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Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science: ‘I want to show how we’re finding alternatives to animal testing’14 March 2024PhD candidate Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science. In videos and blogs, she will show what life is like as a young researcher.
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Ilze Bot appointed professor of Cardiovascular Pharmacology26 February 2024Dr Ilze Bot (LACDR) has been appointed professor of Cardiovascular Pharmacology with effect from 1 March. A recognition of her work as a scientist. 'T...
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Best poster award of the 5th QSPainRelief General Assembly meeting31 January 2024PhD candidate Divakar Budda (Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy) and Solen Gousset (UCLouvain) shared were the shared winners of the best p...
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Towards translation of CNS pharmacokinetics from mice to men31 January 2024PhD candidates Mohammed Saleh and Berfin Gülave (Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy) published their research paper on “Using the LeiCNS-PK...
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Review paper on the potential impact drug-metabolizing enzymes on brain exposure31 January 2024PhD candidate Mengxu Zhang (Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy) published a comprehensive and important review on “The potential impact of ...
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International Symposium on Circuit Topology Organized by Leiden University31 January 2024For the third consecutive year, LACDR organized the international symposium on topology, Circuit Topology III, on November 29, 2023. The event aimed t...
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Rethinking antibiotic therapy of urinary tract infections31 January 2024Suruchi Nepal, postdoc in the group of Coen van Hasselt at LACDR, was awarded an NWO XS project which aims to study the response to antibiotic treatme...
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Improving nature’s antibiotic24 January 2024'What nature made isn’t necessarily an optimized medicine to use in the human body,’ says Professor of Biological Chemistry Nathaniel Martin. That’s w...
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Reliable research with virtual patients09 January 2024The right medicine in the right dosage for every patient, that is something medical science aspires. 'Personalised medicine' is the term for that. But...
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Dutch Research Council Open Science Fund grants for five Leiden projects18 December 2023Five projects with a lead applicant from Leiden will receive an Open Science Fund grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The applications come f...
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Three awarded research projects in NWO-XS call18 December 2023Cryogenic memories, antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections and recycling plastic sustainably. These are the subjects of the three NWO-XS gr...
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How to determine medication dosages for premature babies18 December 2023Premature babies almost always require treatment with medication. Doctors usually determine the dosages based on data from children who were not born ...
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NWO-XS grants for two innovative research projects12 December 2023Two Leiden Science researchers received an NWO-XS grant for their research. Both projects are highly promising, but also high-risk. Macrophages that t...
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Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis12 December 2023A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor stude...
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Modified caffeine molecules help medical research move forward08 December 2023Before researchers can develop targeted drugs, they need to know exactly how a disease works. Biochemist Bert Beerkens created molecules that allow th...