415 search results for “chemical weapons” in the Staff website
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Anneleen van der MeerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.van.der.meer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Madeline KavanaghFaculty of Science
m.e.kavanagh@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
c.j.van.dijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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The LED 3 Chemical Biology Talks
2022/2023
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Tom van der WelFaculty of Science
t.van.der.wel@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3534
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Sander van KasterenFaculty of Science
s.i.van.kasteren@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274725
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
h.s.overkleeft@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5037
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How a bachelor’s student contributed to better chemical simulations
Doğukan Yilmaz chose a study that aligned with his favourite subjects, and it paid off. For his bachelor thesis, he developed a new model to better predict an important chemical reaction. ‘On the edge of what is possible at the bachelor level,’ his supervisors write. Thanks to his impressive achievements,…
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence
It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for Mariëtte Hamer, the government commissioner tasked with tackling this persistent social problem. Eisma studied the Dutch language at Leiden. How is her…
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Luijten appointed as Professor of Human-Relevant Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances
As of 1 July, toxicologist Mirjam Luijten from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) starts as professor by special appointment at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR).
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Natalia Ortiz – Winner of the 2019 - 2020 KNCV Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology thesis prize
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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Anna RoseboomFaculty of Science
j.m.roseboom@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4395
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Looking at toxicodynamic variation in the human population to address chemical safety
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has awarded a €1.6M contract to an LACDR-led consortium to assess how sensitivity to toxicity caused by chemicals varies among individual people. Currently these toxicodynamic differences are an unknown source of uncertainty when carrying out risk assessment…
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Webb reveals chemical profile of atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-39 b
An international team of astronomers has revealed the first 'chemical profile' of an exoplanet's atmosphere. The team, including Leiden astronomer Yamila Miguel and provenda Amy Louca, made the profile using so-called Early Release Science data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The results have been…
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A cocktail of chemicals in surface water is more toxic than each substance individually
Pesticides can form a toxic cocktail when they occur in combination in surface water. This is the finding of research that Leiden University and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) presented on Monday 14 October. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management…
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promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic
Nanotechnology has pervaded numerous industrial sectors over the past decades. Although many of us may not be aware of it, nanomaterials are now embedded within many of the the products we use in our daily lives. The agricultural sector might be next in line. Leiden environmental scientists Tom Nederstigt…
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Zoran GavricFaculty of Science
z.gavric@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 06 43828286
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Anthe JanssenFaculty of Science
a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Berend GagesteinFaculty of Science
b.gagestein@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274410
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Joel RüeggerFaculty of Science
j.ruegger@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4410
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Daan van der VlietFaculty of Science
d.van.der.vliet@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Making the invisible visible with ‘click chemistry’
Sander van Kasteren (Professor of Molecular Immunology) makes the invisible visible. He will explain more in his inaugural lecture.
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Chemical Adventures in Immunology
Inaugural lecture
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Grégory SchneiderFaculty of Science
g.f.schneider@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2700
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BRCA1-associated breast cancer: finding new weapons for an old villain
PhD defence
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Huub de GrootFaculty of Science
groot_h@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274539
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Lost in Chemical Space, Found in Data
PhD defence
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‘Science isn’t about memorising a textbook’
How do you engage students? Sander van Kasteren knows how to do that like no other. ‘He compares immune cells to Pokémon and doesn’t just give information; he tells stories,’ students say about their favourite lecturer, Sander van Kasteren. The Professor of Molecular Immunology passionately teaches…
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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding
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.
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Working in a lab
Working in a laboratory is different from working in an office. Some of the rules that apply when working in or around a laboratory are given below.
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Synthetic peptides as tools in chemical immunology
PhD defence
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Jing SunFaculty of Science
j.sun.9@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271107
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Chemical Tools to Illuminate N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine Biosynthesis
PhD defence
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Chemical biology studies on retaining exo-β-glucosidases
PhD defence
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Lucas Moritz BickemFaculty of Science
l.m.bickem@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1868
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David LickoFaculty of Science
d.licko@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276023
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Benjamin BakkerFaculty of Science
b.e.bakker@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1868
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CellEKT: a chemical proteomics platform to study the kinome
PhD defence
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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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Synthesis of chemical tools to study the immune system
PhD defence
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Chemical reactivity of O2, CO and CO2 on Cu surfaces
PhD defence
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Yunfei Wu
Faculty of Science
y.wu@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Donja van den Beld
Faculty of Science
d.van.den.beld@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 06 40317188
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Enebie Ramos CáceresFaculty of Science
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A promising marriage between Siemens and Leiden spin-off Culgi
Siemens recently took over the Leiden software company Culgi, founded by professor and inventor J.G.E.M. (Hans) Fraaije. We spoke to him about the algorithm that made him successful, the role of a university in our society and his ambitions at Siemens. ‘I was looking for Siemens, and they were looking…
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Expanding the chemical space of antibiotics produced by Paenibacillus and Streptomyces
PhD defence
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Eva George MatlalcuatziFaculty of Science
e.d.c.george.matlalcuatzi@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274725
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Yixuan Wang
Faculty of Science
y.wang@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 06 51897252
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Tijn Vleeshouwer
Faculty of Science
t.r.vleeshouwer@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jessica Hoang
Faculty of Science
j.hoang@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 06 39777767