In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

Geometric phases lead to a nontrivial interference result when an electron's different quantum mechanical paths choices encircle a magnetic coil in an Aharonov-Bohm experiment.

Microbiome composition of the spermosphere and the rhizosphere of wild and modern bean accessions grown in an agricultural and a native soil from Colombia was characterized by metagenomics and cultivation-dependent approaches.

Plant-microbe interaction resulted in different physio/chemical responses by host plant and interacting rhizobacteria.

The spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a safety mechanism which secures accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis.

Increasing the efficiency of gene targeting (GT) as a genome editing tool in plants has been an important goal in plant biotechnology.

Large carnivore population is globally declining as a result of the fragmentation of habitat, large prey depletion and retaliatory killing by pastoralists.

Promotor: Prof.dr. I.A.G. Snellen, C.U. Keller

Inspired by natural photosynthesis, perovskite-based photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems are being developed for artificial photosynthesis, aiming to enhance solar-to-hydrogen conversion for green energy.

Balsaminaceae is a diverse plant family characterized by a huge floral morphological diversity.

Promotor: J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-Promotor: A. Kros

Neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), are increasing in prevalence due to the aging population. Despite extensive study, these diseases are still not fully understood and the lack of personalised treatment options that can target the cause of the diseases, rather than the symptoms,…

Promotor: J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Co-Promotor: S.J. van der Molen

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman

This dissertation presents the results of the importance of creativity for ICT-students of Dutch universities of applied sciences (in Dutch: hogescholen), and the functioning of training courses that aim to promote creative abilities is highlighted.

Several single-stranded RNA viruses make use of Xrn1-resistant RNAs in their 3’ untranslated regions of their genome RNAs in order to increase their pathogenicity.

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

Het BioPartner Center Leiden heeft woensdag 2 september feestelijk het startsein gegeven voor de bouw van het nieuwe Accelerator bouwproject. Maria van der Hoeven, minister van economische zaken, verrichtte de openingshandeling door het heien van de eerste paal.

Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.

Studievoorlichting

Hoe gaan we om met grote uitstoters van broeikasgassen? Zorgen scholen voor een sociale inclusieve omgeving voor alle kinderen? En hoe beschermen we de natuur? Deze vragen hebben twee dingen gemeen: het zijn complexe wereldwijde uitdagingen en data kunnen helpen om ze te beantwoorden. Mitra Baratchi…

Een team van drie studenten verbonden aan de Universiteit Leiden werpt een nieuw licht op het leven, het dieet, de gezondheid en de mobiliteit van individuen die begraven liggen op de historische kerkplaats in Koudekerke, Zeeland. Het project, een samenwerking met de Walcherse Archeologische Dienst…

James Webb life’s building blocks

Visuele aantrekkingskracht speelt een grote rol in de partnerkeuze van orang-oetans, ziet gedragsbioloog en promovendus Tom Roth. Maar om te weten hoe groot die rol is, is meer onderzoek nodig naar de emoties van de mensapen.

Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn

In this thesis an activity-based probe was discovered that could visualize the activity of PLAATs. With an optimized gel-based ABPP assay in hand, screening of a compound library led to the discovery of alpha-ketoamides as a hit for PLAAT3.

In order to gain a better insight into the basis of the rapid jasmonic acid (JA)-mediated stress response, an integrated approach using a targeted high-resolution mass spectrometry-based (HRMS) platform, was conducted to monitor the metabolism of JA using the model system of cell suspension cultures…

Promotores: Prof.dr. F. van Lunteren, Prof.dr. F.S. Gaastra

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De onderzoeksgroep Terrorism and Political Violence van de Universiteit Leiden bestudeert de oorzaken van radicalisering, de tactieken van extremistische groeperingen, en de effectiviteit van anti-terrorismebeleid. We onderzoeken ook de rol van media en de invloed van postkoloniale erfenissen in de…

Promotor: H.V.J. Linnartz

Aan het begin van corona stelde onze faculteit studentmentoren aan om eerstejaars- en internationale studenten te begeleiden. Wat drijft deze mentoren, en hoe is het voor ze om weer op de faculteit te zijn? Mireia en Marten vertellen ons er alles over.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

Over the past years it has been discovered that the population of extra-solar planets is large and diverse.

In this thesis chemical and physical processes in the ice mantles on interstellar dust grains are studied.

CMLCA is a software tool that supports the technical steps of the Life Cycle Assessment. The focus of the program is on advanced computational aspects of life cycle inventory calculations.