Regmi, Raju (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy has revolutionized the field of biophysical sciences by enabling visualization of dynamic molecular interactions and nanoscopic features with high spatiotemporal ...
Winkler, Pamina M. (Date of defense: 2020-11-27)
The cell membrane is the encompassing protective shield of every cell and it is composed of a multitude of proteins, lipids and other molecules. The organization of the cell membrane is inextricably ...
Sanz Paz, Maria (Date of defense: 2020-07-27)
Photonic antennas are metallic (or dielectric) nanoscale structures that convert propagating light into highly confined fields, and vice versa, in analogy to common radio antennas but on nanometric ...
Sosa Costa, Alberto (Date of defense: 2017-03-02)
The migration of leukocytes from the blood stream to sites of injury and infection in the extravascular tissues is fundamental for the immune response. Two of the main receptors mediating this process ...
Torreño Piña, Juan Andrés (Date of defense: 2015-10-02)
State-of-the-art biophysical techniques featuring high temporal and spatial resolution have allowed for the first time the direct visualization of individual transmembrane proteins on the cell membrane. ...
Keary, Sarah (Date of defense: 2022-02-28)
The main goal of this thesis was to contribute to the understanding of the nanoscale lateral organisation of key proteins in adhesion complexes. For this, we exploited single molecule localisation-based ...