• Professor in statistical methods for observational (clinical) epidemiological research • Member of the Dutch Health Council

Rudolf W. Poolman is professor of orthopaedic surgery by special appointment in Healthcare Evaluation in the LUMC and OLVG Amsterdam.

Ferry A. Ossendorp is Professor Molecular Vaccin Biology and head of the Tumor Immunology group in the department Immunology of the Leiden University Medical Centre. He is also member of the Scientific Board of the Dutch Cancer Society KWF.

An impressive 22 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

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The aim of my antiviral translational pharmacology research group is to optimise antiviral drug dosing and therapy using computational and laboratory methods. Currently, there are many unknowns in optimising therapy for viral infections. I focus on the drug exposure-response relationships (PK/PD) to…

Imke Bruns is a PhD candiate at the Division of Drug Discovery and Safety (DDS) under the supervision of Bob van de Water and Giulia Callegaro. I obtained both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in bioinformatics from Leiden University. During my…

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I am associate professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science. I work on a variety of cyber security topics, ranging from security risk management and threat modeling to mobile security and secure software development. My main goal is to make organisations more secure by improving their…

I am a PhD student at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS). I received both my BSc and MSc degrees in Applied Mathematics at the Technical University Delft specialising in discrete mathematics and optimization. My current research at LIACS focusses on the use of finite field arithmetic…

My research focusses on the development and application of genetically engineered model systems, including mouse models of (BRCA1-associated) breast cancer and human induced pluripotent stem cell models for chemical hazard characterization. In my current position, I combine these research interests…

The Advanced Nano-electrochemistry Institute Of the Netherlands (ANION) consortium will receive 23.6m euros in Gravitation funding for research on important electrochemical processes for energy transition. An additional four consortia with members from Leiden have also been awarded funding.

I am an internist-endocrinologist in the Department of Internal Medicine and Professor of Diabetology, in particular the neuro-endocrine regulation of diabetes and overweight.

Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat of losing something like a deposit work better? And what do patients think? This is what PhD candidate David de Buisonjé researched.

How do you get fit after these challenging times? How do you actively start a healthy lifestyle? Healthy University Leiden would like to address these topics during the upcoming from #COVID to #GOFIT Week, which will take place from 21 to 25 June 2021.

Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded prestigious Vici grants the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced. The honoured applications are from researchers at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden Observatory, the LUMC and the Faculty of Archaeology.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start a new research group and develop their own line of research over the next five years.

Jan N. van Rijn works in the computer science department (LIACS) and co-leads the Automated Design of Algorithms group (ADA).

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.

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.

Jorrit Rijpma is professor of European Law, specialisation Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, at the Europa Institute of Leiden Law School. He holds a Jean Monnet Chair on Security and Mobility in Europe (MOSE). Since January 2024, Jorrit Rijpma has been employed by the European Commission, Directorate-General…