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• How light and noise pollution disrupt aquatic life News - 16 October 2023

  Fish populations in lakes and rivers have declined in recent decades. This is probably due to light and noise pollution. The Horizon Europe grant enables ecologist Hans Slabbekoorn to investigate this and improve the situation for migrating fish. In order to do so, a seven-metre-long swimming tunnel…

• Why you should publish negative data News - 22 February 2023

  As a bachelor student of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Femke Vlaswinkel wrote a research proposal she was allowed to carry out in her master’s BPS. Femke subsequently graduated with honors. Her research was published in the journal Scientific Reports, she won an award from the Dutch Pharmacy Society…

• The biologist who wants to sound a different note in his field News - 23 February 2023

  Hans Slabbekoorn researches animal sounds and the effect of the noise we humans make on these animals. He is also committed to making his discipline more diverse.

• Bold and anxious fish help in the hunt for medication for ADHD and depression News - 4 April 2025

  Personality is genetic in zebrafish: risk-taking parents have risk-taking children. These are the findings of research by Christian Tudorache and his team published in BMC Neuroscience.

• Leiden scientists create first-ever dengue-on-a-chip to study this deadly virus News - 8 April 2025

  Researchers at Leiden University have created a unique model that mimics how disease develops after a dengue infection. This 'dengue-on-a-chip' model helps them study the virus more effectively. The timing is crucial, as climate change is causing dengue to spread worldwide.

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  Li Liu PhD candidate - contract

  Faculty of Science

  l.liu@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274912

• A safe work environment

  Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.

• A safe workplace A safe work environment

  Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.

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  Peter Snelderwaard Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  p.c.snelderwaard@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yoran Broersma PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  y.broersma@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alex Versluis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.versluis@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jeremy Broekhuis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.d.broekhuis@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bo Dong Postdoc/Guest

  Faculty of Science

  b.dong@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erin Faught Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  l.e.faught@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Coert Margadant Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  c.margadant@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274916

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  Vincent Vermeulen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  v.vermeulen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees Koops Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  k.koops@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274714

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  Yi Ding Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  y.ding@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ulrike Nehrdich Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  u.nehrdich@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275996

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  Michelle Geers Plant / Animal Care Taker

  Faculty of Science

  m.geers@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275032

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  Jeroen den Hertog Professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.denhertog@hubrecht.eu | 030 2121800

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  Gabriel Forn Cuní Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  g.forn-cuni@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274916

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  Marian Weterman Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.j.weterman@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Judith Varkevisser

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  Salomé Munoz Sanchez PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.munoz.sanchez@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950

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  Wendy Stam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  w.stam@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274916

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  Gunja Mishra Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  g.mishra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing News - 15 February 2023

  How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a ‘RoboFinch’ to study just that. She and colleagues in the 'Seeing voices' research consortium have spent the past four years designing the robotic bird. And with success: young zebra finches…

• Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forces News - 2 February 2026

  Tuberculosis bacteria survive by hiding in our immune cells. In her PhD research, biologist Salomé Muñoz Sánchez explores how boosting the body’s own defenses might outsmart this deadly pathogen. Her work reveals two key proteins that help immune cells destroy the bacteria.

• A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university News - 7 November 2023

  Herman Spaink knows of many substances that may help combat tuberculosis. Lab space to study them safely is very limited in Leiden. A brand-new lab at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia will soon provide a solution. About time, says Spaink, ‘The disease is on the rise and is becoming less sensitive…

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  David Foschepoth Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  d.j.foschepoth@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275063

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  Alex de Ries Education and Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Science

  a.s.de.ries@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275017

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  Femke van der Meer Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  f.w.t.van.der.meer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chloe Kenney Plant / animal care taker / biotechnician

  Faculty of Science

  c.kenney@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275032

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  Bastienne Vriesendorp Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  b.vriesendorp@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jorinde Nuytinck Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  jorinde.nuytinck@naturalis.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wanbin Hu Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  w.hu@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950

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  Guus van der Velden Department manager animal care

  Faculty of Science

  g.c.van.der.velden@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275017

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  Menno Schilthuizen Professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.schilthuizen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Research

  Leiden University offers researchers extensive facilities and support at every stage of their academic career. Here you will find more information on funding, policy, and publishing, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I arrange a PhD track? Which research grants are available? And what…

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• Improving nature’s antibiotic News - 24 January 2024

  'What nature made isn’t necessarily an optimized medicine to use in the human body,’ says Professor of Biological Chemistry Nathaniel Martin. That’s why a group of Leiden researchers is making a chemistry-based improved version of the frequently used antibiotic vancomycin. They received an NWO NACTAR…

• Graduation Alumni relations

  Graduation is an important occasion both for the student and for the University. This is the point in time when a student becomes an alumnus. The University is eager to maintain lifelong contact with its alumni.

• Talking head

  A talking head is a video in which the presenter is recorded from the waist up. This format usually includes visual aids like slides, a board, an object or an animation. This can be recorded in your office, at home or in the studio. If you consider recording in your office or at home, you might want…

• 31 January – 1 February: Science buildings closed due to network maintenance Announcement - 20 January 2026

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  Shouxi Pan PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Science

  s.x.pan@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hildert Bronkhorst PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  h.bronkhorst@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274964

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  Tessa Vergroesen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  t.m.vergroesen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anagnostis Theodoropoulos PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882

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  Joaquin Abugattas Nunez del Prado PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.abugattas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274912