Alternative splicing control over naïve and primed pluripotency 

    Rodríguez Vaello, Victoria Eugenia (Date of defense: 2020-12-11)

    A fundamental step in embryo development is the transition through pluripotency. There are two known sequential states of pluripotency termed naïve and primed pluripotency. Considerable efforts have been made to characterize ...

    Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Study the Genetics of Idiopathic Neonatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke 

    Olival T., Jonathan F. (Date of defense: 2022-10-20)

    [eng] Neonatal arterial ischemic stroke (NAIS) is a cerebrovascular disease that shows a focal disruption of cerebral blood flow due to artery obstruction. Due to its early onset, it can cause long-lasting outcomes such ...

    Bases genètiques del trastorn per dèficit d'atenció amb hiperactivitat i de la resposta farmacològica al metilfenidat 

    Pagerols Teixidó, Mireia (Date of defense: 2018-11-12)

    El trastorn per dèficit d’atenció amb hiperactivitat (TDAH) és un trastorn del neurodesenvolupament caracteritzat per símptomes d’inatenció i/o hiperactivitat/impulsivitat. Nombrosos estudis suggereixen un important component ...

    Binary pathogenicity classification of missense variants through development of quantitative protein-specific predictors 

    Özkan, Selen (Date of defense: 2023-12-01)

    [eng] Precision medicine aims to provide personalized patient care using genetic data. However, interpreting the phenotypic consequences of genetic variants remains a bottleneck in both clinical and research settings. ...

    Building Human Spinal Cord Organoids (huSpineOrg) biomodels to study neural tube defects 

    Blanco Ameijeiras, Jose Manuel (Date of defense: 2023-03-24)

    [eng] The Central nervous system (CNS) originates from the coordinated events that result into neural specification and the morphogenic events that shape the neural tube (NT). Then, the embryonic NT should grow and generate ...

    Caracterización molecular y búsqueda de causas genéticas del cáncer colorrectal hereditario no polipósico 

    Bellido Molías, Fernando (Date of defense: 2015-07-17)

    La presente tesis doctoral consta de 4 proyectos independientes centrados en el estudio de las causas genéticas del cáncer colorrectal (CCR) hereditario: A) Estudio de una variante común (rs2075786) en el gen de la ...

    Characterization of the molecular mechanisms used by JmjC-lysine demethylases to regulate gene expression 

    Vicioso Mantis, Marta (Date of defense: 2022-09-27)

    The thesis objectives resulted from previous work from Dr Martínez-Balbás lab that characterized the cooperation between TGFβ and JMJD3 to regulate transcription at enhancers, promoters, and gene bodies.Taking into ...

    Combinació de tècniques citogenètiques en la leucèmia limfàtica crònica: estudi de l'heterogeneïtat dels pacients i aplicabilitat a la pràctica clínica 

    Puiggros Metje, Anna M. (Date of defense: 2015-07-10)

    Un dels factors pronòstics més importants en la leucèmia limfàtica crònica (LLC) són les categories de risc citogenètic, basades en la detecció de del(13q), trisomia 12, del(11q) i del(17p) per hibridació in situ fluorescent ...

    Comparative genomics of recent adaptation in Candida pathogens 

    Schikora Tamarit, Miquel Àngel (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)

    [eng] Fungal infections pose a serious health threat, affecting >1,000 million people and causing ~1.5 million deaths each year. The problem is growing due to insufficient diagnostic and therapeutic options, increased ...

    Composition, remodeling and dynamics of the CPEB RNP 

    Cañete Ríos, Manuel (Date of defense: 2020-11-27)

    Xenopus laevis oocytes are transcriptionally silent cells that require hormone stimulation for maturing into fecundation-competent eggs. Meiosis resumption underlying oocyte maturation is governed by sequential waves of ...

    Comprehensive analysis of diagnostic approaches and molecular landscape in Rett syndrome spectrum disorders 

    Xiol Viñas, Clara (Date of defense: 2023-12-22)

    [eng] Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a regression in acquired skills, such as purposeful hand use and language, after an apparently normal early development. RTT affects ...

    Comprehensive identification and characterisation of germline structural variation within the Iberian population 

    Valls Margarit, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-06-08)

    One of the central aims of biology and biomedicine has been the characterisation and understanding of genetic variation across humans, to answer important evolutionary questions and to explain phenotypic variability ...

    Deciphering the molecular and phenotypic effects of a Drosophila melanogaster transposable element located in a unique insertional cluster 

    Merenciano, Miriam (Date of defense: 2020-03-06)

    Understanding how organisms adapt to their environment remains an open question in Biology. So far, most projects focus on the study of single nucleotide polymorphism variants, while other types of mutations, likely to ...

    Desarrollo de herramientas para el análisis y predicción patogénica de las variantes missense de ATM en el entorno clínico 

    Porras Monroy, Luz Marina (Date of defense: 2023-01-13)

    [spa] Establecer la naturaleza patogénica de las variantes de secuencia en ATM, un gen asociado con el cáncer de mama y otros cánceres hereditarios, es crucial para brindar una atención adecuada a los pacientes. Sin embargo, ...

    Desarrollo de nuevas aproximaciones para el diagnóstico molecular de los síndromes de predisposición hereditaria al cáncer asociados a deficiencia del sistema de reparación de apareamientos erróneos 

    González Acosta, María Isabel (Date of defense: 2019-12-13)

    La función principal del sistema de reparación de apareamientos erróneos (MisMatch Repair, MMR) es corregir los errores principalmente introducidos por las DNA polimerasas durante la replicación del genoma. Las mutaciones ...

    Detection and classification of somatic structural variants, and its application in the study of neuronal development 

    Planas Fèlix, Mercè (Date of defense: 2020-10-05)

    The identification and analysis of genomic variation across individuals has been central in biology, first through comparative genomics to answer evolutionary questions, and then in the context of biomedicine, where it is ...

    Development of DNA methylation biomarkers to study epigenetic inheritance and integration of environmental stimuli 

    Sánchez Baizán, Núria (Date of defense: 2023-10-27)

    [eng] Epigenetic mechanisms play a vital role in gene expression regulation and phenotype determination. This thesis aimed to comprehensively investigate the transcriptome, the methylome and the influence of intrinsic (such ...

    Environmental effects during gonadal development in fish: role of epigenetics 

    Valdivieso Muñoz, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2020-03-05)

    In many organisms, sex is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental influences. Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms such as DNA methylation integrate both types of influences. However, understanding how genetic ...

    An epigenetic approach to fatty acid metabolism in haematological malignancies 

    Maher, Michael (Date of defense: 2021-05-07)

    The role of fatty acids to overcome stress and contribute to disease progression is becoming increasingly evident in haematological diseases. Further, epigenetic factors play an important role in the aetiology of myelodysplastic ...

    Estimation of phylogeographic patterns and divergence times of populations of small mammals from the Iberian Peninsula using genomic data 

    Balmori de la Puente, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2020-10-23)

    Phylogenetic and phylogeographic methods allow studying the evolutionary relationships between populations and species, patterns of genetic structure, and historical events that have modelled the current distribution of ...