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Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis 12 December 2023
A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor stude...
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Modified caffeine molecules help medical research move forward 08 December 2023
Before researchers can develop targeted drugs, they need to know exactly how a disease works. Biochemist Bert Beerkens created molecules that allow th...
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Preventing heart attacks by earlier detection of cardiovascular disease 06 December 2023
In the Netherlands, 1.55 million people suffer from cardiovascular diseases. Yet, acute cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke, often...
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Rozita Abdolrahimi Raeni wins KNMP Student Award 04 December 2023
Student Rozita Abdolrahimi Raeni is one of this year's winners of the KNMP Student Award. The Royal Dutch Society for the Advancement of Pharmacy (KNM...
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‘Ultimately, the goal is to develop antibiotics for tuberculosis with a lower risk of resistance’ 23 November 2023
Tuberculosis stands as one of the most lethal infectious diseases worldwide. A significant challenge in combatting tuberculosis lies in the emergence ...
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Seeking new concepts to treat diseases 20 November 2023
Drug development is a long process that begins with fundamental research. The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is considered to be one...
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Joke Bouwstra is the first woman to receive the Dr Saal van Zwanenberg Honorary Prize: 'Wonderful to be in a line of distinguished scientists' 16 November 2023
Emeritus professor Joke Bouwstra (LACDR) will receive this year's Dr Saal van Zwanenberg Ereprijs: a tribute to her years of fundamental research on t...
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Sebastian Pomplun joins Oncode Institute to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer research 06 November 2023
Sebastian Pomplun manages to reach proteins with drugs even where this was thought impossible. That is why he and his research group have been allowed...
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ENW grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO): Reversing antimicrobial resistance using bacteriophage 30 October 2023
“Is it possible to restore antibiotic sensitivity in resistant bacteria?” Dr. Tingjie Guo wondered. “Watch me and learn”, phage responded. Dr. Tingjie...
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'Satisfied students give me more fulfillment than getting a research grant' 26 October 2023
Imparting students with a critical attitude and cross-curricular skills. That is what Rawi Ramautar wants to strive for as the new programme director ...
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Master's student Nicole ter Laak wins KNMP Studentenprijs 2023 17 October 2023
Biopharmaceutical sciences master's student Nicole ter Laak has won the KNMP Studentenprijs 2023. She wins the prize for her research project on dosin...
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Education that connects to market needs: new course for master’s students focuses on quality in drug development 09 October 2023
Immediately connect with the needs of industry with your master’s degree. The new course Practical Aspects of Quality Management in Pharma and Biotech...
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Organ failure caused by viruses, how does it work? Now there are methods to find out 18 September 2023
Dying from viral infection due to organ failure and blood loss: we still know little about how it can happen. Among other things, Huaqi Tang developed...
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EIC Pathfinder Challenge grant for research into autoreactive B cells in cardiovascular disease 12 September 2023
At the division of BioTherapeutics, Amanda Foks, Bram Slütter and Ilze Bot have obtained a €4 million research grant from the HORIZON 2022 EIC Pathfin...
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Oncode Accelerator launched: patients at the centre of innovative cancer drug development 08 September 2023
Providing each cancer patient with the right treatment remains a challenge. Oncode Accelerator aims to change this by innovating the way we develop ca...