Mestre-Farrera, Aida (Date of defense: 2020-02-27)
Tumors are complex tissues composed by multiple cell types, such as cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), that facilitate the invasive behavior of tumor cells. When we examined their nutrient requirements, ...
Hovhannisyan, Hrant (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)
Candida pathogenic yeasts represent a global healthcare problem. They comprise phylogenetically diverse species, including newly emerged pathogens. How human-Candida interactions vary across species, ...
Blanco Ares, Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2017-12-01)
The analysis of the microenvironment in CLL-like monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis (MBL) and early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is relevant for understanding the natural history of CLL. To ...
Aguirre Plans, Joaquim (Date of defense: 2021-07-14)
El funcionament intern de les cèl·lules pot entendre’s com un conjunt d’interaccions entre biomolècules, formant una xarxa que coneixem amb el nom d’interactoma. Els fàrmacs i malalties poden considerar-se ...
Johnsen, Lisa (Date of defense: 2016-12-18)
Epithelial tissues undergo extensive remodeling during embryonic development. Recent studies have revealed that, in a number of developmental processes, epithelial remodeling is associated with pulsations ...
Di Vona, Chiara (Date of defense: 2013-09-20)
The view on how protein kinases regulate gene expression have recently expanded to include not only transcription factors but also histones, chromatin remodelers or components of the basal transcription ...
Thuer, Ernst (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)
This thesis describes the application of Next Generation Sequencing, especially RNA sequencing, on the investigation of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis. Pathogenic yeasts of the Candida clade ...
Gálvez García, Héctor (Date of defense: 2017-01-20)
The vertebrate inner ear is the organ responsible for the senses of balance, acceleration and audition. Three cell types form the functional unit of the ear: hair cells, neurons and supporting cells. ...
Wallrapp, Frank (Date of defense: 2011-04-04)
El objetivo de esta tesis se centra en el estudio de la transferencia de electrones (ET), una de las reacciones más simples y cruciales en bioquímica. Para dichos procesos, ...
Johnston, Michael (Date of defense: 2009-03-12)
Aquesta tesi tracta de la creació d'un nou programari de codi obert i d'una interfície de programació (API) per realitzar simulacions (bio) moleculars, així com de a la seva aplicació posterior a problemes ...