672 search results for “cancer research” in the Student website
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Judith BovéeFaculteit Geneeskunde
j.v.m.g.bovee@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9111
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New protein inhibitors against cancer? Unilever Research Prize for Aukje Beers
Aukje Beers combined theory and practice, as well as chemistry, biology, and computer models. In this way, she discovered two protein inhibitors during her master’s project that could contribute to the development of a new cancer drug. For her research, Beers received the Unilever Research Prize on…
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More attention needs to be paid to prevention in the fight against cancer
On 11 November Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Monique van Leerdam will deliver her inaugural lecture entitled, ‘Aiming for Prevention’. Van Leerdam, who specialises in hereditary tumours, was appointed professor in July 2020. In her inaugural lecture she will discuss the importance of…
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Promising new technique to treat cancer receives NWO grant
Biological chemist Nathaniel Martin and his team received an NWO grant to examine how blocking a specific enzyme in our body, NNMT, could be helpful in the treatment of some cancers. Trials with mice have been promising, and together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Martin wants to take the next…
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Hemmo SmitFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
hsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3766
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Nelleke VerhaveScience
p.s.verhave@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 526 9671
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de LangeScience
ecmdelange@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6330
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Helping cancer patients with treatment choices
Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patients with breast, prostate and skin cancer. The aim is to create a conversation tool that can support cancer patients in their care and help them make decisions.…
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Cancer patients want a doctor who shows empathy and doesn’t make vague promises
Patients with incurable cancer want their oncologist to be clear but to show empathy too. They find hard and vague communication harmful. These are the results of a study by psychologists from Leiden that has been published in the American journal Cancer.
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Hanneke LeegwaterScience
h.leegwater@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6274
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Maaike WensveenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.wensveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8541
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Lude RozemaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.j.rozema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Frans de RuiterFaculty of Humanities
f.c.de.ruiter@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1480
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Marcel CobussenFaculty of Humanities
ma.cobussen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5041
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Hannah BliersbachFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.bliersbach@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Arjen de VettenICLON
a.j.de.vetten@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1771
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Ewa Snaar-JagalskaScience
b.e.snaar-jagalska@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4980
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Jennifer DoekhieFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.v.o.r.doekhie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5301
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Harold NefsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.t.nefs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3992
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Ralph Rippe
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
rrippe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3889
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Tamara PlatteelICLON
tplatteel@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6498
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Ben SmitICLON
smit@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3498
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Terry MostertFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.m.m.mostert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nina KrupljaninFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.krupljanin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sarah PlukaardFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.c.plukaard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7937
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€10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…
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Sylvestre BonnetScience
bonnet@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4260
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Special nanoparticles for cancer therapy! Will you help?
Developing a better treatment for patients with head and neck cancer, that is what Binanox, The 2022 iGEM Leiden team, want to achieve. They hope to raise at least 10,000 euros for this cause. Support their crowdfunding campaign today.
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‘Using real-world data to enhance our healthcare system’
On 16 May 2022, Professor Michel Wouters from the Department of Biomedical Data Sciences at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), will deliver his inaugural lecture titled ‘Quality of Cancer Care: why the real world matters’. Wouters will use the opportunity to describe how quality registries…
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Anja van der Voort
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
avoort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4036
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How Oncode-PACT is bringing new cancer medicines closer with 325 million in Growth Fund money
How can you ensure that more experimental drugs reach the finish line? At the moment, only one in twenty cancer drugs that are tested on humans makes it to the market. This is an enormous loss for patients and society. With a grant from the National Growth Fund, Oncode-PACT aims to efficiently select…
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Anke RamakersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.a.t.ramakers@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7362
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Paula KempFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.c.m.kemp@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Lisa AnsemsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.f.m.ansems@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5714
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.van.der.haer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3886
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Anna van 't VeerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.e.van.t.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1822
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From forming embryo to cancer metastasis: the significance of collective cell movement
Luca Giomi has the first results of his ERC consolidator grant. He discovered that epithelial cells move collectively but in different ways, depending on the scale you look at. It is hexatic at small scales, and becomes nematic at larger scales: it is a multiscale order. This collective movement of…
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficial for the rare and malignant Ewing sarcoma, which mainly affects children and adolescents. Mathematics professor Marta Fiocco has been awarded a substantial…
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Bob van de WaterScience
water_b@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6223
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Verena LyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
v.ly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculteit Geneeskunde
l.f.de_geus-oei@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9111
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Leonardo LenociScience
l.lenoci@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 N.V.
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Mathijs DeenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.l.deen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Stefan van der VormScience
s.van.der.vorm@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4269
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Natalia Amat LefortScience
n.amat.lefort@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eva SchmidtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.p.schmidt@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8070
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Rehana DoleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.r.s.dole@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Linda BreemanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.d.breeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roeland van der RijstICLON
rrijst@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6496
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Leiden’s poo can help rid patients of resistant gut bacteria
Transferring poo from healthy donors to the intestines of chronically ill people has beneficial effects on these recipients’ gut bacteria, also in the longer term. This is the conclusion of research by the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Netherlands Donor Feces Bank (NDFB).