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• Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention News - 1 February 2023

  Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.

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  Jyothi Thrivikraman Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.k.thrivikraman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 0800918

• Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief News - 22 July 2022

  Early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis but are in the preliminary stages of the disease. This is what researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have reported in The Lancet. Patients in the pre-arthritis stage who were temporarily prescribed…

• Suicide prevention training: Gatekeeper Course

  Personal development

• Biological agents Working with hazardous substances

  Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…

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  Jolanda Snel PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.h.snel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bram Slütter Associate Professor

  b.a.slutter@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276208

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  Merel van Vliet Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.s.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273648

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  Renske Gilissen Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.gilissen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans Aerts Professor emeritus

  j.m.f.g.aerts@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274771

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  Laura Pape PhD.

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.m.pape@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leo de Sonneville Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lsonneville@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tim Koppert Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.y.koppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jennifer Schense External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.schense@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278586

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  Marit Ruitenberg Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.l.ruitenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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…

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  Joanne Mouthaan Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.mouthaan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276781

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  Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange Professor

  ecmdelange@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276330

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  Willem Fibbe Professor

  w.e.fibbe@lumc.nl | 071 5262271

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  Katja Cardol Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.k.cardol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275697

• Person-centred care thanks to digital solutions News - 26 June 2026

  More person-centred care with fewer people may sound contradictory, Professor Jildau Bouwman admits. But it is possible, she argues in her inaugural lecture. We just need to think differently and make smart use of technology and responsible use of data. ‘Our healthcare system is too complex.’

• A safe work environment

  Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.

• A safe workplace A safe work environment

  Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

  m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Margo Dona Assistant professor

  m.a.dona@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Important: prevent your leave hours from expiring Announcement - 22 May 2026

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  Maartje Witlox Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases News - 26 August 2024

  RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the LUMC in the initiative.

• BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression News - 3 May 2022

  At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for patients if they joined forces. This is how the BEAT-COVID group has been able to rapidly gain knowledge about COVID-19, the role of the immune system and…

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  Roeland Merks Professor

  merksrmh@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277106

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  Patrick van Hage

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  Tuomas Aivelo Assistant professor

  t.j.e.aivelo@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jordy van der Beek PhD candidate / self funded

  j.g.van.der.beek@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Looking for the right words: working together on suicide prevention among students Announcement - 8 September 2025

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  Irene Pascual Garcia PhD candidate

  i.pascual.garcia@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frits Rosendaal Professor

  f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl | 071 5264037

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  Joey Zuijdervelt PhD candidate

  j.l.zuijdervelt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276227

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  Coen van Hasselt Professor

  coen.vanhasselt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273266

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  Maria Yazdanbakhsh Afdelingshoofd afdeling parasitologie LUMC

  m.yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl | 071 5265067

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  Lotte Nagelhout PhD candidate

  l.nagelhout@arch.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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  Frank Schaftenaar Scientific Data and Infrastructure Specialist

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

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060

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  Sarah Louise Carthy Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  s.l.carthy@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• the Social Resilience & Security programme: investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees News - 28 June 2022

  The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…

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  Annemarie Meijer Professor

  a.h.meijer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274927

• Inkomen en afkomst zijn risicofactoren bij kans op hart- en vaatziekten News - 6 March 2023

  Nederlanders met lage inkomens lopen tot 1,5 keer meer risico op het krijgen van een hartaanval of beroerte dan rijkere landgenoten. Bij Surinaamse Hindoestanen is dit risico 1,9 keer hoger. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het LUMC en het HagaZiekenhuis. Nederlandse artsen kijken tot nu toe niet naar deze…

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  Nina Komrij Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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.

• Occupational health physician

  Leiden University is committed to creating a pleasant working environment for its staff. It may nevertheless happen that you find yourself unable to work due to a temporary or long-term illness or disability. The university occupational health physicians can help you reduce health risks and give you…