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• Biological Origami at molecular level: folding a single protein News - 1 August 2023

  Human cells are protecting their proteins from unfolding and aggregating. That's what biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his team discovered after seven years of in-depth research into the folding mechanisms of proteins. With an unprecedented approach, the team was able to study the folding of a single…

• Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease News - 26 September 2022

  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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  Kirsten Kanneworff Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  kanneworff@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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.

• LION Image Awards News - 13 January 2021

  On 15 January, the winner of the famed LION Image Award will be announced. Submissions ranged from the famous 3d printed microboat to an eerily abstract graph depicting a Majorana fermion.

• Rachel Doherty wins LION Image Award with famed Microboat image News - 17 January 2021

  The annual LION Image award goes to the 30 micrometer long 3D printed microboat image that went viral earlier in October 2020, submitted by Rachel Doherty of the Daniela Kraft lab.

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  Dirk Bouwmeester Professor

  Faculty of Science

  bouwmeester@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275892

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  Michel Orrit Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  orrit@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• A first in the lab: a tiny network that is both strong and flexible News - 15 February 2024

  Daniela Kraft's group has succeeded in creating a network of microparticles that is both strong and completely flexible. This may sound simple, yet they are the first in the world to succeed in doing so. A real breakthrough in soft matter physics.

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  Huub Rottgering Professor

  Faculty of Science

  rottgering@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275851

• Physics in the picture: cancer cells as an explosion of fireworks News - 25 January 2023

  When you think of physics, do you think only of complicated formulas? You’re not the only one. Therefore, every year, the Leiden Insitute of Physics organises the LION Image Award to show another side of physics: beautiful images about intriguing science. The winner of the 2022 photo competition captured…

• Optical Near-Field Electron Microscopy Event - 4 June 2025

  PhD defence

• This is how physicists use light to build complex structures News - 4 July 2023

  Petr Steindl works on quantum dots in microcavities for his PhD research. He manipulates single-photons to create complex structures of light. Applications could include quantum communication and gates for quantum computers.

• 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.

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  Bernhard Brandl Professor

  Faculty of Science

  brandl@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275830

• Kaiser Spring Lectures: How photonics and sub-wavelength optics are shaping next-generation telescopes Event - 5 April 2025

  Lecture

• Robert Smit receives his PhD with distinction. ‘I am happy to be back in the lab’ News - 4 July 2024

  An all-optical transistor, a molecule-sized sensor and a new kind of single-photon source for quantum communication. All dreamed applications of fundamental physics that are one step closer thanks to Robert Smit. On 12 June, he defended his PhD thesis with distinction.

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  Owidiusz Makuta Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  makuta@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jinyu Zhang CSC PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  zhang@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eloïc Vallée PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  vallee@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tjerk Oosterkamp Professor

  Faculty of Science

  oosterkamp@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275424

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  Yudai Sato Postdoctoral Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  sato@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jurriaan Langendorff PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  langendorff@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276464

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  Mengyao Hu Guest-PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  mengyao@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Patrick Emonts Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  emonts@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Liubov Markovich Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  markovich@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Unggul Karami PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  ukarami@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Albert Gasull Celades Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  gasullcelades@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dennis Uitenbroek PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  uitenbroek@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276464

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  Koen van Deelen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  deelen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275463

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  Milan Allan Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  allan@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275819

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  Loek van Everdingen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  everdingen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erik Baalbergen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  baalbergen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xinrui Wei PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  wei@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278405

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  Martijn Janse PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  janse@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275475

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  Tim Fuchs Guest

  Faculty of Science

  t.m.fuchs.3@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276464

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  Enrique Morell Salcedo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  morell@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278405

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  Bas Hensen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  hensen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271889

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  Thomas Steenbergen Phd candidate

  Faculty of Science

  steenbergen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275926

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  Leon Raabe PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  raabe@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278405

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  Kshiti Sneh Rai PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  sneh@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275528

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  Vitalii Fedosieiev Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  fedosieiev@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278405

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  Maria Luisa Mattana Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  mattana@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276565

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  Sander van Leeuwen Research Technician

  Faculty of Science

  svanleeuwen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275448

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  Zhiyuan Cheng PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  cheng@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Resi Aarts PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  raarts@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275926

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  Stefano Polla Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  polla@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275526

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  Jiasen Niu Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  niu@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276465

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  Junxiang Yao Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  yao@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tzula Propp Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  propp@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275680