A remarkable population of short period transiting rocky exoplanets with equilibrium temperatures on the order of 2,000 K has recently been discovered.

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

Dissolving microneedles are a subgroup of microneedle types that completely dissolve within the skin. During this dissolving process the vaccine, stored in the needle matrix, is released into the skin.

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

Moritz Jesse has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission. In his MIND-EU Project he will focus on a coherent way to teach Migration, Integration, and Non-Discrimination at Leiden Law School at bachelor and master level.

How should jurisdictions, both on the national and on the supra-national level, handle the interaction between public and private law where it regards the regulation of financial markets?

uman skin equivalents (HSEs) are in vitro 3D-skin models that mimic many aspects of the native human skin (NHS) and can be a valuable tool.

In belangrijke zaken voor het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie (EHJ) in Luxemburg worden de arresten voorafgegaan door een conclusie van een advocaat-generaal. Deze adviezen zijn niet bindend voor het Hof, maar zijn in de praktijk zeer invloedrijk

De december 2022 editie van the Common Market Law Review, Vol. 59 No. 6, is nu online toegankelijk.

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

Promotor: P. J. J. Hooykaas Co-promotor: B. S de Pater

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.J. Kroes

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an important bulk chemical that is used in various industrial processes. More than 95% of the H2O2 used in industry is made via the anthraquinone process during which a large amount of energy is going to waste.

The solar system was formed approximately 4.56 billion years ago. Despite the numerous theories that have been developed over the years, the formation and evolution of the solar system still remain unclear.

The research described in this thesis has, using the zebrafish as a model system, shed new light on the intricate relationship between TB and DM2, in particular on the role of leptin, SHP-1 and glucocorticoids.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that human macrophages can be induced to exert direct anti-tumor activity against osteosarcoma cells. Our observation that the induction of macrophage anti-tumor activity by L-MTP-PE required IFN-gamma may be of relevance for the optimization of L-MTP-PE therapy in…

In the search for sustainable energy solutions, the idea of artificial photosynthesis has been proposed as an approach with which to use water and sunlight to produce hydrogen.

Promotor: J. van der Greef; Co-promotor: E. van Wijk, M. Wang

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.M de Groot, Co-Promotor: A. Alia

De in de introductie geschetste ontwikkelingen leiden ertoe dat huishoudens meer verantwoordelijk gaan dragen voor sociale risico’s, meer zelf moeten plannen, over een langere periode en onder meer onzekerheid.Dit geldt niet alleen in Nederland, maar ook in andere westerse landen. Dit leidt tot de onderstaande…

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, J. Neefjes, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

The intradermal administration route is attractive for vaccine delivery, because of the highly populated antigen-presenting cells in the skin. However, the skin’s main physical barrier, the stratum corneum, prevents vaccines from entering the skin.

Een televisiecrew van Euronews kwam naar Leiden om Eugenio Cusumano te interviewen over zijn werk op het gebied van migranten reddingsoperaties in de Middellandse zee. Eugenio is expert op het gebied van international relations.

Na het ontvangen van je diploma van LUC, kun je als alumni overal ter wereld heen. Velen die je voor zijn gegaan hebben ervoor gekozen om een master als vervolgopleiding te doen. Sommigen beginnen meteen aan hun professionele carrière of volgen een PhD. Door de vele academische vakgebieden die op LUC…

The work described in this Thesis is focused on the assembly of oligosaccharide fragments derived from a fungal polysaccharide, galactosaminogalactan (GAG) and fragments of the exopolysaccharide Pel, generated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Single-Molecule Microscopy (SMM) techniques constitute a group of powerful imaging tools that enable researchers to study the dynamic behavior of individual molecules.

This thesis consists of two subjects, that are both a consequence of radiation pressure.

Multicellular giant algae Chara species have been widely used in physiological studies for decades.

In this thesis, classes of strongly interacting quantum field theories, have been studied.

The thesis deals with the study of giant radio galaxies (GRGs), which are radio galaxies of megaparsec sizes.

Leidse wetenschappers gaan een bijdrage leveren aan de ontwikkeling van een camera voor de in aanbouw zijnde European Extremely Large Telescope. Op 28 september tekende de Nederlandse Onderzoekschool voor Astronomie een samenwerkingsovereenkomst met de European Southern Observatory.

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This study has been carried out in the community of Sukamiskin, a kelurahan (‘village’) in Bandung, the Capital of West Java Province, located in the Sunda Region of Indonesia.

Promotor: G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

The Sundanese people, the largest ethnic group in West Java, have been using traditional medicine for a long time. Known as ubar kampung, Sundanese indigenous knowledge, beliefs and practices of traditional medicine are based on local people’s knowledge and use of Medicinal, Aromatic, and Cosmetic (MAC)…

The confinement of molecular catalysts in metal-organic frameworks has the potential to lead to significant improvements in selectivity, long term activity and catalyst stability.

Women Writing Mexico (WWM) is a network of women and men concerned with the human rights crisis in Mexico and more specifically, with the impact of structural forms of poverty, everyday violence, and discrimination based on gender, race, social class, and ethnicity, that particularly have an impact…

The research described in this Thesis was aimed at designing and synthesizing nature-inspired compounds as part of TB vaccine discovery.

This thesis has described novel synthetic methods to produce a variety of (glyco)peptides and their application in the study of various immunological processes.

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

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

In this thesis we investigated the ability of two-photon multifocal microscopy for single-molecule microscopy in live cells and organisms.