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The EPIC Alliance joins forces to combat antibiotic resistance 07 March 2021No, this isn’t about a Star Wars Alliance that wants to suppress The Resistance. Rather, the EPIC Alliance brings together scientific experts from sev...
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New tenure track: understanding and engineering microbial metabolism for health and sustainability 01 March 2021On 1 March, Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski will start on a tenure track position at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). With a focus on the natura...
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IBL coordinates project to search for new medicines in marine biodiversity 17 December 2020Gilles van Wezel of the Institute of Biology Leiden will lead a European consortium to search for new medicines and disease-suppressive microbes while...
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It’s all about the cell wall for brand-new professor Dennis Claessen 16 December 2020Dennis Claessen has been appointed professor of Molecular Microbiology at the Institute of Biology Leiden. With his teaching and research on the cell ...
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Blog post: The nose of this wormy-shaped bacterium has a surprising symmetry 13 November 2020For the first time ever, Leiden biologists have found that the ‘nose’ of spirochetes – worm-shaped bacteria – have a two-fold symmetry. A remarkable d...
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Academic year Biology starts with 2020 pieces less litter 07 September 2020The new academic year has started and with it education as well. Associate professor Dennis Claessen and Director of Education Han de Winde from the I...
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Briegel winner in global competition by the Moore Foundation 28 July 2020Ariane Briegel, Professor of Ultrastructural biology in Leiden, has received a prestigious incentive from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. With ...
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Evolution of bacterial movement revealed 28 April 2020
An international team with researchers from Leiden revealed how a bacterium repurposed an internal system to control its movements. Movement control i...
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Arthur Ram receives NWO grant to improve enzyme factory 06 April 2020This year, microbiologist Arthur Ram will start new research on producing useful enzymes in bulk. Ram receives an NWO grant for this project that will...
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Science Groot funding for Leiden scientists 24 February 2020Leiden 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 grants 24 February 2020A 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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From stress to success: Vici grant for Dennis Claessen 20 February 2020Why 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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Altruism in bacteria: colonies divide the work 16 January 2020Bacteria 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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Parade of creative science communication products 23 December 2019From bedtime stories about mathematics to podcasts about microplastics and games on weeds: master students from the Science Communication & Society tr...
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Niko Tinbergen lecture 2019: Stem cells, mini organs and eternal life 13 December 2019Three speakers, three fascinating science stories and a well-filled lecture hall. The Niko Tinbergen Lecture had a successful restart on 10 December 2...