550 search results for “development disease” in the Student website
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Andrea RagragioFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simay CetinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fang-I ChuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ksenia ShepetinaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mari MiyamotoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Caterina SartoriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fien SteenbergenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ine AlbertsAdministration and Central Services
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Diana SuhardimanKoninklijk Instituut Taal, Land- en Volkenkunde
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Simon HayFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research
The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure One LUMC research centre aims to accelerate this breakthrough.
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Adapting to salinity: Dutch mosquitos do take it with a grain of salt
Dutch mosquitos are more resilient to saltwater than previously thought. Environmental scientist Sam Boerlijst discovered this during his PhD research at the Hortus botanicus. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how mosquito-borne disease transmission might change in the future.
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Scouring the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses
What happens in the brains of people with psychiatric illnesses? With a €23.23 million gravity grant, scientists from different fields will search for biological causes over the next decade. ‘By joining forces, we hope to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with these diseases.’
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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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Which algorithm solves which problem? Diederick Vermetten developed methods to find out
Algorithms solve problems. But which algorithm is best suited to which problem? During his doctoral research, Diederick Vermetten developed methods to figure this out. And that is important for the entire field.
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needs: new course for master’s students focuses on quality in drug development
Immediately connect with the needs of industry with your master’s degree. The new course Practical Aspects of Quality Management in Pharma and Biotech provides just that. The LACDR and LUMC set up the course together with the Biotech Training Facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park. The first…
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‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’
How do fats and enzymes in the brain contribute to multiple sclerosis? In his PhD research, Daan van der Vliet combined chemistry and neuroscience to gain new insights into how brain disorders develop.
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Tessa MinterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Federico De MussoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jasmijn RanaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bart BarendregtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Healthy soil for a healthy gut
How does the soil we grow our vegetables in, affects the health of our gut? And does a healthy soil gives crops a better quality and taste? These are some of the questions Soil ecologist Emilia Hannula and a big consortium will work on. With an NWO-KIC grant of 1.8 million, CML, IBL, FGGA, the LUMC,…
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Man-made antibodies may change the future of drug development – here’s why
Sometimes an idea seems so logical and elegant at first glance, that you later wonder why no one thought of it before. Two researchers from LACDR have teamed up to develop a completely synthetic alternative to antibodies—one that mimics their size, shape and function, but which is cheaper, more stable,…
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With 30 million dollars, this consortium aims to tackle tuberculosis
Thanks to a clever research method, progress is being made in the quest for better tuberculosis medications. Within an American consortium that received a 30 million dollars grant, Leiden researcher Rob van Wijk plays a significant role. ‘The next breakthrough in tuberculosis research will come much…
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Erik de MaakerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Master’s students Brechtje de Jong and Ilse de Weert win KNMP Studentenprijs 2024
Brechtje de Jong, a Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences master’s student, and Ilse de Weert, a Pharmacy student, have won the KNMP Studentenprijs 2024. They received the award for their outstanding academic performance and research internships.
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Anna NotsuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Andrew LittlejohnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2024
Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. What did the university achieve in 2024? A small sample.
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‘A few nerves before lectures show that my work matters’
Giving an incorrect answer as a student in a packed lecture hall can be nerve-wracking. But with Pharmacology teacher Rob van Wijk, you don’t need to worry about that. ‘He creates a comfortable and safe atmosphere,’ his students say. They have nominated him for the Leiden Science Teacher Award.
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research
One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For these achievements, Marie Depuydt and Jurren de Groot were awarded the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award on the evening of Tuesday 4 June.
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Merel van VlietFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michelle AchterbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Caspar Schmeits
Faculty of Science
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Alma KuijpersICLON
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Ahmad Nuril HudaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Elseline Hoekzema
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Siyun WuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Amit KurienFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter BosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daphne Wong-A-FoeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Carla Cisternas GuaschFaculty of Humanities
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Arman HasanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Brigitte TheeuwesICLON
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Mikolaj SzachniewiczFaculty of Science
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Hannah SpencerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim van de MeerendonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Willem van WijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences