743 search results for “development disease” in the Student website
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Mentor or tutor
As part of the Leiden study system we provide first-year bachelor’s students with good support and good academic guidance. This guidance is given by tutors and mentors from your faculty or study programme.
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Fie LuijtenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy of preventive genetic testing is a fine example of the intersection of economic science and law.
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carolien RieffeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leiden scientists create first-ever dengue-on-a-chip to study this deadly virus
Researchers at Leiden University have created a unique model that mimics how disease develops after a dengue infection. This 'dengue-on-a-chip' model helps them study the virus more effectively. The timing is crucial, as climate change is causing dengue to spread worldwide.
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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Metje Postma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Medical Delta AI for Computational Life Sciences
The fact that scientists are increasingly better able to access molecular cell and tissue data also brings with it a new challenge: how can scientists find the information they need for research among the vast amount of data available?
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A quick call with Nadine Akkerman about the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘I feel a connection with Annie’
Each year on or around International Women’s Day, the university hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. You are welcome to attend − even if you wouldn't call yourself a feminist, says professor and organiser Nadine Akkerman. ‘You get the best discussions with a diverse audience.’
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climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. The study has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Suzanne NaafsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Siddharth DivakaruniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Osteoarchaeologist Maia Casna interviewed on a podcast
PhD candidate Maia Casna was a guest on the new episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. In it, Maia discusses her research on urbanisation and respiratory diseases while uncovering the intricacies of studying the human past and bones.
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Somayah ElsayedFaculty of Science
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Nico SchrijverFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lockdown impacted brain development in young people
What effect did the lockdown have on young people? Leiden researchers started a study of this in the first year of the covid pandemic. They discovered an impact on the development of the brain areas involved in social behaviour. The researchers published their discovery in Scientific Reports at Nat…
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Catherine MergenFaculty of Science
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Mariona Oliver LloberasFaculty of Science
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Alia AliaFaculty of Science
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Children develop prejudice at an early age
Children in the Netherlands develop prejudices based on ethnicity at an early age. Ymke de Bruijn (27) came to this conclusion in her dissertation ‘Child Interethnic Prejudice in the Netherlands: Social Learning from Parents and Picture Books’. For her PhD project she took a closer look at the behaviours…
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Chemistry as the key to medical innovation
Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'
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Development of the Faculty Strategic Plan
The development of the Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) did not come to a standstill over the summer. We now have a draft version of the Plan that incorporates the feedback on the strategic objectives that we obtained from various meetings and bodies before the summer. The Research Directors and a number…
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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients'
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge. With their company Iprotics, they want to develop a drug that can better treat patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers. 25,000 euros of prize…
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Janine UbinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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UMCs join forces to increase pandemic preparedness
Four university medical centres, including the LUMC, are joining forces to increase pandemic preparedness in the Netherlands.
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Osteoarchaeologist Maia Casna receives the NVFA Incentive Prize: ‘I try to push osteology into the public eye as much as I can’
PhD candidate Maia Casna received an Incentive Prize from the Dutch Association for Physical Anthropology (NVFA). She was rewarded this honor for her innovative research into respiratory diseases and her talent for presenting her results to both academic and general audiences. ‘It feels really nice…
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Thalia ThomassenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Roxane HeidenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jelle BuijsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marit PauwelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Louise van Gent
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Belia Schuurman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Josefien StaatsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marc Cleiren
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mariska Moreu-de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marije StoltenborghFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Florine Roosken-BijloosICLON
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Nicole VerdoesICLON
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Lisa FennisAdministration and Central Services
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Thea de GelderFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Emily Elizabeth GdulaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anouk Conrads
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Irna HofmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences