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• Animal-friendly and effective: Leiden students develop nanobodies using yeast News - 26 September 2024

  Yeast, alpacas, and antibodies. They may seem unrelated, but within the project of the Leiden iGEM students, they come together perfectly. For the international synthetic biology competition iGEM, the team is working on an innovative method to produce nanobodies—a special form of antibodies—using brewer’s…

• Single-cell mechanics for disease biology and pharmacology Event - 26 March 2024

  PhD defence

• Chemistry as the key to medical innovation News - 31 March 2025

  Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'

• Nobel Prize winner visited Leiden: 'We have hosted a scientific rockstar' News - 8 December 2022

  On 28 September the famous chemists Carolyn Bertozzi visited Leiden University to speak at the LED3 seminar. Just one week later, she was announced winner the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Leiden chemists Sebastian Pomplun and Hermen Overkleeft are fan: ‘We are extremely honoured to have hosted this…

• Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal News - 13 December 2024

  Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, he received this honour for his services to science and his key role in the development of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP).

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  Jos van den Broek Professor emeritus Biomedical science communication

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  broek@lumc.nl |

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  Yunfei Wu Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  y.wu@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Donja van den Beld PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  d.van.den.beld@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 06 40317188

• ‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’ News - 7 December 2023

  'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…

• Gerard van Westen wins KNCV Gold Medal News - 29 August 2023

  Gerard van Westen has received the KNCV Gold Medal, the most important Dutch award for chemists under 40. 'It's a huge honour,' says the professor of AI and medicinal chemistry. 'I am now part of the group of people I was always impressed by.'

• Unique ‘penis plant’ flowers at Hortus News - 22 October 2021

  Amorphophallus decus-silvae, or the ‘penis plant’ as it is known, has just flowered at the Hortus botanicus. It flowered for two days, and then the pollen, which the male flowers produced was collected. As far as the plant experts at the Hortus can tell, this was just the third time that this species…

• 300 million euros for new international stem cell consortium News - 17 December 2021

  The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the Danstem Institute from the University of Copenhagen and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne have received 300m euros from the Novo Nordisk foundation. The aim of this new international consortium is to bring stem-cell based therapies…

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  Deyi Wang Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  deyi.wang@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Maya Saat Project leader

  Faculty of Science

  m.saat@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4248

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  Aleid Offerhaus Contract PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  a.offerhaus@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Eka Iskandar PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  e.a.p.iskandar@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Gunja Mishra Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  g.mishra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Rutger Vos University Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  rutger.vos@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Anne Schulp Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  a.s.schulp@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Borah Spoorenberg Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  b.spoorenberg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Susanne Masters PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  susanne.masters@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Wesley Post Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  w.a.post@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274797

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  Christina Kamerman HR officer

  Faculty of Science

  c.j.kamerman@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275148

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  Amber Verhaar Student affairs staff member

  Faculty of Science

  a.m.verhaar@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275171

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  Jeroen Appelboom Study Adviser

  Faculty of Science

  j.w.b.appelboom@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5131

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  Julia de Jong Education coordinator

  Faculty of Science

  j.de.jong@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5171

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  Antonio Kamerling Student affairs staff member

  Faculty of Science

  a.e.kamerling@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275171

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  Renske Onstein Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  r.e.onstein@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Maribel Adame Valero Director of Operations

  Faculty of Science

  i.m.adame.valero@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275057

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  Frietson Galis Senior Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  f.galis@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ariane Briegel Senior researcher/guest

  Faculty of Science

  a.briegel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eva Putri PhD Candidate - External affiliation

  Faculty of Science

  e.k.putri@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Eva George Matlalcuatzi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  e.d.c.george.matlalcuatzi@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274725

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  Yixuan Wang PhD candidate / PhD fellow

  Faculty of Science

  y.wang@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 06 51897252

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  Tijn Vleeshouwer PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  t.r.vleeshouwer@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jessica Hoang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.hoang@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 06 39777767

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  Tessa Vergroesen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  t.m.vergroesen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  yangli zhou PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  y.zhou@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271107

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  Erdem Kerem Tiras PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  e.k.tiras@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nora Brüchle PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  n.c.bruchle@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274363

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  Kim Bonger Professor Chemical Biology

  Faculty of Science

  k.m.bonger@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Kanwal Kayastha Postdoc / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  k.kayastha@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alexandra Velthuijzen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.velthuijzen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Luuk Reinalda Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  l.reinalda@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273544

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  Maurijn van der Zee Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.van.der.zee@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4885

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  Jonathan Benichov Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.i.benichov@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275980

• A chemical biology approach to explore lipid metabolism in neurological disorders Event - 24 June 2025

  PhD defence

• In Memoriam - associate professor Hans Brussee News - 16 June 2025

  On 15 April, our much-beloved and highly respected former colleague Dr Hans Brussee passed away from cancer. In January 2025, Hans began experiencing neck pain. Initially, it appeared to be a herniated disc, but sadly, the diagnosis was soon revised, and his condition proved untreatable. Hans was 77…

• In Memoriam Johan Lugtenburg News - 25 September 2023

  The fastest chemical reaction in the universe takes place inside our eyes.

• Cheaper, more accurate DNA sequencing News - 3 February 2025

  A new graphene-based method could make for faster, cheaper and more accurate DNA sequencing, say a group of Leiden physicists and chemists.