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305 search results for “molecular biology” in the Student website

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  Milou Temmink PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  temmink@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marissa Vlasblom PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  vlasblom@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bert Beerkens Guest

  Faculty of Science

  b.l.h.beerkens@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 000 0000000

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  Michael Meijer Education coordinator bachelor MST

  Faculty of Science

  m.s.meijer@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274523

• 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.

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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

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

• Medical Delta Professor Eline Slagboom: ‘The delta region is where everything comes together’ News - 10 January 2023

  Professor Eline Slagboom has been studying multiple generations of families for over 20 years. She collects data on why some people age healthily and others decline early.

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  Qing Zhou PhD Candidate / Contract

  Faculty of Science

  q.zhou@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275056

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  Pingtao Ding Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  p.ding@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275306

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  Nathaniel Martin Professor

  Faculty of Science

  n.i.martin@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272954

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  Alireza Mashaghi Tabari Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.mashaghi.tabari@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274425

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  Bob van de Water Professor

  Faculty of Science

  water_b@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276223

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  Xingchen Xin PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  x.xin@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mark Overhand Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.overhand@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271762

• How drugs work better when encapsulated in nanoparticles News - 4 June 2022

  Chemist Tobias Bauer discovered ways to improve drugs by encapsulating them. Packages with iron nanoparticles, for example, can stimulate immune cells. Bauer will receive his PhD on 9 June.

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  Ardjan Sturm PhD candidate-guest

  Faculty of Science

  sturm@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Cas van der Horst Research technician

  Faculty of Science

  c.van.der.horst@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274607

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  Inge Snijders PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  i.m.snijders@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274266

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  Daan van der Es Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  d.van.der.es@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274513

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  Nynke Penninga Study Advisor QIST

  Faculty of Science

  penninga@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marjolijn Hinke-van Delft Study Adviser

  Faculty of Science

  m.j.hinke@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Heleen Peeters PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  h.h.c.peeters@lic.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ariane Briegel Senior researcher/guest

  Faculty of Science

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

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  Eveline de Boer Knowledge valorization staff member

  ICLON

  e.de.boer@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271748

• Wild plants through the lens of a biologist News - 27 October 2025

  What started with an old Soviet camera and a darkroom in London grew into a lifelong passion. Developmental biologist Michael Richardson has been capturing nature - from wild coastal plants to microscopic details in the lab - since his childhood.

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  Chao Du Education and research technician

  Faculty of Science

  c.du@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274947

• ‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’ News - 7 December 2023

  'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…

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  Katie Slavicinska PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  slavicinska@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Pranjal Samarth PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Science

  samarth@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hugo Minnee Lab Manager

  Faculty of Science

  h.minnee@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274324

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  Alessia Rota PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  rota@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rongfang Liu Lab Manager

  Faculty of Science

  r.liu@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274607

• 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…

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  Daphne Bindels Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  d.s.bindels@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nicola Thome PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  n.u.thome@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274395

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  Sten Hagen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.hagen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daniel Toma PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  d.toma@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Pingzhuang Ge PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  p.ge@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Depeng Wang Contract PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  d.wang@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276164

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  Samuel Schwab PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.schwab@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ilias Zarguit PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Science

  i.zarguit@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Richard van den Berg Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  r.j.vdberg@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274793

• 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.

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  Gijs van der Marel Emeritus professor

  Faculty of Science

  marel_g@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dmitri Filippov Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  filippov@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273571

• Smart programming for the quantum computer that does not exist yet News - 3 December 2024

  Designing innovative algorithms, thinking outside the box, and brainstorming over coffee with his colleagues — this is what physicist Stefano Polla enjoys most. His success shines through in his nomination for the C.J. Kok Jury Award 2024 for PhD thesis of the Year.

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  René Olsthoorn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  olsthoor@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274773

• Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it News - 10 November 2025

  Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.

• Embryos of the bitterling perform a somersault. This teaches us something new about natural selection News - 20 February 2024

  Even embryos can become embroiled in an evolutionary arms race with another species. Leiden biologists demonstrate this with larvae of the rosy bitterling that parasitize the gills of freshwater mussels. They published their research on February 19 in PNAS.

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  Mario van der Stelt Professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.van.der.stelt@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274768