title: Structure-functional characterization of mammalian redox proteins: Methione sulfoxide reductase B1 (MsrB1), Glutaredoxin domain (Grx) of TGR, and Thioredoxin (Trx) Dissertation date:08.01.2013
	Alexey Gorovoy Supervisor: Tore Lejon, UiT Thesis Title:Synthesis of a novel class of antitubercular peptidomimetics based on β-aminoboronates Dissertation date:16.11.2012
	Marte Innselset Flydal Supervisors: Aurora Martinez, Knut Teigen, UIB Thesis Title: Structure, function and regulation of non-mammalian forms of phenylalanine hydroxylase Dissertation date:09.11.2012
	Naga Pardha Saradhi Borra Supervisors: Ørjan Samuelsen, Hanna-Kirsti Schrøder Leiros, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, James Spencer, UiT Thesis Title: Structural and biochemical investigation of Metallo-β-lactamases; Insights into the antibiotic binding sites Dissertation date:25.09.2012
	Yimingjiang Wuxiuer Supervisors: Ingebrigt Sylte, Jan-Olof Winberg, Bjørn Olav Brandsdal, UiT Thesis Title: *Structure and function of Scaptodrosophila labanoensis* alcohol dehydrogenase** Dissertation date: 18.09.2012
	Lasse Fredriksen Supervisors: Vincent Eijsink,Geir Mathiesen, UMB Thesis Title: Studies of the glycoproteome and delivery of therapeutic proteins in Lactobacillus Dissertation date: 07.09.2012
	Annette Brenner Supervisors: Nils Åge Frøystein, Johan Lillehaug , UiB Thesis Title: Revealing the secrets of proteins – a triple-nuclear and multi-dimensional high-resolution NMR study Dissertation date:28.08.2012
	XiaoYu Ni Supervisor: Peter Ruoff, UiS Thesis Title: Reaction Kinetic Models for Robust Homeostatic Control Dissertation date: 04.06.2012
	Mohummad Aminur Rahman Supervisors: Reidunn B. Aalen, Tage Torstensen, UiO Thesis Title: Investigation of Novel Structures and Functions of Readers and Writers of the Histone Code in Arabidopsis thaliana. Dissertation date: 04.05.2012
	Kristin Støen Gunnarsen Supervisors: Inger Sandlie, Geir Åge Løseth, UiO Thesis Title: T cell receptor expression and engineering Dissertation date: 30. 03. 2012
	Yunjia Tang Supervisor: Steinar Johansen, UiT Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of the Naegleria GIR1 ribozyme Dissertation date:30.03.2012
	Alexander Pflug Supervisor: Richard A. Engh, UiT Thesis Title: Protein kinase selectivity mechanisms and structure assisted drug discovery Dissertation date:24.02.2012
	Stian Sjøli Supervisor: Jan-Olof Winberg, UiT Thesis Title: Kinetic and docking studies of inhibitors targeting the catalytic zinc in MA clan enzymes Dissertation date:07.12.2011
	Heli Havukainen Supervisors: Gro Amdam, Øyvind Halskau, Aurora Martinez, UiB Thesis Title: Dissecting molecular properties of honey bee vitellogenin Dissertation date:25.11.2011
	Taiana Maia de Oliveira Supervisor: Richard A. Engh, UiT Thesis Title: Inhibitor selectivity determinants for the Aurora protein kinases Dissertation date:21.10.2011
	Netsanet Gizaw Assefa Supervisor: Nils-Peder Willassen, UiT Thesis Title: *Biophysical and biochemical cheracterization of Uracil DNA N-Glycosylase from Atlantic cod (Gadhus morhua): A study of cold adaptation* Dissertation date:14.10.2011
	Geir Åsmund Hansen Supervisor: Nils-Peder Willasen, UiT Thesis Title: Identification and verification of small, regulatory RNAs in Aliivibrio salmonicida Dissertation date:04.10.2011
	Mari Gabrielsen Supervisor: Ingebrigt Sylte, UiT Thesis Title: Imaging and structural biology of molecular targets for psychotropic drugs Dissertation date:16.09.2011
	Espen Harbitz Supervisor: Kristoffer Andersson, UiO Thesis Title: Spectroscopic characterization of c-type cytochromes Dissertation date:05.09.2011
	Helen Sophie Haugen Supervisor: Jon Nissen-Meyer, UiO Thesis Title: Analysis of the Structure and Mode of Action of Pediocin-Like Bacteriocins Dissertation date:17.06.2011
	Lars Skjærven Supervisor: Aurora Martinez, UiB Thesis Title: A computational approach for probing conformational dynamics, flexibility and allostery in the GroEL chaperone Dissertation date:15.04.2011
	Christian Karlsen Supervisor: Nils-Peder Willasen, UiT Thesis Title: The importance of quorum sensing for development of winter ulcer in fish Dissertation date:11.02.2011
	Ane Berg Tomter Supervisor: Kristoffer Andersson, UiO Thesis Title: Spectroscopic Studies of the Ribonucleotide Reductase R2-subunits from Mammals, Virus, and Bacteria Dissertation date:17.12.2010
	Alexey Shiryaev Supervisor: Ugo Moens, UiT Thesis Title: MAPK-activated protein kinase 5 (MK5): The mechanisms of regulation and functions Dissertation date:04.10.2010
	Camilla Oppegård Supervisors: Jon Nissen-Meyer, Per Eugen Kristiansen, UiO Thesis Title: Structure function analysis of the two peptide bacteriocin lactococcin G and its immunity protein Dissertation date: 10.09.2010
	Per Rogne Supervisors: Jon Nissen-Meyer, Per Eugen Kristiansen, UiO Thesis Title: The structure and function of two-peptide bacteriocins Dissertation date: 28.08.2009
	Sergiy Kostenko Supervisors: Ugo Moens, UiT Thesis Title: The role of MK5 in PKA-induced F-actin dynamics Dissertation date: 06.06.2009

Hall of Fame

Sylvia Varland

Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB

Thesis Title:

Regulation of protein N-terminal acetylation

Dissertation date: 21.10.2016

Jennifer Loose

Supervisor: Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, NMBU

Thesis Title:

Biochemical investigation of catalysis by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

Dissertation date: 30.09.2016

Øyvind Strømland

Supervisor: Øyvind Halskau, UiB

Thesis Title:

a-lactalbumin mediated membrane perturbation

Dissertation date: 24.08.2016

Theis Sommer

Supervisor: Jens Preben Morth, UiO

Thesis Title:

Biotechnological application and biophysical characterization of the bacterial enzyme Isatin hydrolase AND Structural studies of the regulatory N-terminal domain of the SLC4 bicarbonate transporter family and characterization of a novel zinc binding

Dissertation date: 30.06.2016

Dipankar Manna

Supervisor: Ute Krengel, UiO

Thesis Title:

Structure-function characterization and cytotoxicity studies of fungal chimerolectins

Dissertation date: 14.06.2016

Juliane Wissuwa

Supervisor: Ida Helene Steen, Runar Stokke, Hans Torstein Kleivdal, UiB

Thesis Title:

The Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Vent Fields – A valuable Resource for Marine Bioprospecting?

Dissertation date: 25.05.2016

Saranya Subramani

Supervisor: Jens Preben Morth, UiO

Thesis Title:

Biochemical characterization and crystallization of the magnesium transporting P-type ATPase MgtA

Dissertation date: 13.05.2016

Maarten Beerepoot

Supervisor: Kenneth Ruud, UiT

Thesis Title:

Calculating molecular properties in realistic environments

Dissertation date: 13.05.2016

Camilla Osberg

Supervisor: Thomas Arnesen, UiB

Thesis Title:

The protein N-terminal acetyltransferase C (NatC) – Functional implications and evolutionary conservation

Dissertation date: 02.05.2016

Hanif Muhammad Khan

Supervisor: Nathalie Reuter, UiB

Thesis Title:

Role of noncovalent interactions in protein peripheral membrane binding: Computational perspectives

Dissertation date: 19.02.2016

Kristine B. Eide

Supervisor: Morten Sørlie, NMBU

Thesis Title:

A detailed study of the enzymatic properties of Human Chitotriosidase (HCHT)

Dissertation date: 29.01.2016

Jasmin Kroeger

Supervisor: Anne-Brit Kolstø, UiO

Thesis Title:

Conserved MFS transporters of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 – Functions in sporulation and drug efflux

Dissertation date: 08.12.2015

Magnus Hole

Supervisor: Knut Teigen, Aurora Martinez, UiB

Thesis Title:

A study of Structure-Function-Stability Relationships in Tyrosine Hydroxylase

Dissertation date: 07.12.2015

Miriam Grgic

Supervisor: Ingar Leiros, UiT

Thesis Title:

Insights into bacterial protection and survival – A study of three enzymes from cold adapted bacteria

Dissertation date: 02.10.2015

Elisabeth Klungerbo Olsen

Supervisor: Jeanette Hammer Andersen, MabCent – SFI, UiT

Thesis Title:

Bioprospecting of Arctic marine organisms – Employing bioassay-, chemistry-, and metabolomics-guided isolation selection

Dissertation date: 25.09.2015

Geir Isaksen

Supervisor: Bjørn Olav Brandsdal, UiT

Thesis Title:

Protein Dynamics Regulates Enzyme Enthalpy-Entropy Balance