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Unlocking the secrets of DNA repair: Sarah’s curiosity might lead to new cancer treatments
How do cells repair their damaged DNA—and what happens when that process is hindered and cancer arises? Sarah Moser has taken a closer look during her PhD, uncovering surprising insights that could help improve future cancer treatments.
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Joana CookFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.l.i.cook@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Vlad Niculescu-DincaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
v.niculescu-dinca@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9573
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Bruno AllahissemFaculty of Humanities
b.allahissem@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277392
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Jaap de Hoop SchefferFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.g.de.hoop.scheffer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Joachim KoopsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.a.koops@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Sergei BoekeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.boeke@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
j.prokic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274158
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Rob de WijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
r.de.wijk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Wiktor PawlowskiFaculty of Humanities
w.a.pawlowski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272213
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Graig KleinFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.r.e.klein@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Damien Van PuyveldeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.t.n.van.puyvelde@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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LACDR EMA Lunchtalk
On Friday the 29th of October, LACDR presented highlights of its research and teaching program during an online Lunchtime Talk session at the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
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Willem Jespers wins the international Rottendorf Foundation Award for Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2023
Willem Jespers was awarded the international prize, worth €10,000, for pharmacy and pharmacology from the Rottendorf foundation on October 13th 2023 at the University of Münster. He was recognized for his research in the field of computer-aided drug development and the prediction of drug toxicities.…
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Successful symposium on Circuit Topology
On the 8th of December 2021, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) organized “Circuit Topology 2021”, the first international symposium on circuit topology. The focus was on the mathematical notion of Circuit Topology, and its applications to physics, chemistry and biomedicine.
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Better treatment of skin diseases thanks to NWA grant of 11.7 million euros
Patients with skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis, sometimes spend a lifetime searching for the right medication. To help these patients faster and better, scientists across the country are joining forces. The Next Generation ImmunoDermatology (NGID) project, with LACDR professor Robert Rissmann…
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Versatile antiviral proteins discovered with supercomputer
A single tiny molecule that can destroy flu, corona, HIV and Zika viruses? Yes, it really does exist. Biophysicist Niek van Hilten, who will receive his doctorate on 14 September, contributed to this discovery.
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Celebrating 40 Years of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
During our special Fall symposium on November 28, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences. Organized in collaboration with our study association L.P.S.V. „Aesculapius”, the event brought together staff, students, and alumni for an afternoon focused on four decades of ‘Innovation…
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From research to practice: Leiden researchers awarded European grant
Various Leiden researchers have been awarded a European grant to explore the commercial or societal potential of previous research.
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Recent PhD defenses
Here we highlight the achievements of our latest PhD graduates, each of whom has made significant contributions to the advancement of the field of (bio)pharmaceutical sciences.
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Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease
Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. They want to inhibit the clumping of proteins that results in toxic aggregates. For this, the team receives 550,000 euros from Health Holland. The team…
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Four NWO Open Competition grants for Leiden researchers
Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition grants in the Science domain. This is for research into subjects such as immune cells in tumours, antibiotic resistance and magnetic semiconductors.
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Awarded research project Next Generation ImmunoDermatology: Towards Biomarker-driven Dermatology practice in the Netherlands
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has, within the framework of Research along Routes by Consortia (NWA-ORC), awarded the research project Next Generation Immuno-Dermatology (NGID) with a prestigious grant of 11.7 MEuro. NGID is a nationwide, large-scale project to unravel novel biomarkers for six different…
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ERC-grant for Sebastian Pomplun to cure disease by controlling gene expression with synthetic transcription factors
Sebastian Pomplun receives an ERC starting grant of 1.85 million Euros in five years. He wants to develop synthetic transcription factors that can enter cells and activate or deactivate specific genes. For example to disrupt cancer-related processes or to trigger the production of an important missing…
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Building a greener future at Leiden University in 2025
From a vegan community kitchen to a green framework for drug development: sustainability became more visible in everyday campus life at Leiden University in 2025.
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Miranda van EckFaculty of Science
eck_m@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276238
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Joost BeltmanFaculty of Science
j.b.beltman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274323
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Chemistry as the key to medical innovation
Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'
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Wanda van der Stel - ALTEX Prize Winner 2022
The members of the Board of ALTEX Edition, the ALTEX Editorial Board and ALTEX Editorial Office elect the winner of the annual award out of all main articles published in the previous year; articles including members of the Board of ALTEX Edition or ALTEX Editorial Office as first authors are excluded.…
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How to make an old antibiotic a hundred times more potent
Nathaniel Martin, Professor of Biological chemistry, wondered what would happen if you take an antibiotic that has been known for 70 years and try to improve it with the latest tools of modern chemistry. Turns out it can become up to a hundred times more potent and prevent the growth of some drug-resistant…
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Eredoctoraten voor Bonnie Honig, Eliot Higgins en Kelly Chibale
Leiden University will be conferring three honorary doctorates in its special anniversary year. They will be awarded to Eliot Higgins, truth finder and founder of Bellingcat, Bonnie Honig, expert in feminist theory and legal theory, and Kelly Chibale, professor of organic chemistry, who works on prevention…
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Preparing for the next pandemic: scientists discover a new class of influenza antivirals
Researchers from Leiden University, University of York, University of Barcelona/IQTCUB/ICREA and The Francis Crick Institute report a new class of experimental compounds that powerfully block influenza viruses. The findings offer a potential new strategy for treating flu infections and preparing for…
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Iris van WissenFaculty of Science
i.j.van.wissen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271031
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Yuliya ShakalisavaFaculty of Science
y.shakalisava@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gijs van der MarelFaculty of Science
marel_g@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anna WitteveenFaculty of Science
a.witteveen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277970
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Tahmina FariabyFaculty of Science
t.fariaby@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274245
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Gabriela SchäferFaculty of Science
g.schafer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Peter ten DijkeFaculty of Medicine
p.ten_dijke@lumc.nl | 071 5269270
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Catherine MergenFaculty of Science
c.mergen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276038
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Natalia Ortiz ZacariasFaculty of Science
n.v.ortiz.zacarias@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gideon KerstenFaculty of Science
g.f.a.kersten@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274570
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Eveline de VliegerFaculty of Science
e.a.vlieger@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277970
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Anne-Grete MärtsonFaculty of Science
a.martson@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277033
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Hendrikus TankeFaculty of Medicine
h.j.tanke@lumc.nl | 071 5269201
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Mariona Oliver LloberasFaculty of Science
m.oliver@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Roy SnijckersFaculty of Science
r.p.m.snijckers@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271340
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Danxia ZhaoFaculty of Science
d.zhao@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276038
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Koen van der MaadenFaculty of Science
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Mikolaj SzachniewiczFaculty of Science
m.m.szachniewicz@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274235