Carreras Gallo, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2023-03-24)
DNA methylation is really important because it is altered due to genetic and environmental factors, and it is associated with common diseases. In this thesis, we identified new factors altering DNA ...
Torregrosa Cortés, Gabriel (Date of defense: 2023-09-29)
This thesis is about development and its study from a theoretical point of view, with special interest in how to describe development as a dynamical systems' problem. The thesis digs into four directions ...
Díaz Esteve, Laura (Date of defense: 2022-03-31)
This dissertation examines the transimperial intellectual exchanges between Britons from Hong Kong and Singapore and Filipinos during the Revolution of 1896-1902. It reveals that British newspapermen ...
Serradell Noguera, Jose Miguel (Date of defense: 2024-03-01)
Since the first peopling of the region, multiple demographic events have occurred generating a complex genetic landscape in North Africa characterized by high genetic heterogeneity and constant gene ...
Martin, Olivier M. F. (Date of defense: 2022-04-05)
Gràcies als amplis esforços d'investigació, la nostra comprensió dels mecanismes fisiològics de l'envelliment ha progressat enormement. Recentment, les tecnologies òmiques han permès l'estudi a tot el ...
Hong, Xiaotong (Date of defense: 2022-10-06)
La regeneración del músculo esquelético depende de la expansión correcta de las células madre inactivas residentes (células satélite), un proceso que se vuelve menos eficiente con el envejecimiento, por ...
Poliński, Patrik (Date of defense: 2022-04-07)
Microexons are an unusual form of alternative splicing with high evolutionary conservation, however, their functions are still far from being understood. In this thesis, we focused on a neuronal-specific ...
Bigorra López, Laura (Date of defense: 2022-04-08)
The complete blood count (CBC) is one of the most commonly performed test due to its clinical utility, versatility and safety. Thus, there are well established consensus rules to review a CBC through ...
Figueras Puig, Cristina (Date of defense: 2022-04-08)
Metastasis is the major cause of death from Breast Cancer (BCa). During its progression, divergent opinions have arisen regarding the hormonal status of the BCa subtypes. The mammary gland is composed ...
Mogas Diez, Sira (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)
This PhD thesis explores the potential embedded in living organisms, understood as highly complex machines which can sense, compute, and react to changes in their surroundings. From this general idea, ...