Terré Torras, Berta (Date of defense: 2016-12-13)
The suppression of genome instability by the DNA damage response (DDR) is critical for preventing human diseases characterized by developmental defects, infertility and in some cases, elevated cancer ...
Faria da Silva, Joana Raquel (Date of defense: 2017-03-24)
One of the most fundamental events in the history of life is the origin of mitochondria. It was firstly proposed by Ivan Wallin, and later popularized by Lynn Margulis, as part of the endosymbiotic ...