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PhD in BiomedicineDoctoral Programme Annual Report
2014 ‐ 2015
Department of Experimental and Health Sciences
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THE UPF PHD PROGRAMME IN BIOMEDICINE
The PhD Programme in Biomedicine is the PhD programme of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (CEXS) at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). This programme provides graduate students a framework to develop a research project and complete a doctoral thesis in the fields of health and life sciences.
The Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (DCEXS), in which this doctoral programme is run, is located at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) and includes a large number of research groups organized into the following research programmes:
Cell and Molecular Biology
Molecular Medicine
Evolutionary Biology and Complex Systems
Biomedical Informatics
Genetics and Neurosciences
Public Health and Education in Health Sciences
We welcome graduate students from natural and medical sciences such as Biology, Physics, Medicine or Biochemistry, as well as from quantitative sciences such as Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science.
Our doctoral programme carries out all of its activities in English and every year attracts a large number of students from abroad. These activities aim at preparing students to become independent researchers pursuing a scientific career.
The contents of this doctoral programme have been verified by the Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) who also awarded a "Quality Label towards Excellence" (MEE2011‐0323).
Since the academic year 2012‐2013, our programme is bound to the latest regulations established in the Spanish Royal Decree (RD) 99/2011. During this academic year the Spanish Ministry of Education established official deadlines for defending doctoral theses whose students enrolled in the programme prior to the academic year 2012‐2013, and therefore, under the older RDs. Concretely, students who started in our programme before the academic year 2011‐2012, and therefore, under RD 778/1998, RD 56/2005 or RD 1393/2007, must defend their thesis before Februrary 10th, 2016, while those who started on the academic year 2011‐2012 under RD 1393/2007, must do it before September 30th, 2017.
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ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT
Here we summarize the figures for admission and enrolment of students during the 2014‐2015 academic year.
PhD students admitted to enrol in the PhD programme: 112
PhD students who finally enrolled in the PhD programme: 92
PhD students enrolled in the PhD programme before the 2014‐2015 academic year: 331
Total PhD students enrolled in the PhD programme: 423
Here below we show the number of new students enrolled in the PhD programme during last academic courses since we adopted in 2012‐2013 the latest regulations established in the RD 99/2011.
2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2014‐2015020406080100120
89
11092
New PhD enrolments
Here below we show the number of new students enrolled in the PhD programme during last academic courses classified by the home university that awarded their master’s degree.
2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2014‐20150
20
40
60
80
100
120
5775
53
6
5
1419
2018
7
10
7
New PhD enrolments by home university
Catalonia Rest of Spain European Union Other Countries
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Here below we show the number of PhD students classified by the institution where they conduct their research.
2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2014‐20150
20
40
60
80
100
120
New PhD enrolments by research institution
UPF* CRG IMIM CREAL IBE non PRBB
* including UPF PhD supervisors with dual affiliations
Here below we show the number of PhD students classified by their nationality. About 30% of the students enrolled during the academic course 2014‐2015 come from abroad.
2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2014‐20150
20
40
60
80
100
120
5072 65
22
1617
17
2210
New PhD enrolments by nacionality
Spain European Union Other Countries
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ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
The 2014‐2015 academic year started with a Welcome Session on October 13th, 2014, for PhD students who enrol our PhD programme for the first time, including a networking event with coffee and pastries. In this session the PhD students were informed about all the requirements to successfully complete the programme, including the yearly enrolment process, the academic calendar, the PhD programme regulations and the compulsory academic activities. This information was presented, addressing the student’s questions, by the staff in charge of administrative procedures, Sònia Gandul and Natàlia Ras from the UPF CEXS secretariat, the coordinators of the Science in Action training activity, Maruxa Martínez and Ero Jiménez from the PRBB intramural training programme, the coordinators of the Sessions in Computing and Information Compentences training activity, Mar Garreta and María Parras from the UPF Mar Campus Library, and the director of the PhD Programme in Biomedicine, David Comas.
Compulsory academic activities
Students in the first academic year of the PhD programme carried out the following compulsory activities:
1. Sessions in computing and information competences. Two sessions, held 05 times in groups of maximum 24 students during October, November and December of 2014, consisting of:
Session 1. Getting around the UPF Library and the IT Services: computer and information resources available to UPF students.
Session 2. How to manage bibliographic references (Mendeley) and access to scientific publications.
2. Seminars on biomedical research at the PRBB. Throughout the academic year, students should attend at least 10 research seminars held at the PRBB and have to deliver a summary for each of them.
3. Doctoral Thesis Project Committee and PhD Project Defence. Between February and May of the first academic year, students present their PhD project in front of a committee that assesses the viability of the project, provides feedback to improve it, and checks on the integration of the student into the research group and the interaction with the thesis supervisor.
4. Science in Action. This is a 50 hours course given twice, once in autumn and once in spring, on scientific integrity and good scientific practice. The course is open to graduate students of the PhD program as well as of MSc programs held at the PRBB and its content is based on the PRBB Code of Good Scientific Practice, developed through group discussions, role playing and other interactive activities.
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Once the course is finished, students may complete a survey that attempts to gather their feedback on diverse aspects, such as their perceived relevance to the student’s professional development and instructor’s competence. In the two editions held during the academic course 2014‐2015, 96 students answered the survey and here below we show the frequency of their answers to the question “How would you rate this course overall?”, where 72% of the students rated the course as “Very Good” or “Excellent”, and 27% as “Good”, indicating a high‐degree of satisfaction with this course.
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor010203040506070
Student assessments of the Science in Action activity
Optional academic activities – The RIN4 Competition
During this academic year, the UPF Doctoral School organized the first RIN4 Competition for PhD students. RIN4 stands for Research‐in‐4‐minutes and it is a competition in which students enrolled in one of the UPF Doctoral Programmes give a four‐minute oral presentation of their research to a general audience. The purpose of this competition is to raise awareness among the students of the importance of disseminating science and developing communication skills. Presentations were evaluated on the basis of their academic significance, clarity and the speaker’s ability to convey her or his ideas while holding the attention of the audience with the goal of making science and knowledge more accessible to the lay public.
A total of 106 students from all UPF doctoral programmes participated in the RIN4 competition, where 50 of them were enrolled in the PhD Programme in Biomedicine. RIN4 was organized in two rounds with a first one taking place between June 2nd and June 4th, and the second and final one on June 8th, at the UPF Ciutadella Campus. Among the 9 PhD students that passed to the second and final round, 8 of them were enrolled in the PhD Programme in Biomedicine and among the 4 winners, three of them belonged also to our programme.
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Optional academic activities – Research stays
During the academic course 2014‐2015, 32 students reported a total of 37 research stays. Here below we show the number of research stays by length.
Less than a month
1 month 2 months 3 months More than 3 months
Length unreported
02468101214
9
46 5
12
1
Research stays by length
Here below we show the number of research stays by destination. For most research stays, students went to laboratories abroad in Europe and the USA.
Spain European Union countries
Other countries (USA, Canada)
Destination unreported
024681012141618
2
17 16
2
Research stays by destination
Here below we show the number of research stays by academic year. Most research stays took place during the third academic year of PhD students.
First‐year stay Second‐year stay Third‐year stay051015202530
1
9
27
Research stays by academic yearof the PhD programme
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DEFENDED PHD THESES
During the 2014‐2015 academic year, 75 students defended their PhD thesis, among which 11 were awarded the European Mention and one of them the International Mention. Below we show the number of defended PhD theses classified by the institution where the PhD student developed her/his research.
2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2014‐20150102030405060708090
PhD theses defended
UPF* CRG IMIM CREAL #REF! IBE non PRBB
* including UPF PhD supervisors with dual affiliations
Below we show the number of PhD theses defended in 2014‐2015 per number of years spent in the PhD programme, between the date of the first enrolment and the date of the defence. On top of each bar we show the cumulative fraction of PhD theses that indicates that more than 50% spent less than 5 years in the PhD programme. The average time spent in the PhD programme was 4.65 academic years
Years in the PhD Programme
Num
ber of P
hD these s
d efended duri ng 2014− 2015
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0
8
15
22
9%
27%
57%87%
97%
100%
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PHD EXTRAORDINARY AWARDS
The Doctoral School of the UPF allows every PhD programme to nominate for a PhD Extraordinary Award up to one every ten theses defended during one academic year. Among the 75 PhD theses defended during the 2014‐2015 academic year, 28 of them (37%) received an unanimous vote from all three members of the corresponding PhD Board of Examiners to be considered for this award. The Academic Committee of the PhD Program in Biomedicine evaluated these 28 theses and nominated 7 of them for the award. The Steering Committee of the Doctoral School of the UPF accepted the 7 nominations and granted the PhD Extraordinary Award to them, listed here below jointly with a brief summary of their most important contributions.
Albert Antolín for his thesis entitled “The Impact of Polypharmacology on Chemical Biology”, supervised by Jordi Mestres, Principal Investigator at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) and Adjunct Professor at the DCEXS‐UPF. In his thesis, Albert Antolín investigates the selectivity of small molecules on their target proteins and its implications on pharmacological safety. Selected publications from his thesis:
Antolin AA, Mestres J. Distant polypharmacology among MLP chemical probes. ACS Chemical Biology, 10:395‐400, 2015.Antolin AA, Mestres J. Linking off‐target kinase pharmacology to the different cellular effects observed among PARP inhibitors. Oncotarget, 5:3023‐3028, 2014.
Dr. Antolín is currently a Marie Curie Tecniospring postdoctoral fellow at the Cancer Therapeutics Unit of The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Maria Martí for her thesis entitled “Ligand selectivity at GPCRs: from multi‐target binding profiles to biased agonism”, supervised by Manuel Pastor, Associate Professor at the UPF, and Jana Selent, Principal Investigator at the IMIM and Adjunct Professor at the DCEXS‐UPF. In her thesis, Maria Martí investigates the detection of molecules that enable the development of more efficient and secure antipsychotic drugs. Selected publications from her thesis:
Martí‐Solano, M., Guixà‐González, R., Sanz, F., Pastor, M., Selent, J. Novel insights into biased agonism at G protein‐coupled receptors and their potential for drug design, Curr Pharm Des, 1:5156‐66, 2013.Martí‐Solano M, Iglesias A, de Fabritiis G, Sanz F, Brea J, Loza MI, Pastor M, Selent J. Detection of new biased agonists for the serotonin 5‐HT2A receptor: modeling and experimental validation. Mol Pharmacol, 87(4):740‐6, 2015
Dr. Martí is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany.
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Kyriaki Papantoniou for her thesis entitled “Cancer risk and hormonal changes in night shift workers”, supervised by Emmanouil Kogevinas, Principal Investigator at the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL). In her thesis, Kyriaki Papantoniou investigates the effects of night work on the risk of breast cancer. Selected publications from her thesis:
Papantoniou K et al. Night shift work, chronotype and prostate cancer risk in the MCC‐Spain case‐control study. Int J Cancer, 137:1147‐57, 2015.Papantoniou K, et al. Circadian variation of melatonin, light exposure, and diurnal preference in day and night shift workes of both sexes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 23:1176‐86., 2014.
Dr. Papantoniou is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Epidemiology of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Javier Prado for his thesis entitled “Great ape genomics: Diversity and evolution”, supervised by Tomas Marques Bonet, ICREA Research Professor at the DCEXS‐UPF. In his thesis, Javier Prado investigates the genetic diversity of wild‐born great apes. Selected publications from his thesis:
Prado‐Martinez J, Sudmant PH, Kidd JM, Li H, Kelley JL, Lorente‐Galdos B, Veeramah KR, Woerner AE, O'Connor TD, Santpere G, Cagan A, Theunert C, Casals F, Laayouni H, Munch K, Hobolth A, Halager AE, Malig M, Hernandez‐Rodriguez J, Hernando‐Herraez I, Prüfer K, Pybus M, Johnstone L, Lachmann M, Alkan C, Twigg D, Petit N, Baker C, Hormozdiari F, Fernandez‐Callejo M, Dabad M, Wilson ML, Stevison L, Camprubí C, Carvalho T, Ruiz‐Herrera A, Vives L, Mele M, Abello T, Kondova I, Bontrop RE, Pusey A, Lankester F, Kiyang JA, Bergl RA, Lonsdorf E, Myers S, Ventura M, Gagneux P, Comas D, Siegismund H, Blanc J, Agueda‐Calpena L, Gut M, Fulton L, Tishkoff SA, Mullikin JC, Wilson RK, Gut IG, Gonder MK, Ryder OA, Hahn BH, Navarro A, Akey JM, Bertranpetit J, Reich D, Mailund T, Schierup MH, Hvilsom C, Andrés AM, Wall JD, Bustamante CD, Hammer MF, Eichler EE, Marques‐Bonet T. “Great ape genetic diversity and population history.” Nature, 499:471‐5, 2013.Prado‐Martinez J, Hernando‐Herraez I, Lorente‐Galdos B, Dabad M, Ramirez O, Baeza‐Delgado C, Morcillo‐Suarez C, Alkan C, Hormozdiari F, Raineri E, Estellé J, Fernandez‐Callejo M, Valles M, Ritscher L, Schöneberg T, de la Calle‐Mustienes E, Casillas S, Rubio‐Acero R, Melé M, Engelken J, Caceres M, Gomez‐Skarmeta JL, Gut M, Bertranpetit J, Gut IG, Abello T, Eichler EE, Mingarro I, Lalueza‐Fox C, Navarro A, Marques‐Bonet T. “The genome sequencing of an albino Western lowland gorilla reveals inbreeding in the wild.” BMC Genomics, 14:363, 2013.
Dr. Prado is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Human Genetics of the Wellcome Trsut Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.
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Leszek Pryszcz for his thesis entitled “Comparative genomics to unravel virulence mechanisms in fungal human pathogens”, supervised by Toni Gabaldon, ICREA Research Professor at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG). In his thesis, Leszek Pryszcz investigates how genomic hybridization plays a key role in the emergence of novel pathogenic lineages. Selected publications from his thesis:
Pryszcz LP, Németh T, Saus E, Ksiezopolska E, Hegedus̋ová E, Nosek J, Wolfe KH, Gacser A, Gabaldón T. The Genomic Aftermath of Hybridization in the Opportunistic Pathogen Candida metapsilosis. PLoS Genet, 11:e1005626, 2015.Pryszcz LP, Németh T, Gácser A, Gabaldón T. Unexpected genomic variability in clinical and environmental strains of the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis. Genome Biol Evol, 5:2382‐92, 2013.
Dr. Pryszcz is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland.
Mekayla Storer for her thesis entitled “Investigating the Roles of Cellular Senescence in Embryogenesis and Aging”, supervised by Bill Keyes, Principal Investigator at the CRG. In her thesis, Mekayla Storer investigates the mechanism of cellular senescence in embryonic development. Selected publications from her thesis:
Doles, J., Storer, M., Cozzuto, L., Roma, G. and Keyes, W.M. Age‐associated inflammation inhibits epidermal stem cell function. Genes & Development, 26:2144‐53, 2012.Storer, M., Mas, A., Robert Moreno, A., Pecoraro, M., Ortells, M.C., Di Giacomo, V., Yosef, R., Pilpel, N., Krizhanovsky, V., Sharpe, J. and Keyes, W.M. Senescence is a developmental mechanism that contributes to embryonic growth and patterning. Cell, 155:1119–1130, 2013.
Dr. Storer is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Rosa Suades for her thesis entitled “Role of microparticles in atherothrombosis”, supervised by Lina Badimon, Principal Investigator at the Cardiovascular Research Center (CSIC‐ICCC) and Teresa Padró, senior scientist at the CSIC‐ICCC. In her thesis, Rosa Suades investigates the effects of functional blood platelet microparticles in atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease. Selected publications from her thesis:
Suades R, Padró T, Alonso R, López‐Miranda J, Mata P, Badimon L. Circulating CD45+/CD3+ lymphocyte‐derived microparticles map lipid‐rich atherosclerotic plaques in familial hypercholesterolaemia patients. Thromb Haemost, 111:111‐21, 2014.Suades R, Padró T, Vilahur G, Martin‐Yuste V, Sabaté M, Sans‐Roselló J, Sionis A, Badimon L. Growing thrombi release increased levels of CD235a(+) microparticles and decreased levels of activated platelet‐derived microparticles. Validation in ST‐elevation myocardial infarction patients. Thromb Haemost, 13:1776‐86, 2015.
Dr. Suades is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the CSIC‐ICCC, Barcelona, Spain.
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ANNEX
PhD theses defended in the PhD Programme in Biomedicine during the 2014‐2015 academic year.
STUDENT INSTITUTION SUPERVISOR THESIS TITLE
14‐15 Aivio, Suvi IRB Stracker, Travis The Role of EXD2 in the Maintenance of Mitochondrial Homeostasis.
14‐15 Alberdi Ibarzabal, Maria UPF Aramburu, José / López, CristinaRegulation of T cell fates by the transcription factoir NFAT5 in different microenvironments.
14‐15 Antolin Hernandez, Albert UPF Mestres, Jordi The Impact of Polypharmacology on Chemical Biology.
14‐15 Balsiger, Alexander IMIM Gil Gómez, Gabriel The role of Cyclin O in ER stress signalling
14‐15 Barbaglia, Maria Gabriela UPF Alonso, JordiCommon mental disorders: Evaluating their impact on disability and the role of socioeconomic factors.
14‐15 Barra Quaglia, Carolina IMIM Cerutti, AndreaSinusoid‐lining cells are novel myeloid‐endothelial innate cells that form splenic niches for marginal zone B cell activation and plasma cell survival
14‐15 Barrionuevo Rosas, Leslie UPF Borrell, CarmeDesigualdades sociales en salud y el cribado de cáncer de cuello uterino y de mama en el Perú.
14‐15 Basora Marimon, Anna UPF‐TICSEBASTIAN GALLES, Núria / Burgaleta, Miguel
Exploring the role of genetics and environment on the neural substrates of word and rule learning
14‐15 Bonet Martinez, Jaume UPF Oliva, Baldo Exploiting Protein Fragments in Protein Modelling and Function Prediction
14‐15 Bosch Morató, Mònica UPF Muñoz López, PacoThe role of intracellular amyloid β‐peptide in the pathophysiology of GNE myopathy and Alzheimer's disease.
14‐15 Branzi, Francesca Martina UPF‐TIC Costa, Albert The mechanisms and the scope of bilingual language production.
14‐15 Cirera Viñolas, Eva ASPB Pérez, Catherine Evolució de les lesions en la gent gran. Espanya 2000‐2010
14‐15 Colell, Esther UPF‐ASPBGarcía Benavides, Fernando /Domingo Salvany, Antònia Trends in drug use in the Spanish population and the role of work‐related stress
14‐15 Conde Pueyo, Núria UPF Posas, Francesc / Solé, Ricard Biological Computation in Yeast
14‐15 Cornes Maragliano, Eric IDIBELL Cerón, Julián / Dupuy, DenisA functional study of the conserved LSM proteins in C. elegans reveals their involvement in the stress response of metazoans.
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14‐15 Cutando Ruiz, Laura UPF Maldonado, Rafael / Ozaita, Andrés Role of the endocannabinoid system in the control of cerebellar functions.
14‐15 Czerniak, Natalia CRG Solon, JeromeHead involution in Drosophila melanogaster. On the role of supracellular actomyosin structures in tissue bending, spreading and positioning.
14‐15 Di Giacomo, Valeria CRG Keyes, William Investigating a role for p63 in prostate stem cells, cancer and metastasis
14‐15 Diaz Blanco, Noelia CSIC Piferrer, FrancescEffect of environmental factors on the gonadal transcriptome of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), juvenile growth and sex ratios.
14‐15Nashwa Ahmed Ali Mohammed El Shaer IBE Piulachs, Maria Dolors Molecular keys in structural evolution of insect ovaries
14‐15 Ertl, Iris CRG Cerón Madrigal, JuliánFunctional interplay of two SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling accessory subunits during C. elegans development.
14‐15 Fornes Crespo, Oriol UPF Oliva, BaldoOn the characterization of protein‐DNA interactions using statistical potentials and protein‐protein interactions
14‐15 Gallego, Ana UPFMoyano, Elisabeth / Bonfill, Mercedes Corylus avellana: a new biotechnological source of anticancer agents.
14‐15 Garcia Garcia, Javier UPF Oliva, BaldoProtein‐protein interaction network: management of databases and its applications on the computational study of protein‐protein interactions.
14‐15 Garcia Subirats, Irene ASPBVazquez, Maria Luisa / Borrell, Carme
Acceso a la atención en los sistemas de salud de Colombia y Brasil. Un análisis de las barreras, los factores determinantes y la equidad en el acceso.
14‐15 Gentile, Maurizio IMIM Cerutti, Andrea Role of mTOR in the Activation of Marginal Zone B Cells by TACI
14‐15 Gimeno‐Santos, Elena UPFGarcia‐Aymerich, Judith / Puhan, Milo A.
Physical activity as a crucial Patient‐Reported Outcome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
14‐15 Grippa, Alexandra CRG Carvalho, Pedro Control of lipid droplets biogenesis by the seipin complex in budding yeast.
14‐15 Guisasola, Laura UPF Serra, Consol / Tresserras, Ricard Distribució de l’Impediment Visual a la població adulta de Catalunya
14‐15 Hernando Herráez, Irene UPF Marquès Bonet, Tomàs Evolutionary insights into human DNA methylation.
14‐15 Hoermann, Astrid CRG Jaeger, Johannes A systems‐level study of giant regulation in Drosophila melanogaster
14‐15 Homs Raubert, Aïda UPFPérez Jurado, Luis Alberto / Cuscó Martí, Ivon Epigenetic alterations in autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
14‐15 Jungfleisch, Jennifer UPF Díez, JuanaUnraveling novel functions of the cellular decapping activators Lsm1‐7 and Dhh1 in translation control through viral studies
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14‐15 Klischies, Sabine IRB Lüders, JensThe role of the yTuRC subunit GCP8 in microtubule regulation and cytoskeleton organization.
14‐15 Knezevic, Iva UPF Ayté, José INO80 regulates the G1‐to‐S transcriptional wave through MBF.
14‐15 Kremsky, Isaac Jacob UPF Eyras, EduardoAssessing the relationship between chromatin and splicing factors in alternative splicing.
14‐15 Kubesch, Nadine Janet CREAL Nieuwenhuijsen, MarkHealth effects of traffic‐related air pollution and physical activity. A real‐world exposure experimental study.
14‐15 Lesnicar‐pucko, Gaja CRG Sharpe, James Cellular mechanisms behind vertebrate limb outgrowth
14‐15 López Valenzuela, Maria UPF Espinosa Parrilla, YolandaFunctional and evolutionary implications of single nucleotide substitutions in human microRNAs across primates
14‐15 Loubat Casanovas, Jordina IMIMGarcia de Herreros, Antonio / Francí, Clara Paper de Snail1 eb el pàncrees adult
14‐15 Luisi, Pierre UPFBertranpetit, Jaume / Laayouni, Hafid Positive selection in humans: from single genes to interaction maps.
14‐15 Martí Solano, Maria UPF Pastor, Manuel / Selent, Jana Ligand selectivity at GPCRs: from multi‐target binding profiles to biased agonism
14‐15 Morrison, Joanna IDIBAP Pons Vigués, MarionaPolicies, health plans and interventions to address social inequalities in health in Europe: a qualitative perspective.
14‐15 Najas Sales, Sonia CSIC Arbonés, Mariona ROLE OF DYRK1A IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX. IMPLICATION IN DOWN SYNDROME
14‐15Nogueira da Graça Baia, Diogo UPF
López‐Botet, Miguel / Muntasell, Aura
Role of the LILRB1 HLA class I‐specific inhibitory receptor in the regulation of macrophage function
14‐15 Papantoniou, Kyriaki CREAL Kogevinas, Manolis Cancer risk and hormonal changes in night shift workers.
14‐15 Paulo Mirasol, Esther UPF Hidalgo, ElenaRegulation of the stress‐dependent gene expression program by the MAP kinase Sty1 and the transcription factor Atf1
14‐15 Pecoraro, Matteo CRG Keyes, WilliamThe role of p63 and the chromatin remodeler Lsh in senescence, tumor development and lymphangiogenesis
14‐15 Pedone, Elisa CRG Cosma, Maria Piaβ‐catenin fluctuates in mouse ESCs and is essential for Nanog‐mediated reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotency
14‐15 Perales Puchalt, Jaime UPF Alonso, Jordi / Haro, Josep Mª Health and Ageing: Active Ageing in Older Adults and Health Related Quality of Life in People with Dementia.
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14‐15 Pluta, Radoslaw IRB Coll, Miquel / Boer, RoelandStructural basis of conjugative DNA transfer mediated by MobM, a prototype of the major relaxase family of Staphylococcus aureus
14‐15 Pohl, Andrew CRG Beato, Miguel Nucleosome dynamics and analysis in breast cancer cells.
14‐15 Popota, Foteini IDIBAP Domingo, Juan / Pavía, JavierComparative study of dedicated Monte Carlo simulation codes for the performance evaluation of small animal PET systems
14‐15 Povolotskaya, Inna CRG Kondrashov, Fyodor Context‐dependent selection in molecular evolution.
14‐15 Prado Martínez, Javier UPF Marquès Bonet, Tomàs Great ape genomics: Diversity and evolution.
14‐15 Pryszcz, Leszek CRG Gabaldon, ToniComparative genomics to unravel virulence mechanisms in fungal human pathogens
14‐15 Ramaiola, Ilaria CSIC Badimon, Lina / Padro, Teresa THOMBUS COMPOSITION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
14‐15 Raspopovic, Jelena CRG Sharpe, James Molecular basis for digit patterning in the vertebrate limb
14‐15 Rein, Katrin IRB Stracker, Travis H.The MRE11 complex and EXO1 collaborate to support mammalian development and the cellular responses to DNA damage.
14‐15 Ricci, Maria Aurelia CRG Pia Cosma, Maria Chromatin fibers are formed by heterogeneous groups of nucleosomes in vivo.
14‐15 Ruggiano, Annamaria CRG Carvalho, PedroControl of endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis by Doa 10‐dependent protein degradation.
14‐15 Salas, Lucas Andrés CREAL Villanueva Belmonte, Cristina M Water pollution, cancer and molecular mechanisms
14‐15 Sanchez Osuna, Maria UAB Yuste Mateos, Victor JoséStudy of the intracellular mechanism implicated in the resistance to apoptotic cell death in glioblastoma multiforme
14‐15Sanchez Quinto, Federico Andres IBE Lalueza, Carles
Addressing Neandertal evolutionary genetics at three different resolution levels: admixture with modern humans, demography and social structure
14‐15 Schembari, Anna CREAL Nieuwenhuijsen, MarkAmbient Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes ‐ Insights on Exposure Determinants and New Outcomes
14‐15 Schroeder, Michael UPF López Bigas, Núria / Gonzalez Perez, Analysis and visualization of multidimensional cancer genomics data.
14‐15 Scrofani, Jacopo CRG Vernos, Isabelle Mechanism of RanGTP dependent microtubule assembly during mitosis
14‐15 Stanley, Nathaniel UPF De Fabritiis, GianniUnderstanding disordered and membrane protein recognition by molecular dynamics
14‐15 Storer, Mekayla CRG Keyes, William Investigating the Roles of Cellular Senescence in Embryogenesis and Aging.
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14‐15 Suades Soler, Rosa CSICBadimon Maestro, Lina / Padró Capmany, Teresa Role of microparticles in atherothrombosis
14‐15 Toufighi, Kiana CRG Lehner, Ben Integrative study of gene expression and protein complexes
14‐15 Vieitez Manrique, Cristina UPF Posas, Francesc / de Nadal, Eulàlia The Role of Histone Modifications in Transcriptional Regulation upon Stress.
14‐15 Vilahur Chiaraviglio, Nadia UPFSUNYER DEU, Jordi / Bustamante, Mariona
In utero exposure to xenoestrogens, associated health outcomes and epigenetic mechanisms in children.
14‐15Villarroel Williams, Nazmy Katherine ASPB Artazcoz, Lucia Immigration and Health: Heterogeneous patterns in Spain.
14‐15 Viñals Alvarez, Xavier UPFRobledo, Patricia / Maldonado, Rafael
Neurobiological substrates involved in the behavioural alterations induced by MDMA and THC administration in mice.
Recipients of a 2014‐2015 PhD Extraordinary Award by the UPF Doctoral School