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• 700,000 euros for the fight against aggressive breast cancer News - 19 July 2022

  To inhibit proteins that contribute to the growth of aggressive cancer cells, that’s the plan of Professor Bob van de Water and his team. They will receive over 700,000 euros from the KWF Dutch Cancer Society for their research. Researcher Maaike Vreeswijk and pathologist Danielle Cohen are affiliated…

• Societal impact Roadmap and examples

  You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.

• Veni grant for ten Leiden researchers News - 14 December 2021

  Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elaborate their ideas over a period of three years.

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• Oncode Accelerator funds preclinical development of cancer therapies News - 23 October 2024

  Through its Demonstrator Projects, the Dutch Oncode Accelerator consortium provides grants for preclinical cancer therapy development. The first call for these projects is open until September 2025.

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  Miranda van Eck Scientific director / professor

  Faculty of Science

  eck_m@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276238

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  Joost Beltman Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

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

• Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease News - 26 September 2022

  Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. They want to inhibit the clumping of proteins that results in toxic aggregates. For this, the team receives 550,000 euros from Health Holland. The team…

• Ecologist Emilia Hannula receives Gold Medal in Teylers Museum News - 23 November 2021

  Soil ecologists Emilia Hannula (Leiden) and Elly Morriën (UvA) received the Golden Medal of Teylers Tweede Genootschap on 5 November. They received the prize for their submission to a competition on sustainable soil management.

• Intensive Leiden collaboration on ICT for research News - 6 January 2022

  Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have signed an agreement on ICT for research. This is the further concretisation of previous cooperation between the two.

• Building a greener future at Leiden University in 2025 News - 15 December 2025

  From a vegan community kitchen to a green framework for drug development: sustainability became more visible in everyday campus life at Leiden University in 2025.

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  Aole Zheng PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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  Anish Kanhai Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  a.a.kanhai@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271031

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  Marloes van Oosterhout PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  l.p.j.van.oosterhout@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271031

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  Anna Witteveen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.witteveen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277970

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  Iris van Wissen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  i.j.van.wissen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271031

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  Roy Snijckers PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Science

  r.p.m.snijckers@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271340

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  Eveline de Vlieger PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  e.a.vlieger@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277970

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  Anne-Grete Märtson Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.martson@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276211

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  Mariona Oliver Lloberas PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.oliver@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gabriela Schäfer PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  g.schafer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tahmina Fariaby PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  t.fariaby@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274245

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  Sophieke Lems PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.s.lems@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271340

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  Jeroen Molenaar PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.molenaar@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271340

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  Danxia Zhao PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  d.zhao@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276038

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  Pier Lindenbergh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  p.p.lindenbergh@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271340

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  Romy Dijkland PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  r.c.dijkland@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277970

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  Kauthar Parker PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  k.parker@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276038

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  Gijs van der Marel Emeritus professor

  Faculty of Science

  marel_g@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yuliya Shakalisava Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  y.shakalisava@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marie Depuydt Postdoctoral Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.c.depuydt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276051

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  Gideon Kersten Extraordinary professor

  Faculty of Science

  g.f.a.kersten@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274570

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  Silvere van der Maarel Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  s.m.van_der_maarel@lumc.nl | 071 5269480

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  Hendrikus Tanke Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  h.j.tanke@lumc.nl | 071 5269201

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  Marjo de Graauw Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.de.graauw@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276319

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  Peter ten Dijke Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  p.ten_dijke@lumc.nl | 071 5269270

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  Monique Tjiong Management assistant

  Faculty of Science

  m.tjiong@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276211

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  Dirk-Jan van den Berg Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  d.j.van.den.berg@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276163

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  Barend Mons Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  b.mons@lumc.nl |

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  Frank Schaftenaar Scientific Data and Infrastructure Specialist

  Faculty of Science

  f.h.schaftenaar@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276051

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  Natalia Ortiz Zacarias Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  n.v.ortiz.zacarias@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mikolaj Szachniewicz PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  m.m.szachniewicz@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274235

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  Jaap Brouwer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  brouwer@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274755

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  Nils Thonemann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  n.thonemann@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  c.f.blanco@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274371

• Eredoctoraten voor Bonnie Honig, Eliot Higgins en Kelly Chibale News - 8 October 2024

  Leiden University will be conferring three honorary doctorates in its special anniversary year. They will be awarded to Eliot Higgins, truth finder and founder of Bellingcat, Bonnie Honig, expert in feminist theory and legal theory, and Kelly Chibale, professor of organic chemistry, who works on prevention…

• Programma Leiden Research Support (LRS)

  De Universiteit Leiden zet in op de versterking van de ondersteuning voor onderzoekers en onderzoeksgroepen bij extern gefinancierde onderzoeksprojecten.

• Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria News - 5 February 2025

  More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from various disciplines in Leiden are studying TB. A symposium on 24 March will highlight different activities in the hope of boosting nationwide collabora…

• Study associations sign covenant: limit your alcohol consumption and look after each other News - 9 November 2023

  Opting more often for mocktails or soft drinks rather than beer or wine, talking to others about their drinking and pointing out the ban on drugs. Leiden University’s new covenant on alcohol and drugs for study associations encourages providing more alcohol-free alternatives.

• Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers News - 11 June 2024

  Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project within their own teaching. They have been awarded three grants of 100,000 euros within the Senior Fellows programme and four grants of 50,000 euros within…