Bacterial inter-species communication mediated by the autoinducer-2 signal

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.

Heat stress adaptation in hyperthermophiles: bosynthesis of inositol-containing compatible solutes

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry

Biochemistry of grape berries: post-genomics approaches to uncover the effects of water deficits on ripening

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biochemistry, Plant Physiology

Formate metabolism in sulfate reducing bacteria

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biochemistry

Ditopic molecular architectures for the recognition of anionic species

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Chemistry

Dynamics of cork mycobiota throughout stopper manufacturing process: from diversity to metabolite

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology

Functional and molecular characterization of SR45, a plant-specific factor involved in sugar and stress signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Molecular Biology

Behavioral and synaptic circuit analysis in models of neuropsychiatric disorders: Dissecting the in vivo role of the postsynaptic density proteins nArgBP2 and Shank3 using genetic engineered mice

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology

Protein glycosylation of exosomes from ovarian carcinoma cells: structures and biological roles

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree in Biology

Regulation of PLK4 levels and activity to ensure centriole number control

Dissertation presented to obtain a Ph.D degree in Cellular Biology

Spatiotemporal mechanisms for actomyosin ring assembly and contraction in budding yeast cell division

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Molecular Medicine

Precious transition metals: the importance of Zn2+, Mn2+ and Cu2+ in the human pathogen Enterococcus faecalis

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology

Chromosomal structure: a selectable trait for evolution

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Evolutionary Biology

The role of Di-iron proteins in pathogen resistance

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry

Insights into the role of almond CBF transcription factors in the environmental control of cold acclimation and dormancy break

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology