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Iacobucci, Simona (Fecha de defensa: 2021-03-18)
Taking into consideration the current knowledge about the subjects treated, several goals were proposed for this PhD thesis in order to further understand PHF8 function in both astrocytes and neural ...
Rasti Zaghiyan, George (Fecha de defensa: 2021-09-20)
The Sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent enzymes plays a key role in the maintenance of genome integrity upon stress. Sirtuins coordinate the response to different forms of stress at different levels and ...
Planas Fèlix, Mercè (Fecha de defensa: 2020-10-05)
The identification and analysis of genomic variation across individuals has been central in biology, first through comparative genomics to answer evolutionary questions, and then in the context of ...
Rodríguez Vaello, Victoria Eugenia (Fecha de defensa: 2020-12-11)
A fundamental step in embryo development is the transition through pluripotency. There are two known sequential states of pluripotency termed naïve and primed pluripotency. Considerable efforts have ...
Català Moll, Francisco (Fecha de defensa: 2020-06-08)
Epigenetic factors, such as histone post-translational modifications and DNA methylation, are critical determinants of gene expression, which ultimately defines cell identity and function. Despite intense ...
Norris, Richard (Fecha de defensa: 2021-10-13)
Insulinomas are extremely rare pancreatic neuroendocrine (PNET) tumours that develop from the β-cells of the pancreas.β-cells are the only cells capable of producing the hormine insulin, and play a major ...
Magallón Lorenz, Miriam (Fecha de defensa: 2023-07-07)
[eng] Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare soft-tissues sarcomas of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) with poor prognosis and lack of therapeutic options. Complete resection with ...
Bonilla-Pons, Sergi A. (Fecha de defensa: 2021-04-30)
Visual impairments and different retinopathies have been silently increasing in the modern society and they become a medical hurdle in need to be addressed. Müller glial cells (MGCs), in lower vertebrates, ...
Rodriguez Fos, Elias (Fecha de defensa: 2020-07-15)
This thesis illustrates the work I have developed as a Ph.D. student in the computational genomics group lead by Dr. David Torrents at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. The group’s expertise in the ...
Schikora Tamarit, Miquel Àngel (Fecha de defensa: 2023-11-03)
[eng] Fungal infections pose a serious health threat, affecting >1,000 million people and causing ~1.5 million deaths each year. The problem is growing due to insufficient diagnostic and therapeutic ...