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• Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis News - 12 December 2023

  A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor student Biopharmaceutical Sciences Willemijn van der Heijden aimed to understand why. She investigated whether the formation of a protein layer around the…

• Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time News - 24 January 2024

  Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit this system. This is best done ‘in the right place at the right time’ − the title of his inaugural lecture.

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  Maria Yazdanbakhsh Afdelingshoofd afdeling parasitologie LUMC

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl | 071 5265067

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  Bart Roep Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  b.o.roep@lumc.nl | 071 5263869

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  Irene Pascual Garcia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  i.pascual.garcia@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marieke Tollenaar Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273454

• Werken aan een effectiever malariavaccin News - 28 April 2023

  In het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum wordt gewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van een nieuw malariavaccin dat effectiever is dan de huidige vaccins.

• Leila Akkari appointed Special Professor of Cancer–immune interactions News - 8 January 2026

  Leila Akkari was appointed Special Professor of Cancer-immune interactions at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) on 15 December. Akkari is a researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), where she studies the relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, with a particular focus…

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  Joost Beltman Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.b.beltman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274323

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  Franciscus Claas Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  f.h.j.claas.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5263801

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  Herman Spaink Professor

  Faculty of Science

  h.p.spaink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275055

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  Paul Parren Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  p.w.h.i.parren@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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• Leiden students develop highly contagious card game News - 14 September 2021

  Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master students Life Science & Technology Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld certainly think so. Together, they developed ImmunoWars: an exciting card game based…

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  Piet Hein Graaf Professor

  Faculty of Science

  p.vandergraaf@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 31639428917

• Better treatment of systemic autoimmune diseases requires close collaboration News - 18 January 2024

  Exceptional collaboration between physicians is needed to better understand and treat autoimmune diseases that cause inflammation in various organ systems.

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  Frits Koning Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  f.koning@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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  Thomas Ottenhoff Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  t.h.m.ottenhoff@lumc.nl |

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  Annette van der Helm-van Mil Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  a.h.m.van_der_helm@lumc.nl | 071 5261290

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  Reinaldus Toes Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  r.e.m.toes@lumc.nl | 071 5261946

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  Mark de Boer Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.g.j.de_boer@lumc.nl | 071 5262613

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  Thomas Huizinga Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  t.w.j.huizinga@lumc.nl | 071 5263595

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• Buddy system: Barrier-free studying

  Do you no longer want to be limited by health problems or dyslexia in your study? Get a buddy!

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  Marcel de Jeu Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  mdejeu@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277118

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  Cornelis Hokke Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  c.h.hokke@lumc.nl | 071 5265065

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  Onno van Gaans Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  vangaans@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277122

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  Martina Chirilus-Bruckner Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.chirilus-bruckner@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274837

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  Sjaak Neefjes Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  j.j.c.neefjes@lumc.nl | 071 5263800

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  Hermen Jan Hupkes Professor

  Faculty of Science

  hhupkes@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275587

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  Arjen Doelman Professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.doelman@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277123

• LUMC professor Maria Yazdanbakhsh receives Spinoza Prize News - 3 September 2021

  Leiden professor of Cellular Immunology of Parasitic Infections Maria Yazdanbakhsh receives the prestigious NWO Spinoza Prize this year. This, in many ways, border-crossing scientist contributes with her research to more effective vaccines against parasitic infections and better medication for inflammatory…

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  Nicolas Navarre Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  n.h.navarre@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Shana Hepping PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.l.hepping@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Ed Kuijper Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  e.j.kuijper@lumc.nl |

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  Adriaan Lankester Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  a.lankester@lumc.nl | 071 5262824

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  Jacques van Dongen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  j.j.m.van_dongen@lumc.nl |

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  Anita Liao Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  c.liao@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Margo Dona Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.dona@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martin Moerings Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.m.moerings@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wenyu Wan Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.wan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerhard Burger Data Steward

  Faculty of Science

  g.a.burger@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274285

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  Sander Hille Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  shille@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277109

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  Vivi Rottschäfer Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  vivi@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277113

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  Kristian Rietveld Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  k.f.d.rietveld@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277038

• Sabotage and Subversion: How covert activity shapes the new international system Event - 12 May 2026

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  Hai Lin Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Science

  h.x.lin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277460

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  Oliver Taherzadeh Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  o.a.taherzadeh@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy News - 3 September 2024

  Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an environment that closely mimics human tissue. They have also developed a method to monitor real-time interactions of these mini-tumours with immune cells during…

• ERC-subsidie om uit te zoeken hoe kinderen luchtweginfecties te lijf gaan News - 13 March 2023

  De crèche en het klaslokaal zijn misschien wel de meest gunstige plekken voor ziekteverwekkers. Toch is er relatief weinig bekend over hoe kinderen reageren op virussen en bacteriën en hoe het komt dat sommige kinderen veel beter beschermd zijn dan anderen. Simon Jochems, onderzoeker aan het Leids Universitair…