230 search results for “tell immune response” in the Student website
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Tom TellingsFaculty of Humanities
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Max Joosten
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Caring responsibilities
Acting as a carer takes a lot of time and energy. If this causes you to fall behind in your studies or experience other difficulties, you can request support from the university.
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Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis
A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor student Biopharmaceutical Sciences Willemijn van der Heijden aimed to understand why. She investigated whether the formation of a protein layer around the…
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Bart RoepFaculty of Medicine
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Leila Akkari appointed Special Professor of Cancer–immune interactions
Leila Akkari was appointed Special Professor of Cancer-immune interactions at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) on 15 December. Akkari is a researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), where she studies the relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, with a particular focus…
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jin YanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henk KeldermanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Cornelis HokkeFaculty of Medicine
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Margo DonaFaculty of Science
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Andrea BartolucciFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Pretend student’? Tell others and get help
In the documentary ‘Pretend Student’, former students talk about why they let everyone believe they were still studying. How can you make sure you don’t end up in such an impossible situation? Four questions for Leiden Student Dean, Romke Biagioni, who worked on the documentary.
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculty of Archaeology
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Annemarie MeijerFaculty of Science
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Mark van BuchemFaculty of Medicine
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Cornelis van KootenFaculty of Medicine
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Frank Baas
Faculty of Medicine
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Patrick van Hage
Faculty of Science
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Alex Geert CastermansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Huub de GrootFaculty of Science
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What do complex molecules tell us about star formation?
How do you progress from an immense gas cloud somewhere in the universe to a star with planets? Research by Astronomy PhD student Martijn van Gelder sheds more light on the earliest phases of this process. He will receive his doctorate on November 24th.
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Werken aan een effectiever malariavaccin
In het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum wordt gewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van een nieuw malariavaccin dat effectiever is dan de huidige vaccins.
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Maurijn van der ZeeFaculty of Science
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculty of Medicine
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Irene Pascual GarciaFaculty of Science
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How the speed demons of the universe tell us something about the Milky Way
They hurtle along at over a thousand kilometres per second: the fastest stars in the Milky Way. PhD candidate Fraser Evans conducted research into these elusive hypervelocity stars and discovered that they have a lot to teach us, about black holes and supernovae, for example.
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Safety, responsibility and connection: especially now
We, the Executive Board and deans, have recently heard from different sources that the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to evoke strong feelings of tension, anxiety and insecurity within our university community. We take this very seriously and so are once again addressing you all.
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Marieke TollenaarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Melanie FinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eamon AloyoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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A new perspective on pneumonia: what does our body tell us about the cause?
Effectively treating a severe case of pneumonia is often challenging. Identifying the pathogen behind it can be difficult. PhD candidate Ilona den Hartog tried something new: ‘We searched for answers in substances our own body produces.’ PhD defence on 17 September.
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Responsible alcohol consumption: 'It's good to pull together'
Anyone in Leiden wanting to join a student association has plenty to choose from. But the risk of alcohol abuse is a very real one. Leiden University, Leiden University of Applied Sciences and dozens of student associations have signed a new alcohol covenant that promises they will do their best to…
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AI Lab launched for effective and responsible supervision
How can you increase the effectiveness of inspectors using responsible artificial intelligence (AI)? This is the question the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) Lab AI4Oversight is tackling. By developing algorithms and methods, they try to provide optimal support for, for example,…
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Joost BeltmanFaculty of Science
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Jip StamFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Noortje DannenbergFaculty of Science
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Arthur RamFaculty of Science
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3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy
Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an environment that closely mimics human tissue. They have also developed a method to monitor real-time interactions of these mini-tumours with immune cells during…
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Ancient magnetic fields: What do they tell us about the early years of the universe?
Are magnetic fields older than the first light? And how did they influence the development of our universe right after the Big Bang? Cosmologists from Leiden, Groningen, and Utrecht are now collaborating to investigate this.
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From lockdown to the lab: Leiden PhD researcher develops ‘decoy molecule’ to slow down coronavirus
While the Netherlands was in lockdown because of the coronavirus, PhD candidate Koen Rijpkema began his research into the same virus. In the lab, he developed molecules that can inhibit an important viral enzyme.
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Paul ParrenFaculty of Medicine
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Laura BosmansFaculty of Science
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Jill de MolFaculty of Science
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Serkan AslanFaculty of Science