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• Flooded polder helps fight mosquito-borne diseases News - 13 October 2025

  One and a half hectares of polder, a large volume of water, and a group of curious researchers from various universities and scientific backgrounds led by ecologist Maarten Schrama. These are the ingredients needed to answer the question: how do water retention areas affect nature, animals, and our…

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  Maartje Witlox Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Fien Steenbergen PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  f.r.steenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jessica Kiefte-de Jong Professor Population Health

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  j.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | +31 71 5 26 91 11

• RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases News - 26 August 2024

  RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the LUMC in the initiative.

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  Paul Hooykaas Professor emeritus of genetics

  Faculty of Science

  p.j.j.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4933

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9557

• BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression News - 3 May 2022

  At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for patients if they joined forces. This is how the BEAT-COVID group has been able to rapidly gain knowledge about COVID-19, the role of the immune system and…

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  Tian Yang PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Chris Verhoeven Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4069

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  Linda Breeman Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  l.d.breeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Sylvia van Beugen Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.van.beugen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4047

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  Mathijs Deen

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.l.deen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Winifred Gebhardt Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  gebhardt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4084

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  Rachel O'Connor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.a.oconnor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ewout Steyerberg Professor Clinical Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  e.w.steyerberg@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9700

• 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…

• 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”.

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  Roeland Merks Professor of Mathematical biology

  Faculty of Science

  merksrmh@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7106

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  Kiana Shahrasbi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  k.shahrasbi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Min Cho Asistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.j.cho@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503

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  Laurens van Gestel Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  l.c.van.gestel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• 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.

• Biological agents Working with hazardous substances

  Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…

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  Pam ten Broeke Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  p.ten.broeke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• From liquid to solid: revolutionary technique uncovers disease-related changes in tiny droplets within our cells News - 13 February 2025

  Understanding the behaviour of tiny droplets in our cells could aid the search for new treatments. A team of Leiden researchers has developed a groundbreaking method to study how these droplets transition from liquid to solid. This change plays a role in various diseases, including neurodegenerative…

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  Yee Man Ng PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  y.m.ng@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria Yazdanbakhsh Afdelingshoofd afdeling parasitologie LUMC

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  m.yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 5067

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  Lotte Nagelhout PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Coen van Hasselt Professor Pharmacology

  Faculty of Science

  coen.vanhasselt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3266

• Health Day wins LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize News - 19 April 2022

  Health Day has won the LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize (LUF RAP). This 5,000-euro prize is awarded to an initiative by Leiden University students that brings the academic community together.

• PhD candidates: attend Una Europa's One Health Summer School Announcement - 20 February 2025

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• Inkomen en afkomst zijn risicofactoren bij kans op hart- en vaatziekten News - 6 March 2023

  Nederlanders met lage inkomens lopen tot 1,5 keer meer risico op het krijgen van een hartaanval of beroerte dan rijkere landgenoten. Bij Surinaamse Hindoestanen is dit risico 1,9 keer hoger. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het LUMC en het HagaZiekenhuis. Nederlandse artsen kijken tot nu toe niet naar deze…

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  Frank Schaftenaar Scientific Data and Infrastructure Specialist

  Faculty of Science

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

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  Daan van der Vliet Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  d.van.der.vliet@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Herman Spaink Professor of Molecular cell biology

  Faculty of Science

  h.p.spaink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275055

• Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health News - 29 June 2023

  Anne-Laura van Harmelen has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This talent programme will enable Van Harmelen to research the social and neurobiological mechanisms of resilience in young people with childhood trauma.

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  Peter de Knijff Professor Population and Evolutionary Genetics

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  p.de_knijff@lumc.nl | 071 5269537

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  Koosje van Lessen Kloeke PhD candidate

  Faculty of Law

  k.van.lessen.kloeke@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Sandra van Dijk Associate professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  sdijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3913

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  Mona Shahab PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.k.shahab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hongyi Cai Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  h.cai@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eduard Schmidt Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.e.t.schmidt@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Bernard Bernards Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.j.t.h.bernards@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9014

• Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief News - 22 July 2022

  Early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis but are in the preliminary stages of the disease. This is what researchers from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have reported in The Lancet. Patients in the pre-arthritis stage who were temporarily prescribed…

• Queen Máxima talks to students in Leiden about mental health News - 3 September 2024

  How do you know if your idea has succeeded? The Queen coming to call a year and a half later might just be a clue. This happened to the Leiden student foundation ‘Door Het Geluid’, which promotes student well-being.

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  Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm Professor Law and Health

  Faculty of Law

  m.p.sombroek@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Mattijs Numans Professor emeritus General Practice

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  m.e.numans@lumc.nl |

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  André Leliveld Senior Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  a.h.m.leliveld@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727