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619 search results for “computational biology” in the Staff website

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  Robin van der Laag PhD candidate

  r.p.van.der.laag@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Unique ‘penis plant’ flowers at Hortus News - 22 October 2021

  Amorphophallus decus-silvae, or the ‘penis plant’ as it is known, has just flowered at the Hortus botanicus. It flowered for two days, and then the pollen, which the male flowers produced was collected. As far as the plant experts at the Hortus can tell, this was just the third time that this species…

• 300 million euros for new international stem cell consortium News - 17 December 2021

  The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the Danstem Institute from the University of Copenhagen and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne have received 300m euros from the Novo Nordisk foundation. The aim of this new international consortium is to bring stem-cell based therapies…

• A promising marriage between Siemens and Leiden spin-off Culgi News - 4 February 2021

  Siemens recently took over the Leiden software company Culgi, founded by professor and inventor J.G.E.M. (Hans) Fraaije. We spoke to him about the algorithm that made him successful, the role of a university in our society and his ambitions at Siemens. ‘I was looking for Siemens, and they were looking…

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  Geert-Jan Will Affiliate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  g.j.will@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Computational tools and protocols for the development of photoactivated metallodrugs Event - 17 April 2026

  PhD defence

• This is how astronomers found out how three stars were ejected from star cluster R136 News - 15 July 2025

  Astronomers led by Simon Portegies Zwart used simulations to reconstruct how three stars were ejected from the star cluster R136, 60,000 years ago. The analysis reveals that five stars were involved in the event in the Tarantula Nebula.

• The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so) News - 24 October 2024

  Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbreaking AI model, AlphaFold. This programme accurately predicts protein structures based on their genetic code—a crucial step in understanding biological…

• Students work on bacterium that makes sustainable plastic News - 7 September 2023

  A group of biology students are working on a solution to the world’s plastics problem by getting bacteria to make biodegradable plastic.

• New endowed chair brings astronomy and AI together. ‘AI can help improve our understanding of the Universe’ News - 2 December 2025

  ASTRON en de Universiteit Leiden beginnen samen een nieuwe leerstoel over sterrenkunde en AI. Bijzonder hoogleraar Joeri van Leeuwen gaat deze positie vullen.

• Quantum research in two ways: from proving someone's location to simulating financial markets News - 13 February 2026

  Kirsten Kanneworff and David Dechant defend their PhD research on quantum physics at Leiden University. Fundamental work with applications in location verification and the financial world.

• Heineken Young Scientists Award for three Leiden researchers News - 11 July 2022

  Three of the four Heineken Young Scientists Awards for 2022 have gone to researchers from Leiden: chronobiologist Laura Kervezee, physicist Jordi Tura i Brugués and health psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet.

• Affective Computing and the interaction between humans and socially interactive agents. Event - 27 February 2026

  Alumni event

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  Joost Broekens Associate professor

  d.j.broekens@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277139

• How a game can show that working together is essential in the nitrogen crisis News - 27 June 2023

  The Netherlands is embroiled in a complex nitrogen crisis. Berent Baris wants to use his NitroGenius game to demonstrate the complexity of this crisis.

• What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet News - 24 October 2024

  Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.

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  Marisa Beunk Study adviser

  m.m.beunk@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Muhammad Mahmoud Postdoc

  m.o.mahmoud@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nadia van der Valk Study adviser

  s.n.van.der.valk@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chase Ford Postdoc

  m.c.ford@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Richard van Dijk Research Software Engineer

  m.k.van.dijk@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

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  Hestia Tamboer Traineeship coordinator/project leader

  h.tamboer@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277058

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  Alexandra Blank Study coach

  a.blank@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271067

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  Marc Boef PhD candidate

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

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  Álvaro Serra-Gómez Postdoc

  a.serra-gomez@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jonathan Vis Assistant professor

  j.k.vis@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sina Ghorbani Kolahi Guest researcher

  s.ghorbani.kolahi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Mark van den Bergh Lecturer

  m.j.h.van.den.bergh@liacs.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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  Maarten Thissen Head Education Office

  m.j.m.thissen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Tarik Zaciragic Education and research staff member

  t.zaciragic@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bas Haring Professor

  s.haring@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277033

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  Sanne van Kralingen Department manager

  s.van.kralingen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 31710000000

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  Nina Hefele Management assistant

  n.hefele@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christian Smeijsters Student affairs staff member

  c.j.j.smeijsters@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Oliver Lenz Postdoc

  o.u.lenz@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michiel van der Meer Postdoc

  m.t.van.der.meer@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Farhad Arbab Professor emeritus

  f.arbab@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xiaoyan Jiang Associate professor/Guest

  x.jiang@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dani Irawan PhD candidate / guest

  d.irawan@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277061

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  Rajaâ Bennaoui Junior projectmanager

  r.bennaoui@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ayse Güzel Study adviser

  a.m.guzel@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Hendrik Jan Hoogeboom Associate professor

  h.j.hoogeboom@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Bram Renting

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  Werner Heijstek Lecturer

  w.heijstek@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

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  Jonne Goedhart Technician

  j.j.goedhart@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ugo Vespier Affiliate Researcher

  u.vespier@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andre Deutz

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  Guus Ramackers Assistant professor

  g.j.ramackers@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277036

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  Armel Lefebvre Postdoc / Guest

  a.e.j.l.lefebvre@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727