Sánchez Bestué, David (Date of defense: 2022-03-09)
The main goal of this thesis is to study the circuit for working memory maintenance from a mechanistic perspective. To do so, I combine behavioral experiments with neuroimaging techniques and neuronal ...
Esposito, Flavia Lorena (Date of defense: 2019-12-20)
In the first years of life, there is a dramatic unfolding of cognitive abilities supported by the progressive control of gaze behaviour. The early development of oculomotor control is presumably closely ...
García Lema, Jorge (Date of defense: 2020-10-08)
Adenosine deaminase acting on tRNAs (ADAT) is a eukaryotic heterodimer, composed by ADAT2 and ADAT3, that catalyses the deamination of adenosine-to-inosine in the anticodon loop of tRNAs. ADAT proteins ...
Peña Lozano, Elionora (Date of defense: 2020-11-13)
Based on the background showing i) that obesity have a polygenic nature with the implication of different genes of minor effect and lifestyle factors; ii) the high variability between individuals in ...
Mora Buch, Rut (Date of defense: 2015-10-29)
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine. In most patients UC runs a remitting and relapsing course, with periods of active disease followed by phases ...
Roca-Cusachs Soulere, Pere (Date of defense: 2007-02-15)
EN CATALÀ DE LA TESI DOCTORAL<br/><br/>"Importància de l'adhesió al substrat en la mecànica cel·lular: Implicacions en neutròfils i cèl·lules endotelials microvasculars".<br/><br/>En organismes ...
Fábrega Fernández, María José (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)
Gut microbiota play a critical role in maintaining human intestinal homeostasis and host health. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are key players in bacteria-host communication as they allow delivery ...
Riera-Punet, Nina (Date of defense: 2019-03-01)
INTRODUCTION: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterised by progressive degeneration of the lower (LMN) and upper motor neurons (UMN) in the spinal cord and brain, ...
Soria Pastor, Sara (Date of defense: 2009-09-17)
Preterm birth is frequently associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental difficulties and of cognitive, behavioural and emotional problems during childhood. The present thesis comprises two ...
Sanchis Villariz, Ana (Date of defense: 2018-07-25)
The central topic of this thesis has been the study, development and validation of diverse multiplexed diagnostics platforms and techniques that can be applied to a wide range of topics, from environmental ...