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266 search results for “that immune responses” in the Staff website

• On the interaction kinetics between carbohydrates and immune cells Event - 2 July 2026

  PhD defence

• Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis News - 12 December 2023

  A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor student Biopharmaceutical Sciences Willemijn van der Heijden aimed to understand why. She investigated whether the formation of a protein layer around the…

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  Max Joosten

• Responsible collaboration

  When you work with partners from home or abroad, these collaborations must be safe and responsible.

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  Minja Sarovic Education coordinator

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Bart Roep Professor

  b.o.roep@lumc.nl | 071 5263869

• Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forces News - 2 February 2026

  Tuberculosis bacteria survive by hiding in our immune cells. In her PhD research, biologist Salomé Muñoz Sánchez explores how boosting the body’s own defenses might outsmart this deadly pathogen. Her work reveals two key proteins that help immune cells destroy the bacteria.

• Leila Akkari appointed Special Professor of Cancer–immune interactions News - 8 January 2026

  Leila Akkari was appointed Special Professor of Cancer-immune interactions at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) on 15 December. Akkari is a researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), where she studies the relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, with a particular focus…

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  Agnieszka Kazimierczuk Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.h.kazimierczuk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jin Yan

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  Ligaya Breemer Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.breemer@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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  Henk Kelderman Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.kelderman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• protection strategies: Ding lab receives 2.4M grant to investigate plant immunity News - 10 January 2022

  Plant biologist Pingtao Ding, assistant professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), has received a 2.4 million European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC Starting Grant for promising young researchers allows him to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist…

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  Cornelis Hokke Professor

  c.h.hokke@lumc.nl | 071 5265065

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  Johan de Fijter

• Grants for research on immune cells, vegan cheese and PFAS detection News - 21 April 2026

  Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognised through grants, prizes and other awards. We highlight some of these achievements below.

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  Maria Yazdanbakhsh Afdelingshoofd afdeling parasitologie LUMC

  m.yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl | 071 5265067

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  Isabella Brunner Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  i.brunner@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Andrea Bartolucci Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.bartolucci@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Margo Dona Assistant professor

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

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  Annemarie Meijer Professor

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

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  Frank Baas Professor emeritus

  f.baas@lumc.nl |

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  Cornelis van Kooten Professor

  c.van_kooten@lumc.nl | 071 5262148

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  Mark van Buchem Professor

  m.a.van_buchem@lumc.nl | 071 5264376

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  Patrick van Hage

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  Anita Liao Postdoc

  c.liao@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anneke Monsma

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  Alex Geert Castermans Professor of Civil Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.g.castermans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277400

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  Huub de Groot Professor emeritus

  groot_h@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274539

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  Elena Stringli PhD

  e.stringli@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |

• Werken aan een effectiever malariavaccin News - 28 April 2023

  In het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum wordt gewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van een nieuw malariavaccin dat effectiever is dan de huidige vaccins.

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  Irene Pascual Garcia PhD candidate

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

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  Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei Professor

  l.f.de_geus-oei@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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  Maurijn van der Zee Associate professor

  m.van.der.zee@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274885

• Safety, responsibility and connection: especially now News - 15 January 2024

  We, the Executive Board and deans, have recently heard from different sources that the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to evoke strong feelings of tension, anxiety and insecurity within our university community. We take this very seriously and so are once again addressing you all.

• A quick call with Petra Slabber about Emergency Response Day News - 7 November 2022

  Every year, the first Monday in November is Emergency Response Day: the opportunity to recognise the importance of emergency response officers. At Leiden University over 400 enthusiastic and dedicated emergency response officers make sure our students and staff are safe, says emergency response training…

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  Marieke Tollenaar Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273454

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  Eamon Aloyo Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  e.t.aloyo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009195

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  Melanie Fink Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.fink@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• AI Lab launched for effective and responsible supervision News - 30 October 2023

  How can you increase the effectiveness of inspectors using responsible artificial intelligence (AI)? This is the question the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) Lab AI4Oversight is tackling. By developing algorithms and methods, they try to provide optimal support for, for example,…

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  Joost Beltman Associate professor

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

• 3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy News - 3 September 2024

  Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an environment that closely mimics human tissue. They have also developed a method to monitor real-time interactions of these mini-tumours with immune cells during…

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  Noortje Dannenberg lab technician

  n.dannenberg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274851

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  Arthur Ram Professor

  a.f.j.ram@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274914

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  Laura Bosmans Assistant professor

  l.a.bosmans@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274378

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  Paul Parren Professor

  p.w.h.i.parren@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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  Jill de Mol Postdoc

  j.de.mol@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276051

• Leiden students develop highly contagious card game News - 14 September 2021

  Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master students Life Science & Technology Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld certainly think so. Together, they developed ImmunoWars: an exciting card game based…

• Update Executive Board: Response to parliamentary letter on internationalisation News - 16 October 2024

  The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.