672 search results for “molecular biology” in the Staff website
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Yayi YeFaculty of Science
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Stef Bannink
Faculty of Science
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Shouxi Pan
Faculty of Science
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Josien de GraafFaculty of Science
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Daphne Bindels
Faculty of Science
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Le YangFaculty of Science
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Femke van der HeijdenFaculty of Science
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Seven Leiden professors elected new members of KNAW
Seven Leiden professors have been elected as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In total 23 new members will be inaugurated on Monday 13 September.
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The James Webb Telescope takes stunning photos. But what exactly are we looking at?
For over a year now, the James Webb Telescope has been sending stunning images that exceed astronomers’ expectations. The photos are fascinating to see, but what exactly are we looking at? Assistant professor Melissa McClure explains.
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Meng LiFaculty of Science
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Jill den BoerFaculty of Science
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Manuela Rueda TrujilloFaculty of Science
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Yuanyuan MaoFaculty of Science
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Joost van den BrinkFaculty of Science
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Steffen BrünleFaculty of Science
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Gerhard BurgerFaculty of Science
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Professor Ewine van Dishoeck named Citation Laureate
Emeritus Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck has been named a Citation Laureate by Clarivate, a research analytics provider. Clarivate considers her an influential researcher of the calibre to win a Nobel Prize.
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Niek Kijk in de Vegte wins the Suzanne Hovinga Award 2023
During the LACDR Fall Symposium, Niek Kijk in de Vegte received the annual Suzanne Hovinga Award for the best master thesis. Niek performed his RP1 research under the supervision of Dr. Natalia Ortiz Zacarias and Prof.dr. Laura Heitman in the Molecular Pharmacology group at the Division of Drug Discovery…
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Daan Jiskoot wins the Suzanne Hovinga Award 2024
During the LACDR Fall Symposium, Daan Jiskoot received the annual Suzanne Hovinga Award for the best master thesis. Daan performed his Research Project 2 at the University of California, Irvine at the Prof. David Mobley lab, supported by LACDR supervisor Willem Jespers. The in silico determination of…
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Awaken sleeping antibiotics with ERC Advanced grant
To facilitate the search for new antibiotics. That is the aim of Gilles van Wezel, professor molecular biotechnology at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). He wants to do this by looking at similarities in the DNA of antibiotic-producing bacteria. Van Wezel has been awarded an ERC Advanced grant…
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Revolutionizing plant protection strategies: Ding lab receives 2.4M grant to investigate plant immunity
Plant biologist Pingtao Ding, assistant professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), has received a 2.4 million European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC Starting Grant for promising young researchers allows him to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist…
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From droplets in the freezer to the inception of a potent new antibiotic
What started as an idea during a social gathering led to an unexpected breakthrough in research on resistant bacteria. Biologists and chemists from Leiden developed a new substance that proves to be effective against bacteria resistant to antibiotics. They published their discovery in Nature Chemist…
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Ludo JuurlinkLeiden Learning and Innovation Centre
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Laura HeitmanFaculty of Science
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Lies BouwmanFaculty of Science
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Marc KoperFaculty of Science
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Ewine van Dishoeck receives Fritz Zwicky prize for astrophysics & cosmology
The Fritz Zwicky Prize 2022 for Astrophysics & Cosmology has been awarded to Prof. Ewine F. van Dishoeck for her pioneering, decades-long work in astrochemistry and molecular spectroscopy, as well as for her leadership within the astronomical community. The award was announced today by the European…
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Three NWO Open Competition grants for Leiden scientists
Smart drug carriers, uneven cosmic expansion, and solar energy storage in molecules. These are the topics of three newly awarded NWO-XS grants to researchers at the Faculty of Science.
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‘Science isn’t about memorising a textbook’
How do you engage students? Sander van Kasteren knows how to do that like no other. ‘He compares immune cells to Pokémon and doesn’t just give information; he tells stories,’ students say about their favourite lecturer, Sander van Kasteren. The Professor of Molecular Immunology passionately teaches…
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Laura Heitman has been nominated for the TOPX “Guiding Star” award (award for women in the Life Sciences)
One of our RISE members, Prof. Laura Heitman, has been nominated for the TOPX Females to Follow “Guiding Star” award. TOPX empowers promising and ambitious women, and aims to honour inspirational females with remarkable careers in Life Sciences. TOPX selected her (and 7 other female professionals) because…
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Circuit Topology 2022
For the second year in a row, LACDR organized an international symposium on molecular fold topology. An afternoon program centered around the theme “circuit topology”, inspired and connected mathematicians, physicists and chemists. Scientists from USA, Europe, and Asia participated in this online ev…
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Designing the next generation of precision medicine
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Klaas VrielingFaculty of Science
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Martijn BezemerFaculty of Science
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Katy WolstencroftFaculty of Science
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Guillermo GuerreroFaculty of Science
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Robin van den BiggelaarFaculty of Science
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Corjan van de Griend
Faculty of Science
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Michiel HooykaasFaculty of Science
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Elmer Maurits
Faculty of Science
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Bas KreupelingFaculty of Science
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Krijn TrimbosFaculty of Science
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Margo DonaFaculty of Science
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Sofie RasmussenFaculty of Science
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Peter PuntFaculty of Science
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Marco VisserFaculty of Science
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Martin van der PlasFaculty of Science
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Jeroen BrzoskowskiFaculty of Science
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Liping ZhaoFaculty of Science
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Liselotte RambonnetFaculty of Science