Regulation of estrogen responsive genes by human estrogen receptor alpha {(ERα) [(ER-Alpha)] [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Nancy Bretschneider

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 presented by Diplom Naturwissenschaftlerin Nancy Bretschneider Thesis submitted: Oral examination: Regulation of estrogen responsive genes by the human Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERα) stReferees: 1 examiner Dr. Andreas Ladurner nd2iner Prof. Dr. Günther Schütz Member 1 Dr. Anne Ephrussi Member 2 Prof. Dr. Christine Clayton Acknowledgments ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First of all, I would like to thank Prof. Frank Gannon for giving me the opportunity of an interesting PhD in his laboratory and for his advice during my time here. I am also especially grateful to my supervisor Stefanie Denger for her constant interest, support and encouragement. Also, I would like to thank all former and present members of the Gannon group for their help, support and inspiring discussions: Heike Brand, Steven Johnsen, Sara Kangaspeska, Michael Hübner, Raphael Métivier, Maria Polycarpou-Schwarz, George Reid, Brenda Stride, Jonathon Blake, Steffi Österreich. I have enjoyed and benefited to work with them.