What is a Master Thesis? The master’s thesis is a piece of original research work written under the direction of an experienced advisor. All students will undertake a Master’s Thesis or Trabajo Final de Master-TFM (30 ECTS). The Thesis is typically based on an experimental research project carried out in one of the research groups of the list shown in this page.Students may be interested in pursuing further research, for instance in a doctoral (PhD) program, or as a researcher in hospitals or research institutes.
How to do a Master Thesis? You will learn how to plan a research project choose adequate methods to performing the experiments and analysing the results. You will write your Thesis as if it were a scientific publication, critically describing, contemplating and discussing your results in the light of previous scientific literature on the topic.In your written Thesis you are expected to demonstrate that you are capable of scientific thinking, that you are familiar with the methodology and with the topic of your research. The written Thesis is an important exercise for developing skills in project management and written scientific communication.
Where to find the labs to do the Master Thesis? Below you will find a list of laboratories you can apply. You will see a brief title of the work, a link to the web page of the research group and the name of the supervisor. If you decide to join a particular group for your Master Thesis, write an email to the supervisor and ask for further information and availability.
If you have problems finding a lab, please contact the master’s coordinator.
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Elucidating the tissue-specific regulatory logic of Srrm3 and Srrm4 in vertebrates
Multi-layer transcriptomic analysis of the evolution of tissue-specific gene regulation
Understanding the impact of microexon mis-regulation in zebrafish sleep/wake behaviors
Epigenetic regulation of mammalian germ cell development
Mechanobiology in development and multicellular self-organisation
Efficient computational gene identification across the tree of life
Origin and evolution of novel mammalian genes
Roderic Guigó and Harris Lewin
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Centre Nacional d'Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG)
Use of novel reference genomes to improve variant discovery in African patients with rare diseases
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European Molecular Biology Lab (EMBL- Barcelona)
A stem cell zoo platform to uncover intracellular scaling of developmental tempo across mammals
Qgenomics
Implementation of a liquid biopsy-based integral strategy for monitoring pediatric sarcomas
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Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL)
Dynamics of stem cell surveillance in live embryos using quantitative imaging
Organoids for diabetes treatment
Functional characterization of hereditary cancer genes
CRISPR-Cas in C. elegans to optimize genome-editing in animals and to model human diseases
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Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Can Ruti, Badalona
Deciphering the role of HDAC11 in muscular dystrophies
Using genomes for life to understand the prevalence of repeat expansion disorders
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu - Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Identifying novel therapeutic vulnerabilities in pediatric cancer
Delia Yubero & Judith Armstrong
Study of the molecular bases of neurodevelopmental diseases to define personalized treatments
Arístides López-Márquez and Cecilia Jiménez Mallebrera
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Whole genome sequencing applied to neurodevelopmental disorder patients
Maria Isabel Alvarez
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Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC)
Comparative and population genomics of migratory butterflies
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Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC-PCB)
Modeling neurodevelopmental disorders in the mouse and 3D organoids
Molecular Basis of cellular drug persistence: from stochastic gene expression to phase transitions
From Drosophila development to human disease
Katerina Karkali & Enrique Martín-Blanco
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating epithelial morphogenesis in Drosophila
Understanding epigenetic mechanisms involved in early neurogenesis and neurodevelopmental disorders
Communication between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes in humans
Genetics of developmental rate in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans
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IDIBAPS
Gene Regulation in Stem Cells, Cell Plasticity, Differentiation, and Cancer
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Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB)
Drosophila, a model to understand development, regeneration and cancer *
Survival mechanisms and plasticity of Drosophila adult progenitor cells
Functional study of pediatric oncogenes in Drosophila
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Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
Characterization of epigenetic induced modifications by endocrine disruptors in zebrafish
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Institue of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) (CSIC - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Exploring the genomic basis of terrestrialization across animals through comparative genomics
Role and regulation of temporal specifiers during insect development
Xavier Franch-Marro & David Martín
Genomics of adaptation to urban and natural environments in Anopheles and Drosophila
The affair of the insect insulin receptors
Small RNAs regulating insect oogenesis
The unknown cell biology and genomics of the most abundant marine microbial eukaryotes
Unraveling the cell biology of the closest relatives of animals
Iñaki Ruiz & Elena Casacuberta
Single-cell microbial ecology of the coral holobiont under heat stress
Structure and Evolution of Coral-Photosymbiont Networks , shared with Sergi Valverde lab
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Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM)
Deciphering Intercellular Communication in Cancer and Ageing-related Diseases
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Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC)
Dorso-ventral limb patterning and its implication in morphogenesis, evolution and disease
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Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC)
Epigenetic and metabolic functions of histone variants
Studying the function of regulatory RNAs in neurodevelopmental diseases
Epigenetic dysregulation and immune cell crosstalk in inflammation
Irene Fernández-Duran Alejandro Vaquero
Epigenetics of Human Cancer: DNA Methylation, Histone Modifications and Non-Coding RNAs
Manel Esteller i Verónica Padial
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Institut de Salut Global Barcelona (ISGlobal)
Regulation of gene expression in malaria parasites
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Analysis of the diversity of the human genome: demography and adaptation
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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)
Advances in diagnostic and therapy for rare hereditary haematological diseases (ARETHA Project)
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Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)
Silvia Alemany &Maria Soler-Artigas
Retrospective exome reanalysis through literature search of new disease-associated genes *
Núria Martínez-Gil & Marta Codina
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* indicates group has already accepted one student (some groups may accept more than one student)
The internatinal relationship office (ORI) at Biologia offers the possibility to apply for an ERASMUS Fellowship to do your TFM abroad. in this website you can check for mor info, or contact ori-bio@ub.edu.
International (ERASMUS) placements
International Center for Marine Molecular Biology (BERGEN)
RNA degradation by the exosome and its contribution to chromatin regulation and genome integrity
Crosstalks between transcription, replication and genome stability
Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM)
Molecular basis of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM)
Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, The University of Edinburgh.
Anahi Binagui (Valerie Wilson's Lab)
Enhancer dissection at disease-associated loci with CRISPR and base editing
St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung (Children's cancer research institute)
Does regeneration re-use developmental gene regulatory networks?
Multi-omics characterization of skeletal muscle in health and disease
Alix Simon and Jocelyn Laporte
Pathomechanism and treatment of neuromuscular diseases
