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• Seeking new concepts to treat diseases News - 20 November 2023

  Scientific Director of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) Hubertus Irth: ‘We test substances and look for new concepts for treating disease.’

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  Sebastian Pomplun Associate professor

  s.j.pomplun@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274651

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  Coen van Hasselt Professor

  coen.vanhasselt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273266

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  Anthe Janssen Assistant professor

  a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden ‘super antibiotic’ keeps dangerous gut bacterium under control with a low dose News - 13 October 2025

  The antibiotic EVG7, developed in Leiden, has proven capable of fighting the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile with only a minimal dose. What’s more, the bacterium is far less likely to return, a major issue with existing antibiotics. The research was published in Nature Communications.

• ‘Never stop trying’: Barz sees his polymers enter clinical trials News - 11 September 2025

  A new class of polymers has been used in patients for the first time. The compound is the first new drug solubilising agent in decades. Introduced in 2014 by chemist Matthias Barz from Leiden University, it offers a unique alternative to current options.

• Vici grants for research into antibodies, galaxies and Indigenous communities News - 26 February 2026

  Three Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council. The funding of up to 1.5 million euros supports ‘talented, adventurous and pioneering researchers’. A total of 39 projects at Dutch institutions will receive a grant.

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  Thomas Hankemeier Professor

  hankemeier@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274226

• During the next pandemic, this mathematical model will speed up the search for treatment News - 9 September 2024

  Do you recall all those drugs that were hastily proposed as potential treatments for COVID-19? In the event of a future pandemic, the goal is to offer an effective treatment more quickly and efficiently. To achieve this, a team led by Coen van Hasselt is developing a platform that can speed up the process…

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  Olivier Béquignon Assistant professor

  o.j.m.bequignon@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Doctors discover a simple method to predict the risk of brain tumour recurrence News - 11 February 2026

  The risk of a brain tumour recurring can be predicted more accurately by counting the number of immune cells in the tumour under a microscope. These are the findings from research conducted by LUMC, Erasmus MC and Heidelberg University.

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  Daisy Batenburg PhD candidate

  d.batenburg@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kim Elbertse PhD candidate

  k.elbertse@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elsa Neubert Assistant professor

  e.neubert@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andraniek Evadgian PhD candidate

• This is the library you did not know you had been looking for News - 23 July 2024

  2,240 plant extracts from 1,299 different plant species of Dutch origin. That’s the collection of the Dutch Extract Library, which has recently been transferred to the Institute of Biology Leiden. To plant biologist and contact person for this library Pingtao Ding this is a true treasury. ‘To bring…

• Madouc Bergers made her own enzyme inhibitors for her bachelor’s thesis News - 6 January 2023

  For her bachelor’s thesis, Molecular Science and Technology student Madouc Bergers synthesized her own molecule that can inhibit the breakdown of sugars. Although most students do not even manage to make one building block, Madouc made three. Partly because of this, she has been nominated for the Science…

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  Myrtille Koerselman Management assistant

  m.e.koerselman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276270

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  Kostas Tassis Analyst

  k.tassis@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276302

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  Leo Price Postdoc / guest

  lsprice@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marc Boef PhD candidate

  m.a.boef@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nada Badr PhD candidate / self funded

  n.badr@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bola Khalil External PhD Candidate / Guest

  b.a.a.khalil@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Matthijs Vlasveld PhD candidate / Guest

  m.p.vlasveld@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Linde Schoenmaker PhD candidate

  l.schoenmaker@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274607

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  Daan Jiskoot PhD candidate / external

  d.a.jiskoot@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chiel Jespers PhD candidate / self funded

  m.jespers@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rosan Kuin Guest

  r.c.m.kuin@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nasi Liu PhD candidate

  n.s.liu@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276225

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  Mark Fonteyne PhD candidate / external

  m.fonteyne@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martijn Moné Senior project manager

  m.j.mone@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276105

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  Martin Sicho Postdoc

  m.sicho@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274206

• €10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer News - 26 October 2023

  Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…

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  Annaloes Fokkelman-Klip Research Analyst

  j.e.fokkelman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274496

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  Kirsten Veltman Postdoc

  c.h.j.veltman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xiaobing Zhang PhD candidate

  x.zhang@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lukas Wijaya Postdoc

  l.s.wijaya@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275706

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  Sabine de Winter PhD Candidate

  s.de.winter@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Linglu Xu PhD candidate (contract)

  l.xu@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276039

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  Britt Duijndam PhD candidate

  b.h.a.duijndam@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lucy Sinke Postdoc

  l.j.sinke@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276039

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  Mick van Schaick PhD candidate

  m.van.schaick@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerard Mulder Professor emeritus

  g.mulder@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Arnoud Sonnenberg Professor emeritus

  a.sonnenberg@nki.nl | 071 5272727

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  Natasha Tahir PhD candidate

  n.tahir@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275919

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  Michiel van Dijk PhD candidate

  m.van.dijk@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274496

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  Tamara Danilyuk PhD candidate

  t.y.danilyuk@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275919

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  Klara Beslmüller PhD candidate / Guest

  k.beslmuller@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elpida Lymperi PhD candidate

  e.lymperi@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276039

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  Vera van der Noord Postdoc guest

  v.e.van.der.noord@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276225