Identification of epigenetic mechanisms involved in transcriptional activation of silent HPV-16 genomes [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Andreea Iulia Csernok
Dissertation submitted to the Combined Faculties for the Natural Sciences and for Mathematics of the Ruperto-Carola University of Heidelberg, Germany for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences 2008 presented by Diplom-.Biol. Andreea Iulia Csernok born in: Constanta Oral-examination: 07.05.2008 Identification of epigenetic mechanisms involved in transcriptional activation of silent HPV-16 genomes Referees: Prof. Dr. Rainer Zawatzky Prof. Dr. Frank Rösl PD Dr. Stephan Urban PD Dr. Marion Schmidt-Zachmann The work described in this thesis was performed from July 2005 to August 2007 at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Viral Transformation Mechanisms, Prof. Dr. Frank Rösl. Acknowledgements My thanks go first to my referee Prof. Dr. Rösl for giving me the opportunity to work on such an interesting and exciting research field, for his scientific guidance, helpful discussions and continuous support. I thank my referee Prof. Dr. Rainer Zawatzky for his valuable suggestions to this manuscript and his open minded discussions during my PhD studies. I wish to give special thanks to my supervisor Johanna De-Castro Arce for her creative way of thinking and sharing her knowledge with me. I could not have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for my PhD.