1,038 search results for “gene theory” in the Public website
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Major research project GUTS kicks off: How can this generation of young people grow up successfully?
After a big two-day conference, the Growing Up Together in Society consortium has officially begun. Researchers from seven universities will spend the next decade looking at how young people grow up as engaged and resilient adults. Leiden psychologists explain how they will do so.
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus collaboration brings self-learning healthcare system a step closer
More effective diagnosis and prognosis than ever, with less intrusive medical screening? Scientists from Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam are well on the way to achieving just that. Imaging professors Serge Rombouts and Wiro Niessen are working on an extremely rigorous, self-learning adviser for radiologists.…
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Scientists find strong evidence that wasting syndrome is the same for all organisms
An interdisciplinary team of Leiden researchers has discovered that wasting syndrome, a severe byproduct of tuberculosis, is the same for all humans and animals studied. The discovery offers new opportunities to investigate the still insufficiently understood condition. The scientists also developed…
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The quest for more antibiotics
Streptomycetes are similar to moulds, but these bacteria live in the soil. They are very popular in biotechnology because they produce a great many antibiotics and enzymes. Gilles van Wezel will be using his Vici subsidy to study ways of increasing their production.
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More efficient drug development with the help of computer models
The coronavirus has the world in its grip. Finding a cure has never been more important. Unfortunately, the development of new drugs for treatment of the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus and development of a vaccine are complex, lengthy, and above all costly processes. With the help of computer…
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How Oncode-PACT is bringing new cancer medicines closer with 325 million in Growth Fund money
How can you ensure that more experimental drugs reach the finish line? At the moment, only one in twenty cancer drugs that are tested on humans makes it to the market. This is an enormous loss for patients and society. With a grant from the National Growth Fund, Oncode-PACT aims to efficiently select…
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Learning Unkown Intervention Targets in Structural Causal Models
Lecture
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Next Generation Bacitracin
PhD defence
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan ten HeuwFaculty of Humanities
- Publication highlights
- Seasons of Interdisciplinarity
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Seminars
LCN2 hosts seminars on the last Friday of each month.
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Causal Discovery: Challenges and Opportunities
Lecture
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Computational modeling of pharmacokinetics and tumor dynamics to guide anti-cancer treatment
PhD defence
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Evolution and development of orchid flowers and fruits
PhD defence
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The role of glucocorticoid receptor signaling in metabolic disease: A matter of time and sex
PhD defence
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Modes of Human Becoming: Towards a Process Archaeology of Mind
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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3D modeling and RNA-based therapeutics for Dutch-type Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
PhD defence
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Decoding the molecular makeup of the human ovary through single-cell transcriptomics
PhD defence
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Pathophysiology of von Willebrand factor in bleeding and thrombosis
PhD defence
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Functions and biosynthesis of a tip-associated glycan in Streptomyces
PhD defence
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IBL Spotlight - Somayah Elsayed and Kasper van der Cruijsen
Lecture
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The Comics Canon - Graphic Novels at Leiden University Libraries
Graphic Novels and Comics have developed from pulp status to an entirely self-contained medium. This form of storytelling is not limited to stories of superheroes but has been used, molded and reshaped to display historical events, classic stories and autobiographical memoirs. But where should you begin…
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How do you help a child suffering from depression?
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstra recently hosted a webinar on the subject of depression in teenagers. The level of interest was overwhelming.
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Workshop Exploring the Role of Hype in the Future of Quantum Technology
Telling sensationalised stories, exaggerating benefits and understating the risks: creating ‘hype’ about something doesn't sound like something a responsible scientist would indulge in. Or could we also use hype in a ‘good way'? What could we achieve by opening up quantum futures for wider discussions,…
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Cleveringa Professor Roméo Dallaire on Rwanda and PTSD
Cleveringa Professor Roméo Dallaire led the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in 1994, but was unable to prevent a genocide from unfolding before his very eyes. Eight hundred thousand people lost their lives. In his Cleveringa Lecture on 26 November, this retired Lieutenant-General from Canada speaks…
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‘We all support equal opportunities, but disagree on how to achieve them’
Rotterdam is an extreme example of inequality in the Netherlands. There are huge health and life expectancy differences between neighbourhoods. Good access to healthcare and education isn’t a cure-all, say inequality economists Lieke Beekers and Hans van Kippersluis
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture
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Tailoring medicines for the genetically diverse African populations
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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MCBIM Mini Symposium: Cancer Treatment and Detection
Lecture
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Above- and belowground interactions in Jacobaea vulgaris: zooming in and zooming out from a plant-soil feedback perspective
PhD defence
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LED3 PhD-Postdoc Symposium 2024
Conference
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Theses
Below thesis archives will be moved shortly (work in progress) to the Leiden Repository. Once this is done, theses submitted by MI students (from 2008 onwards) can be accessed via the Repository and will be removed from this site.
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
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YAL members
Read all about YAL membership and the members of the Young Academy Leiden.
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Lunch Time Seminars
The biweekly Lunch Time Seminar is an online only event, but it is not publicly accessible in real-time. If you would like to attend one of the upcoming sessions, please send an email to sails@liacs.leidenuniv.nl.