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

• 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…

• Transcriptional regulation of effector-triggered immunity (ETI): from tissue to cells Event - 3 June 2026

  PhD defence

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  Max Joosten Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.joosten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Responsible collaboration

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

• 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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  Jin Yan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.yan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jennifer Schense External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.schense.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278586

• 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…

• 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.

• Responsible Removals: Holistic Portfolio Design, Systems Integration, and Equitable Allocation of Carbon Dioxide Removal Event - 13 May 2026

  PhD defence

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  Margo Dona Assistant professor

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

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  Isabella Brunner

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  Patrick van Hage PhD candidate

  p.van.hage@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950

• Joey Zuijderveldt won first prize in the ‘Schild-De Groen Onderzoeksprijzen' for cancer research News - 29 April 2024

  One of our PhD candidates at the LACDR, Joey Zuijdervelt, recently achieved recognition by winning the first prize in the ‘Schild-De Groen Onderzoeksprijzen’ for cancer research. His award-winning master’s thesis explored glioblastoma multiforme through an innovative orthotopic zebrafish xenograft model,…

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  Anneke Monsma PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.p.monsma@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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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  Maurijn van der Zee Associate professor

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

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  Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei Professor

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

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  Irene Pascual Garcia PhD candidate

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

• 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…

• 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,…

• Bioorthogonal tools to study fatty acid uptake in immune cells Event - 13 January 2026

  PhD defence

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  Jip Stam External PhD Candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.stam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276360

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  Arthur Ram Professor

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

• 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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  Paul Parren Professor

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

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  Laura Bosmans Assistant professor

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

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  Jill de Mol Postdoc

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

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  Serkan Aslan PhD candidate

  s.aslan@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275919

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  Mohit Khubchandani PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.khubchandani@law.leidenuniv.nl | 33 765644484

• 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.

• 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…

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  Erik Danen Professor

  e.danen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274486

• Design and Synthesis of Click Lipids as Tools to Study Immune Cell Metabolism Event - 25 June 2025

  PhD defence

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  Amanda Foks Associate professor

  a.c.foks@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276213

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  Franciscus Claas Professor emeritus

  f.h.j.claas.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5263801

• Matthijs van Leeuwen: 'I want to teach students responsible data science' News - 15 June 2022

  Computer scientist Matthijs van Leeuwen is one of four science faculty members who obtained the Senior Qualification in Education in 2021. What was that like and what drives him? ‘In my own education I would have liked to see more attention paid to the responsibility that machine learning and data mining…

• Academia in Motion: ‘Our collective responsibility to create, share and improve knowledge’ News - 14 April 2026

  Anna van ’t Veer is the face of Open Science Community Leiden (OSCL). She calls for an academic system that centres transparency. ‘Culture chance can only be achieved together.’

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  Anna Witteveen PhD candidate

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

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  Thomas Ottenhoff Professor Emeritus

  t.h.m.ottenhoff@lumc.nl |

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  Eveline de Vlieger PhD candidate

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

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  Roy Snijckers PhD Candidate

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

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  Danxia Zhao PhD candidate / guest

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

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  Annette van der Helm-van Mil Professor

  a.h.m.van_der_helm@lumc.nl | 071 5261290

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  Romy Dijkland PhD candidate

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

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  Jeroen Molenaar PhD candidate

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

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  Mark de Boer Professor

  m.g.j.de_boer@lumc.nl | 071 5262613

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  Sophieke Lems PhD candidate

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