Manubens-Gil, Linus (Date of defense: 2018-01-18)
During the last century the nervous system has been mainly studied from a reductionistic approach, based on the hypothesis that understanding in depth single neurons or limited neuronal populations would ...
García-Castro, Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2024-03-11)
Bilingual infants acquire words at a similar rate as monolingual ones, despite navigating a more intricate linguistic environment. The mechanisms behind this phenomenon remain elusive. Our project ...
Toscano Ochoa, Carlos (Date of defense: 2021-04-19)
One of the branches of synthetic biology pursues the creation of a biological computer. Many have successfully implemented simple logic circuits rewiring cellular components. However, these circuits may ...
Khomenko, Sasha (Date of defense: 2024-04-19)
The rapid increase in urbanization underscores the need for healthy urban environments. Presently, European cities experience high levels of air pollution, noise, lack of green spaces, and increased ...
Elek, Anamaria (Date of defense: 2024-04-19)
Single-cell genomics methods have revolutionized the study of gene expression and regulation at the cell type level. Generating single-cell atlases for species at key phylogenetic positions of the animal ...
Aguilar Fernández, Sergio (Date of defense: 2024-04-24)
The intrinsic complexity and dynamic nature of B-lymphocytes make them ideal for in-depth analysis using single-cell technologies. Secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) are central in B-lymphocyte activation ...
Pirla Lopez, Sergio (Date of defense: 2022-05-04)
This thesis consists of three chapters that improve our knowledge of how income shapes well-being. Chapter 1 (“Measuring Affect Dynamics: An Empirical Framework”) presents an empirically-derived ...
Dhandapani, Laasya (Date of defense: 2022-05-04)
En este proyecto, hemos desarrollado métodos que permiten la caracterización comparativa basada en imágenes en vivo de ovocitos primordiales de humano, ratón y Xenopus. Mostramos que los ovocitos ...
Kaya, Sandra Sinem (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)
This dissertation sheds light on the impact of emotions on consumer behavior within culinary contexts. Comprising three chapters, the research presents a holistic exploration through lab experiments ...
Piñero, Jordi (Date of defense: 2023-05-08)
This thesis aims at establishing the basis for a statistical physics theory of major evolutionary transitions. Its structure is based on three major pillars: nonequilibrium thermodynamics and information ...