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229 search results for “fungal innovation” in the Staff website

• Strange materials with potential for innovation in technology and energy News - 5 March 2025

  Following in the footsteps of Professor Jan Zaanen, visiting fellow Louk Rademaker is exploring quantum effects in so-called strange materials. His research is paving the way for new materials that could be used in emerging technologies.

• At the forefront of AI innovation: in conversation with Julian van der Kraats News - 7 July 2025

  AI-related activities and programmes are springing up throughout the university. In research, for example, at SAILS, and for staff in workshops and co-creation labs. As an AI champion at the ISSC, Julian van der Kraats is involved in various AI developments.

• Luris turns 20: ‘Our research drives real-world impact and innovations’ News - 9 December 2025

  It’s been exactly 20 years since Luris first began working with Leiden’s researchers and students to create an impact on society. To celebrate this anniversary, staff look back on their most memorable projects. Spoiler: they all had difficulty choosing one single project.

• Two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research on blood donation and colorectal cancer News - 3 September 2025

  One used 3D cell models to study colorectal cancer, while the other used machine learning for more efficient blood donation. For these achievements, Marieke Vinkenoog and Simon Christian Hansmann were awarded the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award on Tuesday 2 September.

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  Joris van der Voet Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.van.der.voet@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Ahlam el Barnoussi-el Mhamdi PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.el.barnoussi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frits Rosendaal Professor

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

• LTA Education Conference: dare to ask whether things could be done differently News - 16 June 2026

  What if we let students assess themselves, or awarded fewer grades? What if we held challenging discussions in public rather than in the classroom, or embraced AI? With ‘Free your mind’ as its theme, no idea was too outlandish at the Leiden Teachers’ Academy Education Conference.

• Three innovative research projects awarded Open Competition Science-M funding News - 31 July 2025

  Tracking mucus-eating bacteria, mapping the complexity of planetary nebulae and a signalling pathway in cancer. These three Leiden projects have been awarded Open Competition Science-M funding by the Dutch Research Council.

• Pomplun receives ERC Proof of Concept grant for MYSTIC, to advance an innovative cancer treatment idea News - 2 April 2025

  Sebastian Pomplun from the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research has recently received an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his ambitious MYSTIC project. This initiative is set to transform cancer treatment by advancing the development of HeloMYC, a pioneering therapeutic candidate designed to target…

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  Heleen Verkiel Educational advisor

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  h.j.verkiel@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276547

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  Erwin Veenstra Engineering and application manager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  e.veenstra@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Niloufar Daneshkhah Educational advisor & Trainer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  n.daneshkhah@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bing Tang Strategic Communications Adviser

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  b.tang@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Agnesa Gashi Learning Designer & Trainer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  a.gashi@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anna Gerasymenko Data & Security Advisor

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  a.k.gerasymenko@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Charlotte Egger Coordinator Evaluation Service

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  c.b.c.m.egger@llinc.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Nathan Saucier Learning & Innovation Consultant - Video & Innovation specialist

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  n.w.saucier@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Zita Durian Evaluationservice employee

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  z.durian@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Uli Botzojorns Department manager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  u.botzojorns@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Harriët Damen Programme Manager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  h.m.damen@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Pien Leeuwenburgh Projectlead

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  p.leeuwenburgh@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marijne Scherjon Department manager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  m.p.n.scherjon@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274713

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  Aayushi Shah Educational advisor & Trainer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  a.l.shah@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Pippa Brownlie Communication Advisor

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  p.j.brownlie@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anthea Aerts Educational Advisor

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  a.h.g.aerts@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277174

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  Anne Baten Educational trainer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  a.baten@llinc.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Alireza Mashaghi Tabari Associate professor

  a.mashaghi.tabari@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274425

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  Christoph Niessen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.niessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gjalt Huppes Lecturer / guest

  huppes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275615

• Improving the treatment of pathogenic fungi. ‘The process is working, but not that well…’ News - 8 September 2022

  Fungi germinating in the lungs of patients. Doesn’t sound too nice, does it? Luckily, humans can deal with this normally, and we are able to clear the infection before anything comes to harm. However, in people with health issues, Aspergillosis can cause a lot of damage, especially if the fungus becomes…

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  Eva van Leeuwen Educational advisor

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  e.m.m.van.leeuwen@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marco Correa Pérez IP & Technology counsel

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  m.a.correa.perez@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Judith Vels-Kaandorp Advisor ICT and Education

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  j.vels@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Karen van Muiden Team lead Learning and Evaluation & Exams

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  c.e.van.muiden@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marjoleine Vermeulen-Rinner Educational advisor

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  m.d.vermeulen@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chantal de Beun Learning Designer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  c.f.m.de.beun@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Zohre Mohammadi Zenouzagh Learning designer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  z.mohammadi.zenouzagh@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daphne van Cappelle Coordinator Training Office

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  d.c.van.cappelle@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Melissa Amoros Lark Secretary to the Board / Projectmanager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  m.y.amoros.lark@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Lara Pedraz Castillo Project Manager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  l.pedraz.castillo@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joasia van Kooten Project Manager

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  j.van.kooten@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009300

• Taskforce calls for more scope for lecturer development: ‘Dare to raise the issue yourself’ News - 13 December 2022

  The quality of academic education depends on good teaching. A taskforce of lecturers, education specialists and HRM experts is therefore calling for Leiden lecturers to be given more opportunities and scope to develop their talents. The group hopes that, with a new lecturer development model and concrete…

• Elise Mathilde Fund & LUF: Using virus to kill bacteria: design of innovative phage-antibiotic combination treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance News - 5 July 2023

  Phage therapy is a novel yet unmatured therapeutic approach in the face of the crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Dr. Tingjie Guo received a grant from the Elise Mathilde Fund and the LUF to develop innovative phage-antibiotic combination treatment strategy for combating AMR.

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  Brecht Weerheijm PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  b.weerheijm@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Kavita Heijstek Lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  k.heijstek@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Najat el Hani Educational advisor/trainer

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

  n.el.hani@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274043

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  Rosella Twisk PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  r.p.twisk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jinke Oostvogel PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.m.oostvogel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Elena Bondarouk Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  e.v.bondarouk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009133