Doctoral candidates’ successful presentation and defense of their dissertations is inevitably a cause for celebration in the CNIO community.
Doctoral Thesis 06/03/2026
Yanara Astudillo
Molecular determinants for FAK activation and regulation by intrinsic and c-Src driven mechanisms
Doctoral Thesis 27/02/2026
Juan García-Agulló Rivera
Deciphering the role of NGFR in tumor progression and immune regulation in HNSCC
Doctoral Thesis 20/02/2026
Lucía de Prado Rivas
The role of nutrient signalling to the RagC-mTORC1 axis in atherosclerosis
Doctoral Thesis 20/02/2026
Carolina Hernández
Dissecting astrocyte heterogeneity in brain metastasis: a single-cell and spatio-temporal characterization
Doctoral Thesis 19/02/2026
Oksana Brehey Lyakhovych
Therapeutic strategies to counteract sotorasib resistance in KRAS-driven lung cancer
Doctoral Thesis 30/01/2026
Roberto Masdemont Maestro
Crosstalk between PrimPol-mediated repriming and fork reversal in response to DNA replication stress
Doctoral Thesis 16/01/2026
Natalia Martínez Puente
Deciphering the molecular bases of advanced differentiated thyroid tumors
Doctoral Thesis 07/11/2025
Maria Solé Ferran
Contribution of cohesin-STAG1 and cohesin-STAG2 to stem cell differentiation and preimplantation development
Doctoral Thesis 07/11/2025
Laura de la Puente Ovejero
Overcoming the challenges of targeting RAF1: functional and structural insights into PROTAC-mediated degradation
Doctoral Thesis 06/11/2025
Auba Gaya Bover
Deciphering the protective role of asthma on PDAC development
Doctoral Thesis 25/09/2025
Luis Rodrigo López Sainz
Uncovering new roles of the CDK14-18 subfamily and its interacting partner cyclin Y in cancer and metabolism
Doctoral Thesis 12/09/2025
Gema López Pernas
Mechanisms of Resistance and Sensitivity to Cancer Therapies