Tnani, Hédia (Date of defense: 2012-07-18)
The embryo in grasses, at grain maturity, comprises the embryonic axis and the scutellum. The scutellum is supposed to be the single cotyledon in the monocotyledoneus embryos and is attached to the ...
Marín Llauradó, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2022-01-27)
GENERAL AIM: The general aim of this thesis is to understand how mechanical stress depends on pressure, size and shape in fluid-filled curved epithelial sheets. SPECIFIC AIMS: This general ...
Solé Ferré, Anna (Date of defense: 2016-03-04)
This work is focused on the study of Polypurine Reverse Hoogsteen (PPRH) hairpins and their ability as gene correction tools. The repair of a point mutation at its endogenous gene locus has been the ...
Calatayud Aristoy, Carles (Date of defense: 2017-09-14)
Despite the advances in the identification of genes and proteins involved in Parkinson’s disease (PD), there are still appreciable gaps in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the chronic ...
Almacellas i Canals, Eugènia (Date of defense: 2018-11-21)
Lysosomes are the primary degradative organelles in mammalian cells. Indeed, lysosome enzymatic cocktail allows the degradation of a vast repertoire of cellular material through different converging ...
Picchioni, Daria (Date of defense: 2014-10-23)
Our research group focuses on protein translation and more specifically on the mechanism of transfer RNA (tRNA) aminoacylation by a family of essential and universal enzymes called aminoacyl-tRNA ...
Sdelci, Sara (Date of defense: 2012-12-13)
This thesis project is focused on the study of the signaling module formed by the NIMA-related protein Nek6, Nek7, and Nek9 and their function during early mitosis, with particular interest in centrosome ...
Pieretti, Simone (Date of defense: 2016-06-02)
Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. An estimated 2.9 million of cases and about 100000 cholera deaths occur annually all over the world. Upon ingestion of ...
Salzer, Marion Claudia (Date of defense: 2019-04-10)
Aging is accompanied by cellular, extracellular and systemic changes that impair tissue function. Stromal alterations, such as degeneration of the extracellular matrix, are thought to contribute to organ ...
Latil de Ros, Derek (Date of defense: 2017-03-07)
Chitosans are a family of linear polysaccharides generally obtained from the chemical deacetylation of chitin derived from crustacean shells that have been reported to have a wide range of bioactivities. ...