124 search results for “soil microbiome” in the Staff website
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Sophie Planchenault
Science
s.j.planchenault@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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interactions in Jacobaea vulgaris: zooming in and zooming out from a plant-soil feedback perspective
PhD defence
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Sofia Fernandes Gomes
Science
s.i.fernandes.gomes@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5118
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Simulation of infant gut makes predictions about optimal milk
David Versluis successfully simulated an infant gut virtually. This is crucial for research on improvements in formula milk. Currently, such research primarily relies on diaper contents, which is not optimal. Versluis defended his doctoral thesis on April 23.
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Healthy soil for a healthy gut
How does the soil we grow our vegetables in, affects the health of our gut? And does a healthy soil gives crops a better quality and taste? These are some of the questions Soil ecologist Emilia Hannula and a big consortium will work on. With an NWO-KIC grant of 1.8 million, CML, IBL, FGGA, the LUMC,…
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Emilia Hannula
Science
s.e.hannula@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7489
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Bacteria stunt with established plant-soil feedback theory
‘What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it,’ researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. ‘You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into something you need. At least, that is what we thought.’
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Martijn Bezemer
Science
t.m.bezemer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5158
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Konstantinos Georgopoulos
Science
k.georgopoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5114
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Farzad Aslani
Science
f.aslani@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Microbiome ecology professor Ákos Kovács' new job feels like coming home
‘Working in Leiden is a dream come true.’ Ákos Kovács studied in his birth country Hungary and worked in Germany, Denmark and Groningen. As professor of Microbiome Ecology at IBL, he immediately started working together with his new colleagues to make discoveries about the versatile bacterial species…
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Kevin Bretscher
Science
k.m.bretscher@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4384
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Nicola Thome
Science
n.u.thome@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4395
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Katerina Johnson
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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New murals depict archaeological profiles of Dutch soil
On September 5, at the festive opening of the Faculty Year, a range of new murals will be officially presented in the Van Steenis’ Reuvens Hall. The wall paintings reflect a variety of Dutch soil stratigraphies, from Oss to burial mounds. Aside from being a striking new addition to our Faculty building,…
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'Soil is the basis of our lives' - Martijn Bezemer nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 2023
Directing soil life and thereby influencing what grows above ground: that is the expertise of Leiden biologist Martijn Bezemer and his colleague Wim van der Putten (NIOO-KNAW). Their research on soil transplants has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2023. This prize goes to innovative research…
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Major European research into microplastics in agricultural soils: grant for Thijs Bosker
Thijs Bosker, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University College (LUC) and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), has received funding as part of a large consortium to study the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soils. The project will receive 7 million euro of…
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Food stories and the microbiome
Workshop
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Adam Ossowicki
Science
a.s.ossowicki@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jorinde Nuytinck
Science
jorinde.nuytinck@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Dirk-Jan Kok
Science
d.d.kok@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anniek Kortleve
Science
a.j.kortleve@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eman Elbadry
Science
e.m.elbadry@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7486
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Weilin Huang
Science
w.huang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ecologist Emilia Hannula receives Gold Medal in Teylers Museum
Soil ecologists Emilia Hannula (Leiden) and Elly Morriën (UvA) received the Golden Medal of Teylers Tweede Genootschap on 5 November. They received the prize for their submission to a competition on sustainable soil management.
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What a glow in the dark squid tells us about the human gut microbiome
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Chenguang Gao
Science
c.gao@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4917
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Pengxuan Xie
Science
p.xie@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Riccardo Mancinelli
Science
r.mancinelli@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Soil and Crop Management Options to Improve N Cycling on Dairy Farms on Peat Soil
PhD defence
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Plant stress increases: New research with bacteria offers hope
Soil that is too wet, or too dry. Or with a lot or few nutrients. Due to climate change, the differences are becoming bigger, and plants must increasingly be able to adapt to survive. How do you make plants more stress-resistant? For this purpose, researchers from Leiden, along with other universities,…
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Peter van Bodegom
Science
p.m.van.bodegom@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7486
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Nadia Soudzilovskaia
Science
n.a.soudzilovskaia@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Modelling the role of mycorrhizal associations in soil carbon cycling
PhD defence
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Victor Klinkenberg
Faculteit Archeologie
m.v.klinkenberg@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Call for volunteers: "Food stories for the biome"
Education, Research
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Plant-soil interactions determine ecosystem aboveground and belowground processes in primary dune ecosystems
PhD defence
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David Zetland in Biznews about watershortage in California
Yesterday, an article appeared in Biznews about the watershortages in California. David Zetland, university lecturer at Leiden University College, gives his opinion about this problem.
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What Darwin couldn’t see: Expedition to uncover invisible life in Galápagos
An international research team is to search for invisible life in the Galápagos Islands. The diversity of bacteria and other microscopic organisms may not be evident to the naked eye, but it is essential to nature. To the islands' giant daisies, for instance: unique endemic plants that are currently…
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Getting students away from screens... and into the landscape
Leiden University's International Honours College, Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) experienced empty halls and empty classrooms this past year on the residential campus on the Anna van Buerenplein in The Hague due to the global pandemic. Dr Paul Hudson designed a Covid-proof course that enabled…
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Stimulating the gut–brain nerve can influence emotion
Stimulating the vagus nerve, which provides a direct link between the gut and brain, makes people pay less attention to sad facial expressions. This research study by psychologists Katerina Johnson and Laura Steenbergen is published in the journal Neuroscience.
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Jos Raaijmakers new member KHMW: ‘Build a bridge between science and society’
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Jos Raaijmakers, professor of Microbial Interactions and diversity, as a new scientific member.
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Tackling climate change with the ground beneath our feet
Soil ecologist Emilia Hannula has been awarded a Vidi grant by NWO to examine how soil could become a promising ally in combating climate change and improving biodiversity. ‘Soil creatures might be invisible’, she says, ‘but they play a huge role in creating a healthy environment.’
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How oak seedlings teach us more on dune restoration
What is the best way to restore dune ecosystems? The project TERRA-Dunes researches the role of soil microbes in the development of natural dune areas. Recently, the project went into a new phase: planting 412 oak seedlings grown in different type of soils.
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Pressure on River Management Leads to more Frequent Flooding
In his new book 'Flooding and Management of Large Fluvial Lowlands', Paul Hudson Associate Professor of Physical Geography at Leiden University College in The Hague, examines human impacts on lowlands rivers. The past twenty years the pressure on large fluvial lowlands has increased tremendously because…
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Students help make Maldives more fertile
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile natural environment. Students from various universities worked with the local people to make the soil more fertile. How did they go about it?
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New technique makes it easier to determine how our ancestors used fire
The use of fire can tell us a lot about human evolution. Archaeologist Femke Reidsma has developed a more accurate technique to identify how our ancestors used fire. Existing archaeological studies will need to be revised. Reidsma’s study was published in Nature Scientific Reports on 2 November.
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Research projects launched into biodiversity in food and horticulture production
Two Leiden research projects that focus on increasing the biodiversity of Dutch production systems for food and ornamental horticulture have started thanks to funding from the Dutch Research Council's KIC research programme.
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Efficient phosphorus use can prevent cropland expansion
More efficient use of phosphorus fertilisers would make it possible to meet food demand in 2050, without using more of the world’s land for agriculture. This is what environmental scientists José Mogollón and colleagues have discovered by working out various future scenarios for food production and…