501 search results for “mathematics biology” in the Staff website
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Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania'
With a self-converted red camper van, biologists and twin brothers Kevin and Marvin Groen go on a nature adventure in Eastern Europe. Together, they search for wild animals, beautiful nature and places to sport. From a long search for a bear in the Slovakian wilderness to the discovery that pelicans…
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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.
- Graduation ceremony MSc Biology
- Afstudeerceremonie MSc Biologie
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Graduation Ceremony MSc Biology
Graduation Ceremony
- Graduation ceremony MSc Biology
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Leiden students build smart antibodies with protein 'Velcro'
Nine students dove into a challenging iGEM project this summer. With their idea, they aim to make antibodies more efficient - and in the meantime learn at least as much about collaboration, creativity and their own future.
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In Memoriam - Bente Hilde Bakker
Recently, our respected and talented former colleague Bente Hilde Bakker passed away after a long and brave fight with illness. She received her mathematical training at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and also obtained her PhD there under the supervision of Jan Bouwe van den Berg and Robert van…
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What does the Wadden Sea sound like? New research sheds light on porpoises and underwater noise
‘Wadden Sea Sounds’ is the name of a new project launched by the Waddenvereniging in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and the University of Groningen. The aim is to find out how underwater noise affects marine life in the Wadden Sea.
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Grant opens door to decipher the secret sensory world of plants
Plants not only sense when they are touched, but they can also adapt to it. For example, by strengthening or defending themselves. But how do plants do this? The Green TE (Green Tissue Engineering) consortium has been granted a Gravitation grant of almost 23 million euros to investigate exactly this…
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Frank van der Duijn Schoutenf.a.van.der.duijn.schouten.1@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jan Vonkj.b.vonk@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277149
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Hermen Overkleeft
Chemical Biology is the discipline in which fundamental biological processes are studied by approaches intrinsically rooted in chemistry. The research of Herman Overkleeft is characterized by the design, synthesis and application of chemical probes in glycobiology and immunology.
- Maite Wilhelm
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Olga Lukinao.lukina@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277121
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Moritz Otto
m.f.p.otto@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michel Mandjesm.r.h.mandjes@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277130
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Dalia Terhesiu
Dalia Terhesiu is an associate professor at the Mathematical Institute.
- Laura van Kempen-Helmsing
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Chantal van den Bergec.m.van.den.berge@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277137
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Rajat Hazrar.s.hazra@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- Marianne van Batenburg-Visser
- Anja Verduijn-Koenekoop
- Jaime Gomez Ortiz
- Kees Boot
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Alexander Dürrea.m.durre@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277040
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Hanneke Langeveld-Groenewegenh.langeveld@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277111
- Odysseas Kanavetas
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Pedro Rocha Peixoto Capitao
p.rocha.peixoto.capitao@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aron van Baarsen
a.n.van.baarsen@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage
During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being carried out around the world, PhD candidate Judith ter Schure developed a new statistical method: ALL-IN meta-analysis. This helps determine sooner whether…
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Arthur Rama.f.j.ram@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274914
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‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’
'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…
- Daan van der Vliet
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Data stewards
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Ewa Snaar-Jagalskab.e.snaar-jagalska@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Consensus, bias and polarisation: How mathematicians study opinions
How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That's not just a sociological question, it's a mathematical one. PhD candidate Federico Capannoli studied opinion dynamics. He defended his thesis on November 19.
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Mathematical models for mechanically induced morphogenetic pattern formation
PhD defence
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In Memoriam - Professor Bert Peletier
On December 16, 2023, our respected and beloved former colleague prof.dr.ir. Bert Peletier passed away.
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Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act
An evolutionary 'trap' that has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise – yet persists all the same. How is that possible? PhD candidate James France found new clues.
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Food for Thought “Generation of the Future”
Lecture, Food for Thought
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Lennart Schada von Borzyskowskil.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274278
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Pablo Lummerzheim
p.lummerzheim@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- Valentina Masarotto
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Haowen Zhangh.zhang@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Emre Sertöze.c.sertoz@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274839
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Léo Ducas
l.ducas@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- Dimitris Gerontogiannis
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Yajnaseni Duttay.dutta@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274844