Roca Ayats, Neus (Date of defense: 2019-11-18)
Osteoporosis is a complex disease, determined by genetic and environmental factors, characterized by a low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent decrease of ...
Ferrández Roldán, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2021-02-22)
The bloom of genomic data has revealed a vast amount of gene losses across all life kingdoms. However, the impact of gene loss on the evolution of the mechanisms of embryo development remains an important ...
Gholami, Behjat (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)
Osteoporosis is a general skeletal disorder. It is characterized by a low bone mass and a microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, which increase bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. ...
Garcia Mayea, Yoelsis (Date of defense: 2020-12-11)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is usually diagnosed in advanced stages. The treatment has not changed much on the last decades, being limited to surgery followed by radiotherapy and/or ...
Benaiges-Fernandez, Robert (Date of defense: 2021-03-26)
Mining industry faces environmental problems concerning waste management. Given the environmental issues associated with storage of mine wastes on land, one disposal option that has gained attraction ...
Shivalikanjli, Anu (Date of defense: 2021-04-06)
The broad objectives of this work are the identification of genes that contribute to the susceptibility to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cocaine dependence, two disorders that ...
Puigvert Sànchez, Marina (Date of defense: 2018-06-05)
The plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum is the causal agent of bacterial wilt, a highly aggressive disease responsible for important worldwide economic losses. Many virulence factors in R. solanacearum ...
Rovira Lorente, Paula (Date of defense: 2020-09-23)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental, complex and highly heritable disorder characterised by age-inappropriate symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity ...
Farrán Díaz-Cano, Aina (Date of defense: 2017-09-21)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease characterized by a progressive degeneration and eventual failure of the synovial joint functionality. Although it has been traditionally considered as an ...
Sousa, Nidia de (Date of defense: 2017-07-17)
A successful cell renewal, which occurs throughout the life of an organism, relies on multiple events, including proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cell populations, and death of unnecessary ...