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How a Spanish post-doc brings her expertise in chemistry to Leiden genetics19 October 2020Having a bachelor's, a master's and a PhD in Chemistry, Elena Sánchez López shifted to a more biological field of research for her postdoc. She comple...
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Hello Leiden. How’s it going? Minister Van Engelshoven pays online working visit to Leiden University13 October 2020Teaching during the corona crisis, the high workload and the challenges faced by the Faculty of humanities. In an online working visit to Leiden Unive...
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Putting migraine into words: the patient’s account is crucial for diagnosis12 October 2020Migraine can’t be diagnosed with a blood test, scan or physical examination. Language therefore plays a crucial role in its diagnosis. Neurologist Joo...
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Virologist Eric Snijder: ‘Vaccination will be going well in 2021’12 October 2020The research group of Eric Snijder, Professor of Molecular Virology (LUMC), has been conducting research on coronaviruses for decades. Then in March t...
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Three Leiden researchers receive Rubicon Grant for research abroad30 September 2020Chemist Liubov Belyaeva, psychologist Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam and LUMC researcher Elisa Giacomelli have received a Rubicon Grand and will therefore ...
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Which antibodies are most effective against coronavirus?22 September 2020Researchers Indu Khatri, Frank Staal and Jacques van Dongen from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have published a perspective article in Front...
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Leiden University and LUMC strengthen ties with Janssen pharmaceutical company17 September 2020Leiden University, the LUMC and Janssen have signed a partnership agreement stating that they will collaborate in different areas, including infectiou...
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How sustainable does the University want to be by 2030?07 September 2020Leiden University has become more sustainable in the past few years, but it could do better, particularly in the area of teaching and research. A stud...
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LUMC and CHDR to test Janssen Vaccines’ candidate corona vaccine07 September 2020Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) are taking part in the phase 2 clinical trial of Janssen Vaccine...
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ERC Starting Grants for five young researchers from Leiden University03 September 2020The ERC Council has awarded Starting Grants to five promising Leiden researchers. With an impressive three laureates, the Faculty of Social and Behavi...
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Scientists find strong evidence that wasting syndrome is the same for all organisms10 August 2020An interdisciplinary team of Leiden researchers has discovered that wasting syndrome, a severe byproduct of tuberculosis, is the same for all humans a...
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Arianna Pranger: ‘I pack as much creativity as possible into my teaching’10 August 2020Arianna Pranger has lost her heart to teaching. A senior lecturer on the master’s programme in Pharmacy, she won the LUS Teaching Prize 2020. The prog...
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Phenomix Field Lab offers promising healthcare solutions13 July 2020In the Phenomix Medical Delta Field Lab, which was officially opened on Thursday 9 July, scientists, healthcare institutions and businesses work toget...
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus collaboration brings self-learning healthcare system a step closer10 July 2020More effective diagnosis and prognosis than ever, with less intrusive medical screening? Scientists from Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam are well on the w...
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New professor fosters multidisciplinary approach to arthrosis29 June 2020Arthrosis needs a multidisciplinary approach, says Professor Jaap Harlaar. He brings experts from different university medical centres together to unr...