438 search results for “molecular genetics” in the Staff website
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Dorien PetersFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Genet HaileFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Paul HooykaasFaculty of Science
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Bernardo AntunesFaculty of Science
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A ‘lock’ to make genetic modification safer
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be useful allies in the fight against critical environmental problems. Could because the use of GMOs is strictly regulated at the moment. A Leiden student team is now trying to make these GMOs safer with the aid of an ingenious lock.
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Medical Delta Professor Eline Slagboom: ‘The delta region is where everything comes together’
Professor Eline Slagboom has been studying multiple generations of families for over 20 years. She collects data on why some people age healthily and others decline early.
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Peter BouwmanFaculty of Science
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Anagnostis TheodoropoulosFaculty of Science
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Wouter StaalSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bioart plays with genetic building blocks
Biotechnological developments are moving fast. From genetically modified plant varieties we are now moving to cultured meat. These developments require moral interpretation - and they get it in the form of art. Lotte Pet wrote a dissertation about it.
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The molecular secrets of medicinal cannabis
Chronic pain, nausea or vomiting due to chemotherapy. If you suffer from such ailments, medicinal cannabis can be a godsend. Though a downside is that it can make patients high. Therefore, Leiden researchers from the Oncode Institute are investigating alternatives that do not make you high. In Nature…
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Kimberly KuiperSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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‘Genetic variants could help determine whether breast cancer is hereditary’
We already know a lot about genetics and the risk of breast cancer. But much still needs to be done in breast cancer genetics to improve the prognosis and make sure women at high risk aren’t missed. This is what Professor by Special Appointment Marjanka Schmidt will say in her inaugural lecture on 4…
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Sander WezenbergFaculty of Science
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Kevin GroenFaculty of Science
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Sam BoerlijstFaculty of Science
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Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act
An evolutionary 'trap' that has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise – yet persists all the same. How is that possible? PhD candidate James France found new clues.
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Dennis ClaessenFaculty of Science
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Breast cancer risk more accurate after genetic test
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has spent the past five years coordinating an international study of genetic mutations and breast cancer risks. The results will make it easier to determine which genes increase the risk of breast cancer and to what extent. The researchers published their results…
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Personalised medicine? Then you’ll need to look beyond genetics
Why does a medicine work well for one person, but cause side effects in another? Research by Laura de Jong shows that it’s not just our DNA that matters – other medicines and illnesses can also affect how our bodies respond.
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Biological Origami at molecular level: folding a single protein
Human cells are protecting their proteins from unfolding and aggregating. That's what biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his team discovered after seven years of in-depth research into the folding mechanisms of proteins. With an unprecedented approach, the team was able to study the folding of a single…
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Margo DonaFaculty of Science
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Stephanus HuijbregtsSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Frank Baas
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Niels van der WindtFaculty of Science
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Pieter ReitsmaFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jorinde Nuytinck
Faculty of Science
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Gilles van WezelFaculty of Science
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Kat StewartFaculty of Science
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Francesco BudaFaculty of Science
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Bacteria full of potential: searching for new antibiotics through genetic on–off switches
Collaborating and learning from other fields – that is what bioinformatician Hannah Augustijn enjoys most about doing research. During her PhD at Leiden University, she developed new ways to search within bacteria for the antibiotics of the future.
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Xinya PanFaculty of Science
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Louie KrolFaculty of Science
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Esther van der EntFaculty of Science
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Emilie DidaskalouFaculty of Science
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Giulia CallegaroFaculty of Science
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Genetics proves it: Indo-European did not come to Europe on horseback
Horses were first domesticated in South-West Russia, is the conclusion drawn by an international team of researchers writing in the well-respected journal Nature. Their conclusion resolves a longstanding archaeological question. But, surprisingly enough, this domestication did not contribute to the…
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Remko OffringaFaculty of Science
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy of preventive genetic testing is a fine example of the intersection of economic science and law.
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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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Nienke BouwSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Oliver TuazonFaculty of Law
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Salma BalazadehFaculty of Science
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BRAIN appoints University of Leiden as partner for BEC-Enabled production strain development
BRAIN Biotech and the Leiden University will jointly develop an Aspergillus based production strain with high yield and thus contribute to a bio-based circular economy. The cooperation is based on BRAIN´s molecular tool BEC.
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Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal
Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, he received this honour for his services to science and his key role in the development of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP).
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Tom van der WelFaculty of Science
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Bas ter BraakFaculty of Science
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Marije NiemeijerFaculty of Science
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Marieke TollenaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Phebe van LangeveldeFaculty of Science