491 search results for “mathematisch biology” in the Staff website
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Donja van den BeldFaculty of Science
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Enebie Ramos CáceresFaculty 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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‘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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‘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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Deyi Wang
Faculty of Science
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Maya SaatFaculty of Science
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Aleid Offerhaus
Faculty of Science
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Gunja Mishra
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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Wesley PostFaculty of Science
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Christina KamermanFaculty of Science
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Amber VerhaarFaculty of Science
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Jeroen AppelboomFaculty of Science
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Julia de JongFaculty of Science
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Antonio KamerlingFaculty of Science
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Renske Onstein
Faculty of Science
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Maribel Adame ValeroFaculty of Science
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Frietson Galis
Faculty of Science
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Leo Kriegsman
Faculty of Science
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Aileen Krüger
Faculty of Science
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300 million euros for new international stem cell consortium
The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the Danstem Institute from the University of Copenhagen and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne have received 300m euros from the Novo Nordisk foundation. The aim of this new international consortium is to bring stem-cell based therapies…
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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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Ariane BriegelFaculty of Science
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Eva PutriFaculty of Science
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Eva George MatlalcuatziFaculty of Science
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Yixuan Wang
Faculty of Science
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Tijn Vleeshouwer
Faculty of Science
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Jessica Hoang
Faculty of Science
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Tessa VergroesenFaculty of Science
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Nora BrüchleFaculty of Science
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yangli zhouFaculty of Science
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Kim BongerFaculty of Science
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Erdem Kerem Tiras
Faculty of Science
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Kanwal KayasthaFaculty of Science
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Alexandra VelthuijzenFaculty of Science
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Luuk Reinalda
Faculty of Science
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Kas Steuten
Faculty of Science
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Maurijn van der ZeeFaculty of Science
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Jonathan Benichov
Faculty of Science
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A chemical biology approach to explore lipid metabolism in neurological disorders
PhD defence
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Students work on bacterium that makes sustainable plastic
A group of biology students are working on a solution to the world’s plastics problem by getting bacteria to make biodegradable plastic.
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What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet
Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.
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Fred JanssenICLON
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Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it
Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.
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Débora Almeida Pirani
Faculty of Science
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Zoe ZengFaculty of Science