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    Characterization of new mutations in transferrin, DMT1 and SEC23B causing rare iron metabolism-related diseases; and the discovery of RACGAP1 as the gene responsible for autosomal recessive congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia type III 

    Romero Cortadellas, Lídia (Date of defense: 2023-09-22)

    Iron is a biometal involved in many physiological processes that are essential for life. Iron metabolism is a complex and tightly regulated process both at the systemic and cellular level. Proper iron homeostasis relies ...

    Desarrollo de nuevos métodos para el análisis del polifosfato en células humanas 

    Sarrias Giménez, Ana (Date of defense: 2023-07-19)

    Nombre / Nom / Name Ana Apellidos / Cognoms / Surname Sarrias Giménez Dirección de correo electrónico / Adreça de correu electrònic / email address (opcional / optional) anasargim@gmail.com Departamento / Departament ...

    Development of sol-gel silica-based 3D printable materials with tunable degradation, mechanical properties and drug release capacity for tissue engineering 

    Rodríguez González, Raquel (Date of defense: 2023-02-07)

    The bone is a very complex organ that participates in multiple critical functions for the human body. Bone can be affected by different health issues, such as physical trauma or tumor, and the body cannot regenerate large ...

    Development of novel bioinks formulations based on supramolecular self-assembled hydrogels for tissue regeneration. 

    Merino Gómez, María (Date of defense: 2023-04-21)

    The field of tissue engineering relies on the use of biomaterials as scaffolds for tissue and organ regeneration. If properly designed, these scaffolds can mimic the in vivo microenvironment while also providing initial ...

    CPT1c in specific hypothalamic nuclei and its role in lipid sensing and metabolic adaptation 

    Fosch Masllovet, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-07-28)

    Obesity has become a pandemic disease in the last 40 years. The WHO estimates that the population with overweight has nearly tripled since 1975, and the tendency is still growing. These data have an impact on health and ...

    G1-Cdk modulation by time and stress 

    Pérez Paredes, Alexis E. (Date of defense: 2022-07-22)

    The cell cycle is regulated at different layers of control in either homeostatic or non-homeostatic conditions. Hence, in this work we analyse how time and stress modulate the cell cycle through the activity of the G1 ...

    Iron Regulatory Protein/Iron Responsive Element (IRP/IRE) system: associated diseases and new target mRNAs (PPP1R1B) 

    Celma Nos, Ferran (Date of defense: 2022-05-17)

    Iron is a biometal involved in many physiological processes essential for life. Regulation of both systemic and cellular iron homeostasis is crucial for health. The IRP/IRE post-transcriptional regulatory system is in ...

    Análisis de la respuesta neuromuscular y la proyección del ángulo de la rodilla en el plano frontal en sujetos físicamente activos: implicaciones para la lesión de ligamento cruzado anterior 

    Llurda Almuzara, Luis (Date of defense: 2022-07-12)

    La lesión de ligamento cruzado anterior es una de las lesiones más devastadoras en el ámbito deportivo. El valgo dinámico de rodilla durante el gesto deportivo puede ser uno de los mecanismos más comunes en la lesión del ...

    Estudi de la ciclina atípica CCNI com a potencial activador de CDK6 en línies de càncer de mama 

    Masip Sales, Núria (Date of defense: 2022-01-27)

    Fa quasi 40 anys del descobriment de les ciclines, les proteïnes oscil·lants tradicionalment dividies en dos grups, “cicle cel·lular” i “ciclines transcripcionals”, que duen a terme els seus rols juntament amb la seva ...

    The role of forgiveness in disclosure and victim suport after a patient safety incident 

    Martos Algarra, Carla (Date of defense: 2022-01-21)

    In the healthcare field, we know patient safety incidents are unfortunate events that occur. Two groups are affected by these incidents: Patients become first victims and the professionals involved turn into second victims. ...

    Uso de pantallas y su relación con la salud de la población infantil española. 

    Cartanyà Hueso, Áurea (Date of defense: 2021-07-05)

    Debido a la gran variedad, la fácil accesibilidad y portabilidad de los dispositivos de pantalla, además, de la amplia oferta de contenido multimedia, el tiempo de pantalla ha pasado a ser un aspecto muy importante en ...

    Role of CPT1C in breast cancer development and chemoresistance 

    Muley Vilamú, Helena (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)

    Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT1) are enzymes that catalyze the conversion of long-chain acyl-CoA to acyl-carnitines, to transport long-chain fatty acids across intracellular membranes. CPT1C isoform is highly ...

    Modulation of the inflammatory response using a guided bone regeneration membrane with dual drug delivery capacity 

    Díez Tercero, Leire (Date of defense: 2021-06-08)

    Bone is a complex and dynamic tissue that fulfills several critical functions such as protecting vital organs including the brain, heart and lungs; providing sites of attachment for muscles to allow movement and maintaining ...

    CDK-mediated phosphorylation of Yku80 and its role in DNA repair 

    Carballar Ruiz, María de los Reyes (Date of defense: 2021-02-25)

    DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are considered the most deleterious lesions of DNA and they are repaired by means of two main mechanisms: homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous endjoining (NHEJ). These mechanisms ...

    MINIMALLY INVASIVE DENTAL STRATEGIES FOR BONE REGENERATION AND ENDODONTIC TREATMENTS 

    Giordano, Ana Bárbara (Date of defense: 2021-02-19)

    Nowadays, the most common solution to maintain the teeth of patients that have suffered from a traumatism or a profound caries and have ended with root canal infection is to perform a root canal treatment. For this purpose, ...

    Strategies to induce vascularization: angiogenesis stimulation and tissue engineering blood vessels 

    Bosch Rué, Èlia (Date of defense: 2021-01-15)

    Angiogenesis, which results in a capillary network formation, is one of the crucial events that take place when there is tissue damage, being critical for successful tissue regeneration. It does not only allow the arrival ...

    Nudt3. La primera endopolifosfatasa humana 

    Samper Martín, Bàrbara (Date of defense: 2020-10-09)

    El polifosfato inorgánico (polyP) es un polímero compuesto por cientos de residuos de fosfato (Pi) unidos por enlaces fosfoanhidro de alta energía. Esta molécula se encuentra en todos los organismos desde bacteria a mamíferos ...

    Mujeres con alto riesgo de desarrollar cáncer de pulmón en la Unión Europea: estrategias de prevención primaria y secundaria de cáncer de pulmón 

    González Marrón, Adrián (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)

    Fumar es uno de los principales factores de riesgo evitables de morbimortalidad. Debido a la epidemia de tabaco, la prevalencia de mujeres fumadoras ha aumentado durante las últimas décadas. Entre las causas de mortalidad ...

    Social determinants of Health in Europe: precarious employment and new forms of work 

    Matilla Santander, Nuria (Date of defense: 2019-12-17)

    Even though the health effects of precarious employment (PE) have been studied in the past recent years, data from years after the Great Recession has not yet been explored using a multidimensional approach in Europe. ...

    CPT1C-dependent regulation of GluA1 trafficking under metabolic stress 

    Casas Prat, María (Date of defense: 2019-11-18)

    Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) is the brain-specific isoform of the CPT1 family which is located at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of neurons and exhibits low catalytic activity, but still maintains the capacity ...