709 search results for “natural” in the Staff website
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Lifeng HanFaculty of Science
l.han@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Roy RemmeFaculty of Science
r.p.remme@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275610
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Yuanyuan MaoFaculty of Science
y.mao@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hannah AugustijnFaculty of Science
h.e.augustijn@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274791
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Improving nature’s antibiotic
'What nature made isn’t necessarily an optimized medicine to use in the human body,’ says Professor of Biological Chemistry Nathaniel Martin. That’s why a group of Leiden researchers is making a chemistry-based improved version of the frequently used antibiotic vancomycin. They received an NWO NACTAR…
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Professor argues: ‘Let nature take its course’
Give organisms like plants and animals the freedom to move, interact and meet their own needs, and they will thrive on their own, says Professor Geert de Snoo. Our interference often ends up doing more harm than good.
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Gerard Persoon
Social & Behavioural Sciences
persoonga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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I-Fan LinFaculty of Science
i.lin@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Making better use of our natural resources
The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Professor of Industrial Ecology René Kleijn's inaugural lecture is about.
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How can we make better use of natural resources?
Mining for natural resources harms the environment. But we desperately need them, for both the development of countries and the transition to a sustainable energy system. Professor of Sustainable Resource Use Ester van der Voet researches how we can reduce the environmental impact of natural resources…
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Robert VerpoorteFaculty of Science
verpoort@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4528
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Enes SütütemizFaculty of Humanities
e.h.sututemiz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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New research into hidden nature in our cities
What hidden nature is there in our cities and how can we use such organisms? This is what the HiddenBiodiversity project will be exploring over the next four years. The project’s kick-off meeting was held at the Hortus botanicus on Monday 26 September.
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Selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation in Nature Communications
This March, Jara Bouma, Cas van der Horst and Laura Heitman from the Division of Drug Discovery and Safety and Laura de Paus, Richard van den Berg, Anthe Janssen and Mario van der Stelt from the LIC joined forces to determine how some drugs can specifically target the cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R)…
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Suzan VerberneFaculty of Science
s.verberne@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Photo of fish in Covid glove on shortlist for prestigious nature prize
With his photo of a fish trapped in a rubber glove, external PhD candidate Auke-Florian Hiemstra has made it to the shortlist for the People’s Choice Award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photo shows the impact of Covid litter on wildlife.
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Anna RoseboomFaculty of Science
j.m.roseboom@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4395
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Sebastiaan GrosscurtFaculty of Science
s.grosscurt@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Niels van der WindtFaculty of Science
n.van.der.windt@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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For city dwellers, even 15 minutes in nature can improve mental health
Green spaces boost mental health—especially in busy cities. A new study from Leiden and Stanford University reveals how nature benefits urban well-being and offers low-cost ways to make city life healthier for everyone.
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Willem MeilinkFaculty of Science
w.r.m.meilink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882
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Liselotte RambonnetFaculty of Science
l.rambonnet@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275082
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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
k.shahrasbi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jill den BoerFaculty of Science
m.j.den.boer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
y.m.ng@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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How to hijack natural destruction in cells: ‘We need to understand it through and through’
Destroying proteins from the Golgi apparatus of the cell in a controlled manner. That is the focus of chemist Marta Artola’s pioneering research. By developing a groundbreaking technology to target specific proteins in the Golgi, Artola aims to unlock new ways for drug development. For this ambitious…
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Nature Communications paper on therapeutic melanoma inhibition by local micelle-mediated cyclic nucleotide repression
Cancer immunotherapy represents a significant breakthrough in cancer treatment. However, tumors have numerous mechanisms by which they evade destruction by the immune system. It is therefore necessary to decipher and reverse these mechanisms in order to improve immunotherapies.
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News but nothing new: many pesticides in Dutch swimming and natural waters
There has been a lot of media attention for the report recently completed by the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) from Leiden University. However, it has long been known that Dutch surface water contains too many toxic pesticides. ‘We will have to improve our ways of life together with many…
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Young Hae ChoiFaculty of Science
y.h.choi@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4510
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Paul KesslerFaculty of Science
p.j.a.kessler@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5235
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Harry WelsAfrican Studies Centre
h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771
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Haye GeukesFaculty of Science
h.h.geukes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tuomas AiveloFaculty of Science
t.j.e.aivelo@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mert YazanFaculty of Science
m.yazan@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ming FrickeFaculty of Science
m.m.fricke@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania'
With a self-converted red camper van, biologists and twin brothers Kevin and Marvin Groen go on a nature adventure in Eastern Europe. Together, they search for wild animals, beautiful nature and places to sport. From a long search for a bear in the Slovakian wilderness to the discovery that pelicans…
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Sandra IrmischFaculty of Science
s.irmisch@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michiel HooykaasFaculty of Science
m.j.d.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nicola ThomeFaculty of Science
n.u.thome@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4395
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Flor Miriam Plaza del ArcoFaculty of Science
f.m.plaza.del.arco@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yuye QueFaculty of Humanities
y.que@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martin KroonFaculty of Humanities
m.s.kroon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alexander van OudenhovenFaculty of Science
a.p.e.van.oudenhoven@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7473
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Mamadou HébiéFaculty of Law
m.hebie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7554
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Asmaa KhadimFaculty of Law
a.n.khadim@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Meng LiFaculty of Science
m.li@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rita de Sousa e SilvaFaculty of Science
a.r.de.sousa.e.silva@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Daniëlla Dam-de JongFaculty of Law
d.a.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7944
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Nargess AsghariFaculty of Humanities
n.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ian ShenFaculty of Science
z.shen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727