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• This is what you want to know about the new directors of education Biology as a student News - 4 October 2022

  From 1 October onwards, Dennis Claessen and Marcel Schaaf will be the new directors of education of Biology. They will replace Han de Winde. Schaaf will be responsible for the bachelor, while Claessen will mainly focus on the master tracks of Biology. We gave students and the education office the change…

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  Caitlin Black Lecturer

  c.e.black@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Merckx Postdoc guest

  merckx@nhn.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273570

• ten Cate awarded honorary membership Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology News - 7 December 2022

  Professor emeritus of Animal Behaviour Carel ten Cate is awarded honorary membership by the Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology (NVG). He received the honour for his activities for the Society and the discipline of behavioural biology.

• Biology student Martijn Verkuilen wins Unilever Research Prize News - 29 November 2022

  Martijn Verkuilen is the winner of the Unilever Research Prize 2022. By transferring DNA from a plant into yeast, he made the first move to produce a new drug for type 2 diabetes. He collected his prize in Wageningen on 24 November.

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  Geert de Snoo Professor

  g.r.de.snoo@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anagnostis Theodoropoulos PhD candidate

  a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882

• video on Leiden student city feature Archaeology student Azra and Biology student Floris News - 11 October 2024

  In Leiden University's video series on Leiden and The Hague as student cities, students interview each other at their favorite spots. In the fifth video of this series, archaeology student Azra spoke with Biology student Floris in Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

• Ortiz – Winner of the 2019 - 2020 KNCV Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology thesis prize News - 10 June 2021

  Natalia Ortiz (Division of Drug Discovery and Safety) has been awarded the 2019-2020 PhD-thesis prize by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, from the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (KNCV-MCCB). The KNCV-MCCB thesis prize is a biannual award which is granted to the best PhD thesis…

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  Olivier Béquignon Assistant professor

  o.j.m.bequignon@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daniel Zumel Gete PhD candidate

  d.zumel.gete@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 'I have always worked for a better world. Here at Biology we do the same' News - 6 July 2022

  The new institute manager of the IBL studied biology for six months, but went in a completely different direction: development cooperation and the financial sector. Three decades later, Resi Janssen is making a radical career switch. Or isn’t she? 'In ten years’ time I want IBL to be in a new, sustainable…

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  Erik van Geest Guest researcher

  e.p.van.geest@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Hooykaas Professor emeritus

  p.j.j.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274933

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  Yorick van Aalst PhD candidate

  y.j.van.aalst@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273575

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  Martijn van der Zwet PhD candidate

  m.s.van.der.zwet@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275918

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  Lars van Abswoude PhD candidate

  l.w.van.abswoude@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273547

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  Emanuele Berardi PhD candidate

  e.berardi@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273539

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  Marnix Roseboom PhD candidate

  m.g.roseboom@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ioana Belcin PhD candidate

  i.belcin@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273547

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  Shuangmeng Yang PhD candidate / contract

  s.m.yang@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273527

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  Evangelos Machairas PhD candidate

  e.machairas@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273544

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  Miriam Van der Veer PhD candidate

  m.s.van.der.veer@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274776

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  Asad Halimi PhD candidate

  a.halimi@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273575

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  Menno Valk PhD candidate

  m.valk@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275918

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  Jakob van de Wall PhD candidate

  j.e.van.de.wall@lic.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Stephan Hacker Assistant Professor

  s.m.hacker@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274362

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  Frans ter Brake PhD candidate

  f.h.g.ter.brake@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dave de Bruijn PhD-student

  d.g.j.de.bruijn@lic.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Emily Strange Assistant professor

  e.f.strange@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martijne Kannekens PhD candidate

  m.p.e.kannekens@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania' News - 29 June 2022

  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…

• Leiden researchers visualise the 'guardian of our genome’ News - 18 January 2022

  The guardian of our genome, the protein MutS, scans the DNA for spelling errors and makes sure they are corrected. An essential process for our health. Researchers at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have discovered precisely how this protein works by making MutS visible with cryo-electron microscopy.…

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  Marije Niemeijer Assistant professor

  m.c.niemeijer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276105

• Biology student Sander van Zon: ‘We can still learn so much more about lichens’ News - 6 January 2023

  Lichens enthusiast Sander van Zon was eager to use his knowledge for his internship. He wrote an excellent thesis on lichens’ biodiversity in the city, of which his first scientific publication will appear soon. With it, he is nominated for the Leiden Science Young Talent Award 2022.

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  Han de Winde Professor

  j.h.de.winde@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271036

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  Marjolein Crooijmans PhD candidate

  m.e.crooijmans@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275075

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  Merijn de Bakker Education and research staff member

  m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Han van Konijnenburg Professor emeritus

  j.h.a.van.konijnenburg-van.cittert@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Salma Balazadeh Associate professor

  s.balazadeh@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Graduation Ceremony Biology MSc Event - 17 October 2025

• ‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’ News - 29 November 2024

  Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never thought of yourself. Ultimately, that makes you better at your job.’ That’s why he always encourages his students to ask questions. And it’s appreciated:…

• Marco van Eijk new OD of Life Science & Technology News - 1 September 2022

  As of 1 September, Marco van Eijk has been appointed Director of Education of the bachelor's programme Life Science & Technology. He succeeds Marcellus Ubbink, who moved to the position of Scientific Director of the Leiden Institute for Chemical Research (LIC). Van Eijk has been appointed for a period…

• Rob Schilperoort Memorial unveiled at Leiden Bio Science Park News - 12 September 2023

  The Rob Schilperoort Memorial will be unveiled at the Leiden Bio Science Park on Saturday 16 September. This gigantic gate stands at the entrance to the park, which is also named after Schilperoort, its founder.

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  Aukje Beers PhD candidate

  a.j.a.m.beers@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273547

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  Julia Pols Postdoc/Guest

  j.p.v.pols@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joel Rüegger Postdoc

  j.ruegger@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274410

• Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding News - 25 November 2024

  The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Remmerswaal threw all his talent into the challenge – both in the lab and as a modeller – and succeeded. He received his PhD on 12th September.

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Biology Event - 26 February 2025

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• Leiden students build smart antibodies with protein 'Velcro' News - 18 September 2025

  Nine students dove into a challenging iGEM project this summer. With their idea, they aim to make antibodies more efficient - and in the meantime learn at least as much about collaboration, creativity and their own future.