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501 search results for “development biology” in the Staff website

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  Timothy Na PhD candidate

  t.c.na@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joost Willemse Assistant professor

  jwillemse@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274986

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  Anthe Janssen Assistant professor

  a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Esther van der Ent Program Manager LDE Thesis Labs Programme

  e.van.der.ent@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden students build smart antibodies with protein 'Velcro' News - 18 September 2025

  Nine students dove into a challenging iGEM project this summer. With their idea, they aim to make antibodies more efficient - and in the meantime learn at least as much about collaboration, creativity and their own future.

• Graduation Ceremony Biology MSc Event - 17 October 2025

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  Berna Güroglu Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bguroglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding News - 25 November 2024

  The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Remmerswaal threw all his talent into the challenge – both in the lab and as a modeller – and succeeded. He received his PhD on 12th September.

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Biology Event - 26 February 2025

  Graduation Ceremony

• What does the Wadden Sea sound like? New research sheds light on porpoises and underwater noise News - 24 September 2025

  ‘Wadden Sea Sounds’ is the name of a new project launched by the Waddenvereniging in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and the University of Groningen. The aim is to find out how underwater noise affects marine life in the Wadden Sea.

• Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania' News - 29 June 2022

  With a self-converted red camper van, biologists and twin brothers Kevin and Marvin Groen go on a nature adventure in Eastern Europe. Together, they search for wild animals, beautiful nature and places to sport. From a long search for a bear in the Slovakian wilderness to the discovery that pelicans…

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 24 November 2025

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 25 November 2025

• Afstudeerceremonie MSc Biologie Event - 27 October 2025

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Biology Event - 19 June 2025

  Graduation Ceremony

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 27 February 2026

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Jonathan Phillips Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.vandenbroek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

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  Roderick Bouman Postdoc

  r.w.bouman@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272180

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  Berend Gagestein Mass spectrometry specialist

  b.gagestein@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274410

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  Tressia Chikodza PhD candidate - external affiliation

  t.chikodza@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  srijn@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.

• From lockdown to the lab: Leiden PhD researcher develops ‘decoy molecule’ to slow down coronavirus News - 15 April 2026

  While the Netherlands was in lockdown because of the coronavirus, PhD candidate Koen Rijpkema began his research into the same virus. In the lab, he developed molecules that can inhibit an important viral enzyme.

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  Arthur Ram Professor

  a.f.j.ram@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274914

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Catherine Wood PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.wood@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277177

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  Nienke Bouw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.c.bouw@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daniëlla Dam-de Jong Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.a.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277944

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009557

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  Joey Zuijdervelt PhD candidate

  j.l.zuijdervelt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276227

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  Bert Koenders Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.g.koenders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Emilie Prast Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.j.prast@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tejaswini Sharma Trainee

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.sharma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Hauke Ward Assistant professor

  h.ward@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276808

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  Antonella Maiello Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.maiello@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009991

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  Ewa Snaar-Jagalska Professor emeritus

  b.e.snaar-jagalska@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act News - 9 December 2025

  An evolutionary 'trap' that has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise – yet persists all the same. How is that possible? PhD candidate James France found new clues.

• ‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’ News - 29 November 2024

  Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never thought of yourself. Ultimately, that makes you better at your job.’ That’s why he always encourages his students to ask questions. And it’s appreciated:…

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  Fie Luijten Study adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.luijten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jochanan Veerbeek Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273399

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  Rizal Shidiq University Lecturer, Economies in South and Southeast Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.r.shidiq@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278057

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  Marieke Bos Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276624

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.a.c.vel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal News - 13 December 2024

  Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, he received this honour for his services to science and his key role in the development of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP).

• Leiden researchers pioneer ‘green’ framework for sustainable drug development News - 14 October 2025

  Medical drugs are expensive to make and can have an adverse effect on the environment. Researchers Stefano Cucurachi and Justin Lian have developed a framework to help the healthcare system assess the economic and environmental sustainability of medical compounds.

• The career choices of cells News - 16 December 2022

  How does an embryonic stem cell decide if it becomes a heart cell or a kidney cell? That’s the question computational biologist Maria Mircea studied for her PhD research. She looked at the inside of individual cells to analyse how they change. This is what she discovered.

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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  l.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274278