577 search results for “biology” in the Student website
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Karline JanmaatSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Graduation ceremony MSc Biology students
Festival
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Michael RichardsonFaculty of Science
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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding
The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Remmerswaal threw all his talent into the challenge – both in the lab and as a modeller – and succeeded. He received his PhD on 12th September.
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Neeltje BlankensteinSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Meindert LamersFaculty of Science
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Wolves in the Netherlands feed mainly on wild animals – but also target grazing cattle in areas with less prey
Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce they also prey on free-roaming cattle used for nature conservation
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Merijn de BakkerFaculty of Science
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Sandra IrmischFaculty of Science
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Lennart Schada von BorzyskowskiFaculty of Science
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Paul KesslerFaculty of Science
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Anthe JanssenFaculty of Science
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Roderick BoumanFaculty of Science
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Esther van der EntFaculty of Science
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Wil TamisFaculty of Science
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Berend GagesteinFaculty of Science
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Roeland MerksFaculty of Science
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Ewa Snaar-JagalskaFaculty of Science
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Tressia ChikodzaFaculty of Science
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
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Sylvia de PaterFaculty of Science
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‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’
'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…
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Unique ‘penis plant’ flowers at Hortus
Amorphophallus decus-silvae, or the ‘penis plant’ as it is known, has just flowered at the Hortus botanicus. It flowered for two days, and then the pollen, which the male flowers produced was collected. As far as the plant experts at the Hortus can tell, this was just the third time that this species…
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‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’
Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never thought of yourself. Ultimately, that makes you better at your job.’ That’s why he always encourages his students to ask questions. And it’s appreciated:…
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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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Arthur RamFaculty of Science
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Herman SpainkFaculty of Science
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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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Luuk ReinaldaFaculty of Science
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Margot van Weijsten
Faculty of Science
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Jos van den BroekFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Yunfei Wu
Faculty of Science
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David Mattias VersluisFaculty of Science
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Donja van den Beld
Faculty of Science
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Pingtao DingFaculty of Science
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Ariane BriegelFaculty of Science
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Deyi Wang
Faculty of Science
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Maya SaatFaculty of Science
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Anneke van AschFaculty of Science
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Aleid Offerhaus
Faculty of Science
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Eka Iskandar
Faculty of Science
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Gunja Mishra
Faculty of Science
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Frietson Galis
Faculty of Science
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Rutger Vos
Faculty of Science
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Anne Schulp
Faculty of Science
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Borah SpoorenbergFaculty of Science
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Susanne Masters
Faculty of Science
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Martin Rücklin
Faculty of Science
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Wesley PostFaculty of Science
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Willem NotebornFaculty of Science