361 search results for “molecular biology” in the Staff website
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‘I am curious and full of passion for understanding molecular chemistry’
Since May, Assistant professor BioTherapeutics Lu Su works in our faculty. Although she is still young, she already worked in many different fields and co-operated on two publications in big scientific journals. How did she become so successful and what motivates her to keep researching the possibilities…
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Leiden iGEM students win two prizes in international biology competition
The students of iGEM Leiden 2021 have scored well in the eponymous biology competition: they won a Gold Medal and the Best Safety & Security Award. The student team received the awards for their project DOPL LOCK, in which the team tries to make genetic modification safer.
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What makes a caring parent? The biology of parenting
What happens in our bodies when we care for children? And why are some people more caring than others?
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Biology students expose exotic amphibians in the dunes
During the spring of 2021, a group of eight biology students from Leiden set out into the dunes in search of amphibians. Using DNA, they determined the geographic origin of the animals. And guess what? In many cases they discovered exotic populations of animals that do not naturally belong in The Netherlands.…
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Giulia CallegaroFaculty of Science
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Vincent MerckxFaculty of Science
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Caitlin BlackFaculty of Science
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Animal-friendly and effective: Leiden students develop nanobodies using yeast
Yeast, alpacas, and antibodies. They may seem unrelated, but within the project of the Leiden iGEM students, they come together perfectly. For the international synthetic biology competition iGEM, the team is working on an innovative method to produce nanobodies—a special form of antibodies—using brewer’s…
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This is what you want to know about the new directors of education Biology as a student
From 1 October onwards, Dennis Claessen and Marcel Schaaf will be the new directors of education of Biology. They will replace Han de Winde. Schaaf will be responsible for the bachelor, while Claessen will mainly focus on the master tracks of Biology. We gave students and the education office the change…
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Geert de SnooFaculty of Science
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Anagnostis TheodoropoulosFaculty of Science
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Hans de IonghFaculty of Science
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ten Cate awarded honorary membership Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology
Professor emeritus of Animal Behaviour Carel ten Cate is awarded honorary membership by the Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology (NVG). He received the honour for his activities for the Society and the discipline of behavioural biology.
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Biology student Martijn Verkuilen wins Unilever Research Prize
Martijn Verkuilen is the winner of the Unilever Research Prize 2022. By transferring DNA from a plant into yeast, he made the first move to produce a new drug for type 2 diabetes. He collected his prize in Wageningen on 24 November.
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video on Leiden student city feature Archaeology student Azra and Biology student Floris
In Leiden University's video series on Leiden and The Hague as student cities, students interview each other at their favorite spots. In the fifth video of this series, archaeology student Azra spoke with Biology student Floris in Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
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Ortiz – Winner of the 2019 - 2020 KNCV Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology thesis prize
Natalia Ortiz (Division of Drug Discovery and Safety) has been awarded the 2019-2020 PhD-thesis prize by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, from the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (KNCV-MCCB). The KNCV-MCCB thesis prize is a biannual award which is granted to the best PhD thesis…
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Olivier BéquignonFaculty of Science
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Niels Raes
Faculty of Science
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Peter van WelzenFaculty of Science
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Daniel Zumel GeteFaculty of Science
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Erik van GeestFaculty of Science
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Paul HooykaasFaculty of Science
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'I have always worked for a better world. Here at Biology we do the same'
The new institute manager of the IBL studied biology for six months, but went in a completely different direction: development cooperation and the financial sector. Three decades later, Resi Janssen is making a radical career switch. Or isn’t she? 'In ten years’ time I want IBL to be in a new, sustainable…
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Lina Bayona MaldonadoFaculty of Science
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Emily StrangeFaculty of Science
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Martijne KannekensFaculty of Science
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Yorick van AalstFaculty of Science
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Martijn van der ZwetFaculty of Science
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Lars van AbswoudeFaculty of Science
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Emanuele BerardiFaculty of Science
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Dave de Bruijn
Faculty of Science
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Marnix Roseboom
Faculty of Science
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Frans ter Brake
Faculty of Science
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Jeroen PuntFaculty of Science
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Jessica van Krimpen-KraaijenoordFaculty of Science
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Nick PuijmbroeckFaculty of Science
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Wouter DrieverFaculty of Science
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Ioana BelcinFaculty of Science
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Shuangmeng YangFaculty of Science
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Evangelos MachairasFaculty of Science
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Miriam Van der VeerFaculty of Science
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Asad HalimiFaculty of Science
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Menno ValkFaculty of Science
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Noëlle van EgmondFaculty of Science
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Nicky JanssenFaculty of Science
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Stephan HackerFaculty of Science
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Georgia AndriopoulouFaculty of Science
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Marije NiemeijerFaculty of Science