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• Outbreak of an infectious disease? Mathematics helps in making quick, informed decisions News - 15 October 2024

  A job thanks to COVID—something not many people can claim. But PhD candidate Vera Arntzen can. Over the past four years, she has mapped two crucial characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thanks to her research, experts can now make well-informed decisions on matters like quarantine duration, which…

• Better treatment of skin diseases thanks to NWA grant of 11.7 million euros News - 31 March 2022

  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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  Marinus van IJzendoorn

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanijzen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Challenge grant for research into autoreactive B cells in cardiovascular disease News - 12 September 2023

  At the division of BioTherapeutics, Amanda Foks, Bram Slütter and Ilze Bot have obtained a €4 million research grant from the HORIZON 2022 EIC Pathfinder Challenge “Cardiogenomics”, entitled “B-specific: B-cell related gene and protein markers with prognostic and therapeutic value for CVD”.

• Mosquitos in town: how to prevent disease risk (and still green your city) News - 30 March 2026

  In cities, parks take the blame for mosquito problems. However, the real issue is usually a few streets away. Drains and standing rainwater create ideal breeding grounds for larvae. As a result, controlling adult mosquitoes in parks makes little sense, says environmental scientist Louie Krol in his…

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  Kiki Zanolie Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.k.k.zanolie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273838

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  Tales Yamamoto Guest researcher

  t.m.yamamoto@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• GROW development menu GROW

  Would you like to develop your discussion skills? We provide a variety of training resources for staff members and managers. The topics covered include making a connection, listening, giving feedback and reflection.

• Stiffness and viscosity of cells differ in cancer and other diseases News - 16 May 2024

  During illness, the stiffness or viscosity of cells can change. Tom Evers demonstrated this by measuring such properties of human immune cells for the first time. ‘The stiffness of certain cells could be a way to make a diagnosis,’ Evers said. He defended his thesis on March 26th.

• Transferable skills development FSW

  The Personal Professional Skills Lab (PPSL) is an elective programme for all FSW bachelor students that enter in 2024 and on. The aim of the PPSL is to encourage students to develop personal and professional skills during the bachelor, that will give them greater resilience and direction: both in their…

• Our vision on teacher development Teacher development

  Teachers at Leiden University are experts in their field and passionate about educating students in their discipline. It is also important that they can work effectively as a member of a team, together with colleagues and students, and that they feel committed to our organisation. We will therefore…

• ERC-grant for Sebastian Pomplun to cure disease by controlling gene expression with synthetic transcription factors News - 30 March 2022

  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…

• Develop your teaching skills @ FSW

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  Tuomas Aivelo Assistant professor

  t.j.e.aivelo@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Patrick van Hage PhD candidate

  p.van.hage@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950

• Development of Humanities Campus Construction projects

  Our aim with the Humanities Campus is to create a sustainable and attractive campus with ample green spaces and opportunities for interaction, complemented by modern and future-proof facilities. The campus is being developed in stages. On this page, you can find information about the planning, latest…

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  Dietsje Jolles Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  George Miley Professor emeritus

  miley@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275849

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  Shruti Jain Postdoc

  s.jain@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ili Ma Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.ma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arnout Koornneef Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271861

• Short intensive session on educational development Course

  Didactics

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  Nienke Wieringa Teaching Methodologist for Biology

  ICLON

  nwieringa@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276589

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  Kiki Spaninks Assistant professor

  k.spaninks@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274835

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  Jennifer Anderson PhD candidate

  j.a.anderson@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Hooykaas Professor emeritus

  p.j.j.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274933

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  Frank Schaftenaar Scientific Data and Infrastructure Specialist

  f.h.schaftenaar@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276051

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  Frits Rosendaal Professor

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

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  Lotte Nagelhout PhD candidate

  l.nagelhout@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Coen van Hasselt Professor

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

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  Tommy van Avermaete Subject Librarian

  Leiden University Libraries

  t.o.van.avermaete@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272818

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  Eline Dekeyster Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stephan Verschoor Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  sverschoor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• molecules one by one: how combining techniques can help us understand diseases such as dementia News - 30 January 2026

  ‘By cleverly combining new techniques for analysing DNA at the level of individual molecules, we can achieve real breakthroughs in research into conditions such as dementia,’ predicts Professor John van Noort. Together with four leading biophysics research groups, he has written a review article in…

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  Christine Mummery Professor

  c.l.mummery@lumc.nl | 071 5269300

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  Sheila van Berkel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  berkelsvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276622

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  David Zetland University lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.j.zetland@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Evelien Urbanus Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.l.urbanus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Investigating inflammation: new leads for treating atherosclerosis News - 22 August 2024

  How do you detect people at high risk of heart attacks and strokes? And how can we improve the treatment of atherosclerosis? These are the questions that keep LACDR researcher Marie Depuydt busy. She is investigating the immune cells that contribute to the worsening of atherosclerosis. ‘It's a challenging…

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060

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  Diego Barbosa Arize Santos Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.arize@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nikki Nibbering PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.nibbering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees Musters Researcher / guest

  musters@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277461

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  Esther Mertens Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.a.mertens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Costanza Franceschini Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.franceschini@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Marleen Dekker Scientific Director/Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276715

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  Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña University Lecturer Development Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272189

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  Shannon Yuen PhD student

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.yuen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Developing drugs with artificial intelligence News - 7 February 2022

  Developing new drugs is a difficult process. With the aid of artificial intelligence, Pharmaceutical scientist Xuhan Liu has developed methods that can help make drug design cheaper and faster. PhD defence on 15 February.

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  Kim Stroet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.f.a.stroet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273955