691 search results for “cancer research” in the Student website
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Judith BovéeFaculteit Geneeskunde
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New protein inhibitors against cancer? Unilever Research Prize for Aukje Beers
Aukje Beers combined theory and practice, as well as chemistry, biology, and computer models. In this way, she discovered two protein inhibitors during her master’s project that could contribute to the development of a new cancer drug. For her research, Beers received the Unilever Research Prize on…
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More attention needs to be paid to prevention in the fight against cancer
On 11 November Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Monique van Leerdam will deliver her inaugural lecture entitled, ‘Aiming for Prevention’. Van Leerdam, who specialises in hereditary tumours, was appointed professor in July 2020. In her inaugural lecture she will discuss the importance of…
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Promising new technique to treat cancer receives NWO grant
Biological chemist Nathaniel Martin and his team received an NWO grant to examine how blocking a specific enzyme in our body, NNMT, could be helpful in the treatment of some cancers. Trials with mice have been promising, and together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Martin wants to take the next…
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de LangeScience
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Nelleke VerhaveScience
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Hemmo SmitFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Helping cancer patients with treatment choices
Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patients with breast, prostate and skin cancer. The aim is to create a conversation tool that can support cancer patients in their care and help them make decisions.…
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Hanneke LeegwaterScience
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Maaike WensveenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lude RozemaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Frans de RuiterFaculty of Humanities
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Marcel CobussenFaculty of Humanities
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Hannah BliersbachFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Cancer patients want a doctor who shows empathy and doesn’t make vague promises
Patients with incurable cancer want their oncologist to be clear but to show empathy too. They find hard and vague communication harmful. These are the results of a study by psychologists from Leiden that has been published in the American journal Cancer.
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Arjen de VettenICLON
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Ewa Snaar-JagalskaScience
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Jennifer DoekhieFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Harold NefsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ralph Rippe
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ben SmitICLON
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Terry MostertFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nina KrupljaninFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sarah PlukaardFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tamara PlatteelICLON
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€10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…
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Sylvestre BonnetScience
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Special nanoparticles for cancer therapy! Will you help?
Developing a better treatment for patients with head and neck cancer, that is what Binanox, The 2022 iGEM Leiden team, want to achieve. They hope to raise at least 10,000 euros for this cause. Support their crowdfunding campaign today.
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‘Using real-world data to enhance our healthcare system’
On 16 May 2022, Professor Michel Wouters from the Department of Biomedical Data Sciences at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), will deliver his inaugural lecture titled ‘Quality of Cancer Care: why the real world matters’. Wouters will use the opportunity to describe how quality registries…
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Anja van der Voort
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How Oncode-PACT is bringing new cancer medicines closer with 325 million in Growth Fund money
How can you ensure that more experimental drugs reach the finish line? At the moment, only one in twenty cancer drugs that are tested on humans makes it to the market. This is an enormous loss for patients and society. With a grant from the National Growth Fund, Oncode-PACT aims to efficiently select…
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Paula KempFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lisa AnsemsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anke RamakersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anna van 't VeerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficial for the rare and malignant Ewing sarcoma, which mainly affects children and adolescents. Mathematics professor Marta Fiocco has been awarded a substantial…
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From forming embryo to cancer metastasis: the significance of collective cell movement
Luca Giomi has the first results of his ERC consolidator grant. He discovered that epithelial cells move collectively but in different ways, depending on the scale you look at. It is hexatic at small scales, and becomes nematic at larger scales: it is a multiscale order. This collective movement of…
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Bob van de WaterScience
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Stiffness and viscosity of cells differ in cancer and other diseases
During illness, the stiffness or viscosity of cells can change. Tom Evers demonstrated this by measuring such properties of human immune cells for the first time. ‘The stiffness of certain cells could be a way to make a diagnosis,’ Evers said. He defended his thesis on March 26th.
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Verena LyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joran LammersScience
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Natalia Amat LefortScience
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Eva SchmidtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rehana DoleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Linda BreemanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mathijs DeenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Leonardo LenociScience
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Stefan van der VormScience