Ph.D. Dissertations and Half-Time controls

At this time, there are no scheduled Ph.D. dissertations or half-time controls. Please check back soon for updates on upcoming dissertations within our research group.

For information about past Ph.D. dissertations, visit the Defended Ph.D. Theses section.

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Elias Arnér and Radosveta Gencheva during Radosveta's graduation. Private picture.

Ph.D. Graduation Ceremony ("Promovering") for Radosveta Gencheva

We are proud to celebrate the Ph.D. graduation of Radosveta Gencheva. The ceremony took place on 16 June 2025 at the iconic Stockholm City Hall, marking a significant milestone in her academic journey.
Radosveta successfully defended her doctoral thesis titled “Mechanisms of Action of Thioredoxin Reductase Inhibitors in The Context of Cancer” on 6 December 2024 at Karolinska Institutet. Her research has contributed important insights into the molecular mechanisms of cancer therapy, advancing our understanding of redox biology and its therapeutic potential.
We warmly congratulate Dr. Gencheva on her achievement and wish her continued success in her scientific career!

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Radosveta Gencheva during her nailing ceremony. Private picture.

Radosveta Gencheva's Ph.D. dissertation

Title: Mechanisms of Action of Thioredoxin Reductase Inhibitors in The Context of Cancer

Date: 06.12.2024, 9:00

Location: Nils Ringertz, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9

Zoom link: https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/61398698098

Main supervisor: 

Elias Arnér, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet

Co-supervisors: 

Qing Cheng, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet

Volkan Sayin, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg

Opponent:

Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont

Examination Board:

Klas Wiman, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet

Mikael Lindström, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet

Martin Högbom, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University

A digital copy of the Radosveta Gencheva's Thesis is available at KI Open Archive.

Radosveta Gencheva's Thesis Nailing Ceremony

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Half-time control for Karoline Scholzen 

Karoline Scholzen, a Ph.D. student in our group, will present her half-time seminar "Fluorogenic probes for single cell redox signalling" on March 28. Here's more information about the half-time seminar: 

Date: 03/28/2024 

Time: 9:00 am 

Place: Biomedicum B0812 

The half-time seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. You can join the seminar using the following link: 

https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/67415389124 

You can also download Karoline's half-time review here:

30-06-2025