Dissertations Doctoral thesis defence: Zihan Qin
Title: Intraleaflet Hemorrhage-Driven Aortic Valve Stenosis: Insights from a Multi-Model and Multi-Omics
Framework
Welcome to Zihan Qin doctoral thesis defence on Friday 23th Octoberr 2026 at 13.00 to be held in CMM, Lecture hall, L8:00, Visionsgatan 18.
Author
Zihan Qin
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular medicine.
Principal Supervisor
Adjunct Assistant Professor Sven-Christian Pawelzik
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular medicine.
Opponent
Doctor Anabela Bensimon Brito
University of Toulouse, Center for Integrative Biology.
Co-supervisors
Professor Magnus Bäck
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular medicine
Associate Professor Agneta Månsson-Broberg
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Integrative Cardiovascular, Cancer and Ageing Research unit.
Examination board
Professor Jonas Spaak
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Division of Cardiovascular medicine.
Associate Professor Bahira Shahim
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology.
Professor Eva Särndahl
Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health.