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Ten years ERC: Sylvestre Bonnet kills cancer with light12 June 2017In 2013, Sylvestre Bonnet received an ERC Starting Grant to kill cancer with molecules that can be activated by light. Two postdocs and three PhD stud...
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Experimental drug BIA 10-2474 deactivates proteins in human nerve cells08 June 2017At high doses, drug candidate BIA 10-2474 binds not only to the protein that it targets, but to other proteins as well. It thus deactivates proteins t...
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Former Chemistry PhD student Tiddo Mooibroek nominated for New Scientist Talent prize29 May 2017Former Chemistry PhD student Tiddo Mooibroek is one of the 25 nominees for the title New Scientist Science Talent 2017. Nobel prize winner Ben Feringa...
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Leiden University third in sustainability ranking22 May 2017Leiden University is in third place in the SustainaBul sustainability ranking. Students from eleven research universities and nine universities of app...
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Kistemaker obtains PhD cum laude on production of ground-breaking molecules18 May 2017A month ago it was Marc Baggelaar, and now Hans Kistemaker too has obtained his PhD cum laude at the Leiden Institute for Chemistry (LIC). ‘He has ma...
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Going accurate for molecule – metal surface interactions17 May 2017
Researchers from the THEOR CHEM group at Leiden University strive to set new benchmarks in the accuracy of the prediction of interaction energies betw...
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Hermen Overkleeft new Scientific Director of chemistry institute LIC20 April 2017As of July 1, Professor of Bio-organic Synthesis Hermen Overkleeft will be appointed as the Scientific Director of the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (...
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Student in war time20 April 2017Jacques Waisvisz (98) is one of our oldest living alumni. As a Jewish student in the Second World War, he was forbidden from completing his studies. H...
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Marc Baggelaar graduates cum laude on body’s own marijuana18 April 2017PhD candidate Marc Baggelaar of the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) graduated cum laude on Thursday 6 April. His thesis on the endocannabinoid sys...
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Alumni mentors answer student’s questions23 March 2017Students get free advice of Leiden alumni about their career, applying for a job, social networking and more. The Mentor Network is an online platform...
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Converting water into hydrogen more efficiently23 March 2017Scientists have long been puzzled why it is easier to produce hydrogen from water in an acidic environment than in an alkaline environment. Marc Koper...
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Jeroen Codee wins the Carbohydrate Research Award 201728 February 2017For his significant original contributions in the field of carbohydrate research, chemist Jeroen Codee will be awarded the biennial Carbohydrate Resea...
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Marc Koper wins 2017 Faraday Medal23 February 2017Leiden chemist Marc Koper is the winner of the 2017 Faraday Medal for his significant contribution to electrochemistry, from fundamental science to pr...
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Celia Fonseca Guerra appointed as Professor of Applied Theoretical Chemistry20 February 2017Since February 1st, 2017 Célia Fonseca Guerra is appointed as professor at the LIC with a chair in applied theoretical chemistry. She will be a member...
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Catalysts contribute their own oxygen for reactions13 January 2017A catalyst: normally a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, without adding molecules to this reaction. Scientists from the group of Prof. Mar...