146 search results for “infection” in the Staff website
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New insights into mycobacterial infections with NWO grant
Why are mycobacteria such successful pathogens? And are there defence mechanisms in the body that help reduce an infection? To find out, Annemarie Meijer has been awarded the NWO Open Competition ENW-XL grant. She will not explore this quest alone. Five other leading Dutch research groups are participating…
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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Bart RoepFaculty of Medicine
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euros grant for smart antibiotic combinations – tackling resistant infections and antimicrobial resistance
Optimised antibiotic combinations can combat bacteria more effectively while also slowing the development of resistance. Scientists from five European countries are joining forces to identify such combinations and provide tools for others to do the same. The project is led by Professor Coen van Hasselt…
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LACDR research project to develop novel biomarkers for bacterial infections
As part of the ZonMW Antibiotics resistance funding program, the LACDR cluster Systems Pharmacology was awarded €455.255 for a research project to develop novel clinical biomarkers for bacterial infections.
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Cornelis HokkeFaculty of Medicine
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Protecting the tiniest lives: how biological signals can improve care for premature babies
When a baby is born too soon, every minute counts – and so does every decision. To reduce uncertainty in those critical moments, biopharmaceutical scientist Manchu Umarani Thangavelu dedicated her PhD to identifying molecular markers of preterm birth and neonatal infection.
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Irene Pascual GarciaFaculty of Science
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Mark van BuchemFaculty of Medicine
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Cornelis van KootenFaculty of Medicine
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Frank BaasFaculty of Medicine
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculty of Medicine
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Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forces
Tuberculosis bacteria survive by hiding in our immune cells. In her PhD research, biologist Salomé Muñoz Sánchez explores how boosting the body’s own defenses might outsmart this deadly pathogen. Her work reveals two key proteins that help immune cells destroy the bacteria.
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Jaap van DisselFaculty of Medicine
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Noortje DannenbergFaculty of Science
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Eric SnijderFaculty of Medicine
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Alexander GorbalenyaFaculty of Medicine
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Edmond RingsFaculty of Medicine
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Leo VisserFaculty of Medicine
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Biological agents
Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…
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Gert Jan LammersFaculty of Medicine
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Joan Hendrik VeelkenFaculty of Medicine
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Annemieke GelukFaculty of Medicine
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Marlies ReindersFaculty of Medicine
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Thorbald van HallFaculty of Medicine
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Jannie Keyser-BorstFaculty of Medicine
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Paul ParrenFaculty of Medicine
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Karin de VisserFaculty of Medicine
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Louis KroesFaculty of Medicine
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Got a cold or the flu? Here’s the guidelines
Human resources
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Outbreak of an infectious disease? Mathematics helps in making quick, informed decisions
A job thanks to COVID—something not many people can claim. But PhD candidate Vera Arntzen can. Over the past four years, she has mapped two crucial characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thanks to her research, experts can now make well-informed decisions on matters like quarantine duration, which…
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A safe work environment
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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A safe workplace
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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‘Alleen zo kunnen we voorbereid zijn op zowel bekende als nieuwe infectieziekten’
Goede en actuele data zijn cruciaal om infectieziekten effectief te bestrijden en de volksgezondheid te beschermen. Bijzonder hoogleraar Susan van den Hof en haar team zetten zich in voor betere data-methoden, zodat infectieziekten vroeg worden opgespoord en doeltreffend worden aangepakt.
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Koos van der Hoeven
Faculty of Medicine
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Jaap Jan ZwagingaFaculty of Medicine
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Frits KoningFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas OttenhoffFaculty of Medicine
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Fijs van LeeuwenFaculty of Medicine
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Jan van LithFaculty of Medicine
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Willem FibbeFaculty of Medicine
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Bart van HoekFaculty of Medicine
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Annette van der Helm-van MilFaculty of Medicine
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Amir ZadpoorFaculty of Medicine
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Reinaldus ToesFaculty of Medicine
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Mark de BoerFaculty of Medicine
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Manfred WuhrerFaculty of Medicine
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Frank StaalFaculty of Medicine