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Three LUF grants for talented Leiden Science researchers 25 August 2020Fighting against cancer, antibiotic resistance and disposable plastics: Ahmed Ali, Fredj Ben Bdira, and Valerio Barbarossa receive a LUF grant for the...
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Leiden scientists develop topological barcodes for folded molecules 25 August 2020The team of Alireza Mashaghi at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research has found a way to determine and classify the shape of proteins. Their ne...
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International media report on Leiden dosage app for corona patients 30 March 2020Coen van Hasselt's research group quickly produced an app that enables doctors to determine the correct dosage of commonly used medicines for corona p...
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App helps doctors find the right dose of corona medication 25 March 2020Leiden researchers have developed an app that doctors can use to more easily determine the right dosage of medication for corona patients. At the mome...
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The QSPainRelief consortium will improve the treatment of chronic pain 28 February 2020The €6.24 million EU-funded research project QSPainRelief has kicked off. The project aims to help patients suffering from chronic pain with novel, pe...
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Honorary Doctor Elizabeth de Lange honoured in Uppsala 05 February 2020Professor Elizabeth de Lange was honoured on 31 January by the University of Uppsala, which appointed her Honorary Doctor at the end of 2019. During t...
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Ebola-on-a-chip: Leiden scientists against a fatal virus 03 February 2020Although Ebola is a virus with significant fatality rates, we still lack effective countermeasures to battle it. To change this, Alireza Mashaghi and ...
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Mathematical model predicts drug concentration in the brain 17 December 2019Do medicines arrive in the right amount at the right spot in our brain? By making a model that depicts our brain in small 'brain blocks', Esmée Vendel...
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Pharmacologist Elizabeth de Lange receives Honorary Doctorate in Pharmacy from Uppsala University 12 November 2019Professor of Predictive Pharmacology Elizabeth de Lange has received an Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Pharmacy of Uppsala University. She wil...
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Prestigious award for pharmacologist Meindert Danhof 09 October 2019Meindert Danhof is the 2019 recipient of the Høst Madsen Medal for his pioneering work in systems pharmacology. He received the award on 22 September ...
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Pharmacologist Rob van Wijk is highlighted author of the month 26 September 2019Pharmacologist Rob van Wijk is the Highlighted Trainee Author in the October 2019 issue of the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. ...
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26 million for research into the impact of non-genetic factors on health 30 August 2019Who will be affected by certain chronic diseases, and who will not? For 30 percent that depends on heredity factors, whereas no less than seventy perc...
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Bas Goulooze wins prestigious prize for research withdrawal symptoms in children 15 July 2019Pharmacometrist Bas Goulooze has won the prestigious Lewis Sheiner Student Session award. He received the prize of 300 euros at the annual conference ...
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€8.5m for research into healthy ageing and vitality 25 April 2019A large multidisciplinary team of experts on ageing has secured over €8.5m for a major study of which factors and solutions promote healthy ageing and...
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The Mastermind approach to brain research 19 March 2019The brain is a complex organ, and researching medicine to treat brain disorders is equally if not more complex. Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange, Profess...