281 search results for “tell immune response” in the Staff website
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Tom TellingsFaculty of Humanities
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Transcriptional regulation of effector-triggered immunity (ETI): from tissue to cells
PhD defence
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Max Joosten
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Responsible collaboration
When you work with partners from home or abroad, these collaborations must be safe and responsible.
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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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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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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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protection strategies: Ding lab receives 2.4M grant to investigate plant immunity
Plant biologist Pingtao Ding, assistant professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), has received a 2.4 million European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC Starting Grant for promising young researchers allows him to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist…
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Cornelis HokkeFaculty of Medicine
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Academia in Motion: ‘Our collective responsibility to create, share and improve knowledge’
Anna van ’t Veer is the face of Open Science Community Leiden (OSCL). She calls for an academic system that centres transparency. ‘Culture chance can only be achieved together.’
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Responsible Removals: Holistic Portfolio Design, Systems Integration, and Equitable Allocation of Carbon Dioxide Removal
PhD defence
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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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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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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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Transdisciplinary health improvement in The Hague: ‘Neighbourhoods tell us what they need’
Health conditions and social problems often go hand in hand. To address this complex issue in families in The Hague, researchers, managers, support services, policymakers and residents are joining forces. What are the results of this transdisciplinary approach?
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Dutch state returns stolen artefacts: ‘Make sure to tell the full story’
The Netherlands returned 478 artefacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka this week, on the advice of a Dutch committee. Rightly so, says Leiden professor Pieter ter Keurs from the Museums, Collections and Society interdisciplinary research programme. ‘But do make it clear why you are returning something.’
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Marieke TollenaarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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A quick call with Petra Slabber about Emergency Response Day
Every year, the first Monday in November is Emergency Response Day: the opportunity to recognise the importance of emergency response officers. At Leiden University over 400 enthusiastic and dedicated emergency response officers make sure our students and staff are safe, says emergency response training…
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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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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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Tell us about your experience: employee survey starts on 6 May 2025
Organisation, Human resources
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Joost BeltmanFaculty of Science
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Jip StamFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Arthur RamFaculty of Science
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Noortje DannenbergFaculty of Science