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    Of flatworms and genes: Systematics, hybridization and evolutionary history of the Corso-Sardinian Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) 

    Dols Serrate, Daniel (Date of defense: 2024-07-18)

    [eng] Planarian flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida), commonly referred to as triclads, constitute a diverse taxonomic group encompassing a wealth of species exhibiting a broad spectrum of phenotypic diversity. Triclads ...

    L’exposició a virus presents en l’ambient: descripció del viroma i avaluació del risc 

    Itarte Sorolla, Marta (Date of defense: 2024-07-19)

    [cat] Existeix una gran diversitat de virus presents en l’ambient als quals els humans estem exposats, constituint l’exposoma víric. Les eines de vigilància ambiental, com ara l’epidemiologia basada en aigües residuals, ...

    CERKL as a modulator gene of mitochondrial dynamics and stress response in the retina 

    García Arroyo, Rocío (Date of defense: 2024-04-19)

    [eng] Inherited Retinal Dystrophies (IRDs) are a clinically and genetically highly heterogeneous group of genetic pathologies characterized by progressive attrition of photoreceptor cells and other retinal neurons, which ...

    Modificación enzimática de la celulosa para la producción de biomateriales 

    Cabañas Romero, Lourdes Verónica (Date of defense: 2023-10-19)

    [spa] La creciente preocupación por la sostenibilidad y el impacto ambiental de los derivados del petróleo ha impulsado el desarrollo de nuevos materiales basados en fuentes renovables y amigables con el medio ambiente. ...

    Estudi de l’efecte dels canvis socials sobre la conducta de tres grups familiars de goril·les de plana occidental (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) captius. A la recerca d’indicadors conductuals de benestar 

    Martínez Gutiérrez, Raquel (Date of defense: 2024-01-24)

    [cat] Un dels pilars bàsics que componen la raó de ser dels parcs zoològics actuals és la conservació ex situ d’espècies amenaçades. Aquesta comesa, comporta el compliment d’una sèrie de requisits, entre ells, el de ...

    An Omics World: Colonization and Adaptive Processes of Styela plicata 

    Galià Camps, Carles (Date of defense: 2024-01-22)

    [eng] In the last decades biological invasions have emerged as a global concern, as they impact local biodiversity by disrupting ecosystem functioning and ultimately affect human health, economy and wellness. In a climate ...

    Role Of The Innate Immunity In The Etiopathogenesis of Primary Sjögren Syndrome: Influence Of Viral And Immunogenetic Factors Related To Cell Adhesion Molecules In Systemic Disease And Autoantibody Profile 

    Gheitasi, Hoda (Date of defense: 2024-01-26)

    [eng] Sjögren Syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the exocrine glands, most notably the salivary and lacrimal glands, although it can affect other mucosal surfaces. Inflammation at these sites leads to ...

    Relevant deubiquitinating enzymes in cilium formation and function in the retina: USP48 

    Sánchez Bellver, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

    [eng] Ciliopathies encompass a broad group of heterogeneous inherited disorders associated with dysfunction of the cilium, a ubiquitous microtubule-based organelle that translates extracellular stimuli into cellular ...

    Dimensionality reduction in multigroup data: applications in integrative omics 

    Millapán Toledo, Carolina Andrea (Date of defense: 2023-12-18)

    [eng] The idea of this research is to propose dimensionality reduction methods considering multi- groups in a dataset. In multivariate analysis, there are many multigroup methods, but they have different objectives than ...

    Del cicle biològic a noves estratègies vacunals pel virus de l’hepatitis A 

    Chavarria Miró, Gemma (Date of defense: 2023-10-30)

    [cat] El virus de l'hepatitis A (HAV) s'allibera de cèl·lules infectades principalment embolcallat en membranes de la pròpia cèl·lula, formant partícules quasi embolcallades (eHAV). Es creu que la biogènesis d’eHAV podria ...

    Study of expression levels in MECP2 related disorders using transcriptomics and proteomics: characterizing Rett syndrome and MECP2 duplication syndrome 

    Pascual Alonso, Ainhoa (Date of defense: 2023-07-14)

    [eng] MECP2 is a multifunctional gene involved in multiple processes such as transcription regulation, chromatin remodelling, splicing and miRNA regulation. Malfunction of MECP2 due to loss of function mutations leads to ...

    Global evaluation of the fitness and virulence determinants in the phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum 

    Pedro Jové, Roger de (Date of defense: 2023-05-19)

    [eng] Losses to plant pathogens pose a major threat to global agriculture and food security worldwide. In the context of globalisation and climate change, the emergence and dispersion of pathogens resistant to conventional ...

    Determining the Three-dimensional Structure of Genomes and Genomic Domains Integrating Chromosome Conformation Capture Data and Microscopy Images 

    Castillo Andreo, David (Date of defense: 2023-03-01)

    [eng] Microscopy and Chromosome Conformation Capture (3C) are the two main techniques for studying the three-dimensional (3D) organization of the genome. Microscopy, allowing the visualization of genomic loci in individual ...

    Noves tècniques per al control i desinfecció de virus contaminants d’aigua 

    Forés Gil, Eva (Date of defense: 2023-01-20)

    [cat] Arrel de la necessitat de garantir la disponibilitat d’aigua en un context d’escassetat i assegurar-ne un bon ús que no suposi un risc microbiològic per la població, aquesta Tesi Doctoral ha estat centrada en ...

    Bacteriófagos y movilización de genes de resistencia a antibióticos desde una perspectiva One-Health 

    Blanco Picazo, Pedro (Date of defense: 2022-12-16)

    [spa] En las últimas décadas la resistencia a antibióticos se ha convertido en uno de los principales problemas de salud pública a nivel global, y desde la iniciativa One-Health se han propuesto afrontar este problema, ...

    Evolutionary Genomics of Panarthropoda: Study of the chemosensory gene families across phyla and the radiation of the spider genus Dysdera (Araneae, Dysderidae) in the Canary Islands 

    Escuer Pifarré, Paula (Date of defense: 2022-12-21)

    [eng] During the last decade, advances in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have increased exponentially the generation of genomic data, especially of non-model species. In this thesis, we generated and used ...

    Rol de la microbiota en pacientes con bronquiectasias no asociadas a la fibrosis quística 

    López Aladid, Rubén (Date of defense: 2022-10-20)

    [spa] El pulmón siempre se ha considerado estéril. Sin embargo, el campo de la microbiota pulmonar se ha visto revolucionado por el avance de las técnicas moleculares. Cada individuo tiene un perfil de microbiota único, ...

    Aplicación de técnicas moleculares y químicas al estudio de la dieta, migración y estructura poblacional del rorcual común de Islandia 

    García Vernet, Raquel (Date of defense: 2022-05-06)

    El objetivo global de esta tesis es ampliar el conocimiento sobre la biología y ecología del rorcual común, con foco principal en la población de rorcual común de Islandia. Dadas las numerosas incógnitas que siguen existiendo ...

    Análisis de las diferencias entre células progenitoras y no progenitoras en el sistema traqueal de Drosophila melanogaster 

    Pino, V. Beatriz (Date of defense: 2022-07-15)

    In the Drosophila larva, most of the juvenile tissues are made up of large polyploid cells fated to die during metamorphosis stage. The dorsal trunk of the tracheal system is composed mainly of these cells, apart from the ...

    Diversitat bacteriana a les etapes de potabilització de les aigües de consum 

    Pinar Méndez, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-09-30)

    En els darrers anys l’augment poblacional així com els efectes d’un escalfament global estan minvant la capacitat i la qualitat dels recursos hídrics naturals disponibles. Els reptes als que ens enfrontem donen pas al ...