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PhD Graduate Van Groesen: ‘Nothing is too crazy to try.’ 26 October 2022
In a world where bacteria are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, Emma van Groesen set out to find a solution. This month she obtained her PhD, aft...
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Paco Barona Gomez ready to work in Leiden: ‘Fundamental research creates opportunities’ 29 September 2022
Paco Barona Gomez is the newest associate professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). The Mexican researcher is fascinated by the evolution of...
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Bacteria without cell wall gobble up DNA from environment 20 September 2022
A bacterium hiding from the immune system and picking up bits of DNA from its environment. The result: gaining new traits, such as better protection...
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Jos Raaijmakers nominated for Huibregtsenprijs 2022 19 July 2022
The research project of Jos Raaijmakers is nominated for the Huibregtsenprijs 2022. The researcher of NIOO, with a guest appointment at the Institute ...
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'I have always worked for a better world. Here at Biology we do the same' 06 July 2022
The new institute manager of the IBL studied biology for six months, but went in a completely different direction: development cooperation and the fin...
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A unique defence: Bacteria lose cell wall in the presence of virus 08 June 2022
Bacteria temporarily live without their cell wall if dangerous viruses are near. A remarkable feature, as the cell wall is a sturdy barrier against th...
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Collaborating bacteria sacrifice themselves for the greater good 07 June 2022
Like ants, termites and bees, some bacteria work together as a multicellular group. There is a strict division of labour in such colonies, to make the...
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ERC grant to further investigate next-generation antibiotics with reduced toxicity 24 May 2022
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Nathaniel Martin a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant. With it, his group aims to make a dangerous but poten...
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Researchers tackle antibiotic-resistant bacteria 06 May 2022
When a bacterium becomes more resistant to one antibiotic, it sometimes becomes more sensitive to another. To better understand this interaction, rese...
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Awaken sleeping antibiotics with ERC Advanced grant 26 April 2022
To facilitate the search for new antibiotics. That is the aim of Gilles van Wezel, professor molecular biotechnology at the Institute of Biology Leide...
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Combating antibiotic resistance together 24 March 2022
Antibiotic resistance is a common problem among patients. The European Project TIPAT trains pharmacologists, microbiologists and immunologists of six ...
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Collaboration starts quest for new antibiotics through NWO fund 09 March 2022
Identifying novel antibiotic compounds to tackle antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers from Leiden University and VU Amsterdam will unite through...
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Dangerous microbes in lower level safety lab? A new technique could make it possible 18 January 2022
Researchers need to work in specialized environments when they work with dangerous bacteria and viruses. These microbes spread easily, so only in labs...
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Davy de Witt: ‘I have really made this into my own place’ 15 December 2021
‘To be honest, I don’t really care about what type of research is going on. Just let me do my own thing and everything is fine,’ according to biotechn...
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Leiden biologists get awarded 730k NWO grant 27 October 2021
Salma Balazadeh, Víctor Carrión, and Jos Raaijmakers, biologists at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), have successfully applied for an NWO grant ...