Sanchez Delgado, Marta (Date of defense: 2018-05-31)
Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon resulting in the monoallelic expression of a subset of genes in a parent-of-origin-specific manner. In general, the promoters of these transcripts contain ...
Pascual Domingo, Rosa (Date of defense: 2018-07-03)
The mammary gland develops postnatally and is remodeled, during each estrous cycle and pregnancy, through very dynamic expansions and involutions of its polarized epithelial tree. Moreover, the mammary ...
Vizcaya Molina, Elena (Date of defense: 2018-12-19)
One of the most important questions in regenerative biology is how and when genes change expression to trigger regeneration programs. Resetting of gene expression patterns during injury responses is ...
Vivas Pradillo, Daniel (Date of defense: 2018-12-14)
Bone is a highly organised and specialised connective tissue that provides a rigid, protective and supporting framework to the body. In addition to this, bone is unique in its capacity to self-regenerate ...
Medina Vives, Jordi (Date of defense: 2018-02-12)
The common scope of this thesis is the application of structural biology and biophysics to obtain novel data on nuclear proteins that modulate DNA transcription. The proper regulation and functioning ...
Zuppone, Romina (Date of defense: 2018-12-18)
The goal of this thesis is to show, against Harry Collins, that there are scientific and internal grounds for the resolution of controversies in experimental practice. The approach I take is twofold: ...
Burfeid Castellanos, Andrea Montserrat (Date of defense: 2018-09-20)
Benthic diatoms, photoautotrophic, silicate plated, single-celled aquatic organisms dwelling on substrates, have been used in bioindication, since they are good indicators of ecological water state. In ...
Garcia Diaz, Anna Isabel (Date of defense: 2018-02-16)
Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder that manifests with a wide range of non-motor symptoms. Among them, cognitive impairment is present in a high proportion of patients, having a ...
Escoda Assens, Lídia (Date of defense: 2018-05-11)
Knowledge of the genealogical relationships among individuals of a population and their dispersal patterns are essential to many studies of endangered species, especially those with small and fragmented ...