PhD defence Olivier Witte, 1 October 13.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Kevin Vernooy, Prof. Arnoud van 't Hof
Co-supervisor: Dr Peter Paul Delnoy, Isala Zwolle
Title: 'The Evolution of getting the lead out Mechanical Lead Extraction in Clinical Practice'

PhD defence Emilia Bialek, 6 October, 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6 - Double degree
Supervisors: Prof. Ingrid Dijgkraaf, Prof. Pedro Elias Marques (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Co-supervisor: Prof. Paul Proos (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Title: 'Evasins: unraveling the mechanisms of broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitors

PhD defence Amr Abdin, 7 October, 13.00 hours, online
Supervisors: Prof. Kevin Vernooy, Prof. Dominik Linz
Co-supervisor: Prof. Michael Böhm (Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes , Homburg, Germany)
Title: 'Advancing Conduction System Pacing: Comparative Outcomes, Quality Standards, and Clinical Integration in Modern Cardiac Pacing

PhD defence Mark Mulder, 7 October, 16.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Dr Bas van Bussel, Prof. Iwan van der Horst, Em. Prof. Hugo ten Cate
Co-supervisor: Dr Jan-Willem Sels
Title: 'COVID-19 Associated Coagulopathy in Critically Ill Patients Serial Biomarkers, Anticoagulation, and Prognosis

PhD defence Luca Aerts, 23 October, 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisor: Prof. Jos Maessen
Co-supervisor: Dr Bart Maesen
Title: 'To be transmural or not: The key ingredient for succesful AF ablation'

PhD defence Bengisu Sezer, 27 October, 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Hans Bosma, Prof. Annemarie Koster
Title: 'Exploring the Upstream Factors in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes: Work Environment and Psychosocial Factors'

PhD defence Tobias Pustjens, 28 October, 16.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisor: Prof. Arnoud van t Hof
Co-supervisor: Dr Saman Rasoul (Zuyderland MC)
Title: 'Challenges in acute coronary syndromes: From nonobstructive to multivessel obstructive coronary arteries

PhD defence Stijn Schretlen, 30 October, 13.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Michael Jacobs, Prof. Frits van Merode
Co-supervisor: Dr Reinier Zandbergen (Amsterdam University Medical Center)
Title: 'Operationalizing value in hospital care: A data-driven roadmap from strategy to practice'