Nicolini, Federica (Date of defense: 2022-12-02)
[eng] Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play a crucial role in the homeostasis of the cells; therefore, they are important therapeutic targets. Typically, the goal in targeting PPIs is to impede them. ...
Garcia Cabau, Carla (Date of defense: 2022-05-31)
Intrinsically disordered (ID) proteins or regions are protein sequences that lack stable secondary and tertiary structures. ID proteins are particularly prone to undergo liquid- liquid phase separation ...
Dávila Bouziguet, Eva (Date of defense: 2022-06-03)
The neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease are senile plaques, extracellular deposits of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), and neurofibrillary tangles, intracellular aggregates of hyperphosphorylated ...
Solé Solé, Judith (Date of defense: 2022-06-03)
Following the laws of evolution, bacteria are capable of slowly but inexorably acquiring resistance to antibiotic compounds that we have been using for decades. Therefore, bacteria that seemed harmless ...
Hervés Carrete, Carmen (Date of defense: 2023-05-24)
[eng] The main objective of this dissertation has been to stablish a bridge between materials science and its fields of application. The scope of this thesis work, under this premise, is aimed towards ...
Short, Kathleen (Date of defense: 2022-12-12)
[eng] The overwhelming evidence for the existence of dark matter in the Universe, and the discovery of the neutrino masses, are striking indicators of the need for new physics beyond the ΛCDM and Standard ...
Ayala Cabrera, Juan Francisco (Date of defense: 2021-10-02)
[eng] The environment sustainability is being threatened by the continuous release of pollutants that can negatively affect not only environmental compartments but also wildlife and human beings. Among ...
Quintanilla Casas, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2022-04-01)
Olive oil (OO) is a highly appreciated food product due to its nutritional value and organoleptic properties, marketed worldwide. In spite of being one of the most regulated food products, its high ...
Schirinzi, Gabriella Francesca (Date of defense: 2020-06-10)
In recent decades, global plastics production and consumption have continued to increase. Although many policy strategies on waste prevention and recycling have been implemented, much of the plastic ...
Diego Creixenti, Rosa (Date of defense: 2022-01-21)
Spin crossover (SCO) complexes and single-molecule magnets (SMMs) are promising prototypes that can reach magnetic bistability within the molecular scale required for data storage. Despite the extensive ...