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PhD Graduate Van Groesen: ‘Nothing is too crazy to try.’
In a world where bacteria are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, Emma van Groesen set out to find a solution. This month she obtained her PhD, after four years of research into new variants of the antibiotic vancomycin. With success.
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new treatments based on stem cells. The collaboration will receive a total of €150 million to develop new therapies in regenerative medicine.
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KNAW Early Career Awards for two Leiden researchers
Young Leiden researchers Alisa van de Haar and Marleen Kunneman have received a KNAW Early Career Award. The prize, awarded annually for outstanding achievements, consists of 15,000 euros and a unique work of art.
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Research project into environmental tipping points receives €10 million
Arjen Doelman (Leiden University), Max Rietkerk (Utrecht University), Ehud Meron (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) and Isla Myers-Smith (University of Edinburgh) received an ERC Synergy grant of 10 million euros with their RESILIENCE project. The researchers will investigate whether and how tipping…
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
j.audring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272247
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.j.rijpma@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Serkan AslanFaculty of Science
s.aslan@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275919
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Rob van WijkFaculty of Science
r.c.van.wijk@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274505
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Micha DrukkerFaculty of Science
m.drukker@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276271
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Lucy OpokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.a.opoka@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Elke Klein HolkenborgFaculty of Science
e.m.klein.holkenborg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275110
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Julie ReyndersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.l.n.reynders@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271272
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Joey ZuijderveltFaculty of Science
j.l.zuijdervelt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276227
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Chris van OostrumFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.h.a.van.oostrum@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278915
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
j.caspers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272157
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Swantje VöllerFaculty of Science
s.voller@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Adriaan IJzermanFaculty of Science
ijzerman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Carlotta RiebleFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.l.rieble@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tingjie GuoFaculty of Science
t.guo@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274501
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Ricarda ProppertFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.k.k.proppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Henk-Jan GuchelaarFaculty of Medicine
h.j.guchelaar@lumc.nl | 071 5262790
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Laura ZwepFaculty of Science
l.b.zwep@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Eiko FriedFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Catherijne KnibbeFaculty of Science
c.knibbe@antoniusziekenhuis.nl | 071 5276329
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Tan ZhangFaculty of Science
t.zhang@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael LewFaculty of Science
m.s.lew@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277034
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Tessa VerhoefFaculty of Science
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903
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Rob van NieuwpoortFaculty of Science
r.v.van.nieuwpoort@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |
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Skip ThijssenFaculty of Science
s.thijssen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fons VerbeekFaculty of Science
f.j.verbeek@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275773
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Faculty of Science appoints three new professors
The Leiden Faculty of Science has appointed three new professors. Daniel Rozen, Frank Takes and Matthijs van Leeuwen were appointed on 1 April.
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Three quantum-safe cryptography methods standardised for global use
Three quantum-safe cryptography methods have been standardised for worldwide use since this week. Léo Ducas co-designed the two primary PQC methods selected for this standardisation. Ducas is part of the Cryptology group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and is also professor of Mathematical cryptology…
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Celebrating 40 Years of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
During our special Fall symposium on November 28, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences. Organized in collaboration with our study association L.P.S.V. „Aesculapius”, the event brought together staff, students, and alumni for an afternoon focused on four decades of ‘Innovation…
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Superselective bonds light up
Rather than one key and one strong lock, biology often uses tens or hundreds of weaker links to bind parts together, such as cells membranes. This allows for selectivity and also reversibility: the binding can also be undone. Researchers first caught this phenomenon using spheres or colloids, and published…
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Award of 33 Kiem grants for new interdisciplinary initiatives
No fewer than 55 applications were submitted for a Kiem seed grant, an initiative for developing new interdisciplinary, interfaculty research partnerships and encounters. The draw took place on Monday for the allocation of 22 seed grants. The Executive Board was so impressed with the number of applications…
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How animals flirt with each other
How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…
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Cracking the code: why platinum electrodes corrode
An atomic vandal has finally been caught! Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the mysterious cause behind the rapid corrosion of platinum electrodes. This breakthrough paves the way for more affordable green hydrogen production and…
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From lab discovery to a new drug: the Venture Challenge makes it possible
A breakthrough from the PhD research of medical chemist Elmer Maurits may help patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancer in the future. But bringing a discovery from the lab to the clinic is not so easily done. Thanks to NWO's Venture Challenge, Maurits and his team will receive ten weeks of…
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Outbreak of an infectious disease? Mathematics helps in making quick, informed decisions
A job thanks to COVID—something not many people can claim. But PhD candidate Vera Arntzen can. Over the past four years, she has mapped two crucial characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thanks to her research, experts can now make well-informed decisions on matters like quarantine duration, which…
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‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’
How do fats and enzymes in the brain contribute to multiple sclerosis? In his PhD research, Daan van der Vliet combined chemistry and neuroscience to gain new insights into how brain disorders develop.
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Several Leiden Science students excel and win KHMW Young Talent awards
A true shower of awards for students from the Faculty of Science during the annual KHMW Young Talent Awards ceremony. On Monday, 25 November, no less than nine first-year students received a prize for the best academic results in their first year. In addition, there were graduation prizes for master’s…
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Designing the next generation of precision medicine
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
m.westera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277535
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Michael RichardsonFaculty of Science
m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275215
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Vanessa MakFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
v.mak@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277435
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Miranda van EckFaculty of Science
eck_m@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276238
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de LangeFaculty of Science
ecmdelange@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276330
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Ariëlle ReitsemaFaculty of Humanities
a.reitsema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272136
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Corrie BakelsFaculty of Archaeology
c.c.bakels@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272393