News
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Phyto-pharmaceuticals and gene targeting 01 January 2016
We exploit secondary metabolites of plant to develop pharmaceutical compounds and we genetically modify plant genomes to improve crops.
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Vera van Noort appointed “Van der Klaauw professor” 14 September 2015
Vera van Noort, professor in Computational Systems Biology at the KU Leuven (Belgium), is appointed holder of the rotating chair “Van der Klaauw Profe...
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Metabolomics Facility officially in operation 01 May 2015
The Metabolomics Facility of Leiden University is now officially in operation to prevent disease and to improve health throughout the human lifespan.
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Opening Leiden Metabolomics Facility 01 April 2015
The Faculty of Science is pleased to invite you on Friday 17 April to the opening event of the Leiden Metabolomics Facility with a mini symposium.
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New STW-grant for study on crop protection 01 November 2014
Dr. Kirsten Leiss and Prof. Peter Klinkhamer received 900.000 euro’s from “Stichting Toegepaste Wetenschappen (STW)” and the company “Rijk Zwaan” to d...
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“Pulp Fraction”: Tackling the orange waste mountain 01 June 2014
During orange juice production only around a half of every orange is turned into juice. Lizah van der Aart and Blair Berger, both MSc-students at the ...