Explore "Statistical Aspects of Clinical Trials" at Boerhaave Nascholing. Dive into trial design, analysis, and practical sessions. Read more here.

Explore "Statistical Aspects of Clinical Trials" at Boerhaave Nascholing. Dive into trial design, analysis, and practical sessions. Read more here.

Op 28 oktober 2021 verdedigde Hein van der Bruggen zijn proefschrift en behaalde daarmee de doctorstitel.

Dit project digitaliseert en verenigt de Van Manen Collectie, zodat de vorming ervan bestudeerd kan worden en inzicht ontstaat in drukcultuur, kennisverspreiding en religieuze praktijken in Centraal-Tibet.

Het Levend Lab gaat verhuizen. En dat is een behoorlijke klus: van het zoeken naar een geschikte locatie en het uitgraven van 32 nieuwe slootjes, tot het wachten op nieuwe waterdiertjes. Milieuwetenschapper Martina Vijver en ecoloog Maarten Shrama vertellen erover aan het Leidsch Dagblad.

Promoter: Ed F. Deprettere, Co-promoter: Todor P. Stefanov

Ieder levend organisme op aarde bevat DNA, de genetische code die alle informatie over het organisme bevat. Maar is het buitenaardse leven gebaseerd op dezelfde moleculen als het leven op aarde? ‘Ieder levend organisme in het heelal heeft een genetische code nodig,’ zegt Emeritus hoogleraar Theoretische…

Leidse onderzoekers hebben de DNA volgorde van de Europese paling bepaald. Kennis van de genetische code van deze primitieve vissoort is belangrijk om de soort te kunnen beschermen tegen uitsterven maar ook ten behoeve van visserij en aquacultuur. De gegevens zijn nu gepubliceerd in het vrij toegankelijke…

Gold nanorods are biocompatible nanoparticles that present an excellent two-photon signal that can be used to get high spatial resolution inside living cells. Gold nanorods are photostable and therefore can be followed inside cells for long time, with possible applications as trackers in live cells.

The deeper understanding of an organism's pathology is important for developing treatments. Over centuries of systematic research, clinical researchers have demonstrated that the more information they acquire about the cellular properties and their organisation in the tissue, the better they can understand…

The skin is our natural barrier and lipids are a key part of this barrier. In the outer skin layer, the stratum corneum (SC), lipids form a densely organized structure dependent on the composition of these lipids.

Promotor: T. Hankemeier, Co-promotor: T.H. Reijmers

This thesis investigates the contribution of quantum computers to machine learning, a field called Quantum Machine Learning. Quantum Machine Learning promises innovative perspectives and methods for solving complex problems in machine learning, leveraging the unique capabilities of quantum computers…

Veel Nederlandse schaatsers en voetballers behoren tot de absolute wereldtop. Toch kunnen ze dankzij slimme statistische analyses wellicht nóg een beetje beter worden. De Universiteit Leiden werkt er samen met Delft en Amsterdam aan.

De Volkskrant beschrijft een laboratoriumstudie die aantoont dat magneetvelden essentieel zijn voor de leefbaarheid van zogenaamde superaardes. Leids astronoom Ignas Snellen prijst het als een ‘knap staaltje funamenteel onderzoek’, maar vindt dat het belang van de magneetvelden overschat wordt.

Herfstbladeren in de tuin weghalen is slecht voor de biodiversiteit. Rogier van Vugt, hoofd horticultuur van de Hortus Botanicus Leiden, en ecoloog Marco Roos, delen hun kennis in Quest.

Biofysicus Rolf Harkes heeft een microscoop ontwikkeld die individuele moleculen kan lokaliseren in levende cellen. Dit verbetert de traceertechnieken voor ziektes als kanker en Parkinson op cellulair niveau. Promotie op 13 januari 2016

Neemt de terreurdreiging toe als Nederland ook in Syrië gaat bombarderen?

Wetland plants are distinguished from plants of other terrestrial ecosystems by their adaptations to specific habitat stresses, including waterlogged and flooding and the subsequent abundance of phytotoxic compounds.

Promotor: Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: V. Sidoravicius.

A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

Plants produce an astonishing variety of secondary metabolites (SMs) which are thought to play vital roles in the fitness of plants through ecological interactions.

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,…

Decentralized plug and play systems for energy production are the future picture of our society. Artificial photosynthetic systems are used for this purpose.

This research delves into a region of space known as the interstellar medium (ISM), which is essentially the area between the stars filled with gas and dust.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

This work is dedicated to interpreting in cohomological terms the special values of zeta functions of arithmetic schemes.

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.

The research described in this thesis focused on identifying novel drug targets and synergistic combinations for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a virulent subtype of breast cancer with a dismal prognosis and limited therapeutic options.

Streptomyces are multicellular, Gram-positive bacteria in the phylum of actinobacteria which produce a high amount of bioactive natural products of which the expression is tightly coordinated with the life cycle.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.K. Richardson

Human civilization consumes a huge amount of fossil fuels, which has resulted in an atmospheric CO2 level which has not been higher in over 800 millennia.

Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are mechanical waves that travel along the surface of a material and find many applications in modern technologies due to the ease of excitation on piezoelectric substrates via interdigital transducers (IDTs).

Hydrogen fuel cells are expected to be pivotal in the energetic transition towards renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. However, their industrial scalability is severely hindered by the high cost and degradation rate of platinum catalysts, one of their key components. Addressing this…

The role of material production as a driver of environmental impacts is increasing, which calls for a better understanding of global material flows. This thesis explores the role of in-use stocks of products, buildings and infrastructure as a key driver of global material demand and discusses the implications…

Promotores: Prof.dr. P.M. Brakefield, Prof.dr. B.J. Zwaan (Wageningen Universiteit)

Vitamin A or retinol is essential in embryonic development, the visual cycle and the immune system.

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.W. Canters, Prof.dr. T.J. Aartsma

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).

Overall dispersion in LCA as result of inherent uncertainties, spread and unrepresentativeness.

Promotor: E.F. Smets Co-promotor: J. Geml

The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an essential half-reaction for the utilization of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel, via the conversion of hydrogen to electrons and protons facilitated by the ORR. In the most common fuel cells, the ORR is requires high loadings of non-abundant platinum…

Plants and soils from natural ecosystems harbor great diversity of soil microorganisms, which could potentially contribute to the sustainability of horticulture. The knowledge about using wild plant species and soil from natural ecosystem to improve the crop health will advance the application of ecological…