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Mathematical model helps to explain the formation of spine and ribsMathematical biologists from Leiden have developed a model that helps to explain how the spine and vertebrae, among other things, form during embryoni...
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‘A doctor! You?’ Three women on their PhD and careerRietje Knaap’s (83) PhD was a real feat of endurance, but she persisted. ‘You’re married so you don’t need a pension, do you?’ What are the experience...
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Science Groot funding for Leiden scientistsLeiden scientists are the main applicants for five projects that have been awarded a Science Groot grant of up to 3 million euros in the Science Domai...
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Leiden biology appreciated with large NWO grantsA Vici grant and a Science-GROOT: scientists from the Institute of Biology Leiden have been awarded prestigious grants from the Dutch Research Council...
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Four Leiden professors appointed to KHMWFour Leiden University professors have been appointed to The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. Andrea Evers, Erwin Muller, Sjaak Neefj...
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From stress to success: Vici grant for Dennis ClaessenWhy do some bacteria lose their protective cell wall under the influence of stress? Microbiologist Dennis Claessen of the Institute of Biology Leiden ...
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Vici grants for three Leiden researchersThree Leiden researchers will each receive a Vici grant of 1.5m euros. They are historian Cátia Antunes, cell biologist Dennis Claessen and archaeolog...
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‘Don’t ever discriminate yourself by any gender-related label’Iranian molecular plant biologist Salma Balazadeh started her career in Germany. Now she sets up a research group in Leiden to study stress in plants ...
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Snake venom glands grown in labFor the first time, researchers were able to grow organoids from snake venom glands. The lab-grown 3-D structures can produce snake venom molecules. T...
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Lisa Bruil receives Kees Bakker AwardOn 16 January student Lisa Bruil from the Institute of Biology Leiden was awarded the annual prize from the Stichting Prof. dr. K. Bakker-Fonds for he...
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Altruism in bacteria: colonies divide the workBacteria found in soil specialise in the colony by division of labour. Some of the bacteria produce antibiotics, even when it comes at the expense of ...
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Faculty of Science starts new year with awards for talentsMathematician Robbin Bastiaansen, physicist Irene Battisti, pharmacist Fouzia Lghoul-Oulad Saïd and physics and astronomy student Maite Boden are the ...
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Ten million euros for unlocking novel technologies in structural biologyThe European Union has invested ten million euros in the so-called iNEXT-Discovery consortium. The goal of this new consortium is to enable European r...
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Parade of creative science communication productsFrom bedtime stories about mathematics to podcasts about microplastics and games on weeds: master students from the Science Communication & Society tr...
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Detecting pediatric cancer with bacteriaAriane Briegel wants to use bacteria to detect cancer at an early stage. Together with postdoc Alise Muok, she is developing a method to quickly and c...