Grau Sánchez, Jennifer (Date of defense: 2019-01-11)
Motor deficits of the upper extremity are present in the majority of stroke patients, having a significant impact on their autonomy and quality of life. The recovery of motor deficits after stroke mainly ...
Díaz Varela, Míriam (Date of defense: 2019-11-28)
Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread human malaria parasite. Research on this parasite needs to be expanded in order to develop adequate tools for its control such as a highly effective ...
Nierula, Birgit (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)
Body ownership refers to the experience that this body is my body and is closely linked to consciousness. Multisensory integration processes play an important role in body ownership as shown in the ...
Biayna Rodríguez, Josep (Date of defense: 2016-01-22)
The role of neurofibromin, the product of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) gene, in cell physiology is still not well understood. Considering the different traits associated to NF1 it is clear that ...
Cuppari, Anna (Date of defense: 2016-12-21)
The mitochondrial transcription factor A, TFAM, has a dual function in the organelle: it activates mitochondrial DNA transcription by binding to the HSP and LSP promoters, while in higher concentrations ...
Guerrero Hernández, Martina (Date of defense: 2019-02-19)
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is gaining momentum due to its contribution to cancer progression and therapy resistance. This TME has a direct crosstalk with tumor cells that involves the activation ...
Andreu Solduga, Franc (Date of defense: 2017-09-29)
The calcineurin inhibitor Tacrolimus (Tac) is used to prevent acute rejection after renal transplant. Unfortunately, the clinical use of Tac is complicated by its considerable toxicity, narrow therapeutic ...
Gamez Molina, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)
We propose a molecular description of the mechanism whereby the osteogenic master gene Osx is controlled post-transcriptionally through a mechanism driven by miR-322/Tob2, strongly suggesting that control ...
Figuerola Bou, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2019-12-05)
Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a highly aggressive tumour of the bone and soft tissue that typically affects children, adolescents, and young adults. The fusion protein EWSR1‐FLI1 is the main genetic alteration ...
Blazquez Ventura, Anna (Date of defense: 2018-10-29)
Preeclampsia (PE) complicates between 2 and 8 % of all pregnancies, and it could be classified in two subgroups: Pre-term PE (delivery < 37 weeks of gestation) and term PE (delivery > 37 weeks). The ...