A convolutional neural network (CNN) is a biologically inspired algorithm, highly capable at processing images and videos.

This dissertation contains four works during my PhD. Different biomaterials have been designed based on coiled-coil peptides. These biomaterials have a range of applications, inclusing drug delivery, cell sorting to cell-cell fusion.

Promotor: J.M. Memelink

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams

The main aim of my Ph.D. thesis is to further explore the value of using early developing zebrafish larvae (up to 5 dpf) as a model to study anxiety-like behaviour and their pharmacological modulation with drugs.

Wiskunde in Leiden is een kleinschalige studie waar je les krijgt van vooraanstaande wiskundigen. Je legt een sterke basis in de fundamentele wiskunde én je leert over de praktische toepassingen ervan.

The research group Science Communication and Society aims to understand how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. Central themes are ‘Bridging the gap between experts and the general public’ and ‘Evaluating Science Communication’.

Grensverleggend geschiedenis leren.

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

When a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, it is torn apart by strong tidal forces in a tidal disruption event (TDE).

Promotor: R. Gill, Co-promotor: P. Massart

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper

Promotores: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. K. Sailer (Munich University)

As leading cause of death worldwide, cancer is responsible for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 according to World Health Organization (WHO). Cisplatin and its derivatives are commonly used chemotherapy agents for current cancer treatment in the clinics.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body, makes treatments less effective. It is important to unravel the mechanism of metastasis.

Despite being the object of intense study, embryonic development has been difficult to model due to a number of reasons. First, complex tissues can be comprised of many cell types, of which we probably only know a subset.

Op 13 oktober 2021 verdedigde Ross Spence het proefschrift 'Collateral Transactions and Shadow Banking'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. M. Haentjens en prof.dr. A.M. Pacces (UvA).

In this thesis, I focused on studying the above- and belowground interactions of J. vulgaris from a plant-soil feedback (hereafter, PSF) perspective. I investigated the temporal variation of negative PSF and examined the effects of root-associated bacteria on plant performance and aboveground herbiv…

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

Streptomyces are prolific producers of enzymes and secondary metabolites, including more than 50% of all clinical antibiotics. This makes them highly attractive for medical, biotechnological, and industrial purposes.

My PhD thesis investigates the ecological significance of resistance against drought-induced air bubble formation inside the water conduits of plants (embolism), and the plasticity and functional aspects of stem anatomical traits in woody and herbaceous species.

In my research, we developed a method to distinguish knots. A knot is a mathematical depiction of the everyday knot that occurs in ropes and cords.

Acidobacteria is a widely distributed phylum but their functional roles in ecosystem processes are still largely elusive.

The overall objectives of my thesis are to investigate the dynamics of the sorghum root microbiome and to explore the beneficial effects of the root microbiome on sorghum growth and stress tolerance.

In this thesis, I study the formation of large-scale structure and the physics of particle acceleration at large scales (~Mpc).

Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. H. Leirs (Univ. Antwerpen)

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.W.J. Beenakker

Promotor: Carel J. ten Cate, Co-Promotor: Hans W. Slabbekoorn

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

My PhD project studies how the temporally sequential Hox gene expression is regulated during head-tail patterning of the frog embryo.

Understanding interactions in quantum many-body systems remains one of the most profound and difficult challenges in condensed matter physics.

Plastics have become an integral part of modern society due to their versatility and durability.

Heterogeneous catalysis is one of the fundamental processes of modern life, being common in industrial refinery and hydrogen vehicles, all the way to the living cell. The dissociation of H2 on Cu(111) is an important benchmark system for studying heterogeneous catalysis, with a large and varied amount…

The physical origin of the dozens of stellar-mass binaries, the mergers of which have been detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration via gravitational waves, is still unknown.

Dit onderzoeksproject wordt mogelijk gemaakt door een onderzoekssubsidie van Instituut Gak.

Voordrachten in het kader van het onderzoeksproject Zelfredzaamheid en sociale bescherming over de levenscyclus (aug. 2017 – dec. 2023).

Met een masterdiploma in Psychologie van de Universiteit Leiden laat je zien dat je zowel theoretische kennis als academische en professionele vaardigheden bezit. Daardoor ben je voor veel werkgevers een aantrekkelijke kandidaat-werknemer. Er zijn echter veel meer afgestudeerden dan vacatures, vooral…

A new publication on changes in the relationship between news and their public in Chile

A New Technology-Based Firm (NTBF) is a significant enabler of job creation and a driver of the economy through stimulating innovation.

Dr. Helen Pluut heeft een artikel gepubliceerd in het gerenommeerde tijdschrift Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (OBHDP). Dit in samenwerking met Remus Ilies (National University of Singapore), Petru Curşeu (Open Universiteit en Babeş-Bolyai University) en Yukun Liu (University of…

The field of science communication is very broad. Below is a list of organisations where SCS students can fulfill internships or where alumni have found jobs.

Zoeken naar best practices voor en nieuwe inzichten in professionele training en ontwikkeling van docenten.

How does one become a guest author for Nobel Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation? One of our alumni, Mariasole Forlani, can tell you all about it.

This dissertation revolves around the design and implementation of novel instrumentation and related measurement techniques, at the single molecule level, for use in biophysical research. Chapter 1 presents an introduction to the field of fluorescence-based single molecule measurements. In particular,…

Leiden is een echte studentenstad en heeft alles in huis om van jouw studententijd een onvergetelijke tijd te maken. Naast de vele studentenvereningen, zoals sport-, muziek- en gezelligheidsverenigingen, zijn er ook studievereningen, die gezellige evenementen organiseren voor jouw opleiding.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman Co-promotor: L.H. Heitman