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Irene Groot appointed professor of Surface and Interface Science 26 February 2024
Dr Irene Groot (LIC) has been appointed professor of Surface and Interface Science with effect from 1 March. The appointment is an honour for Groot. '...
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From bubbles to fuel: could this special soap film soon enable artificial photosynthesis? 25 January 2024
A soap film with chemically distinct sides: it's the latest breakthrough in the research led by chemist Sylvestre Bonnet. This unique soap film, along...
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Countering nerve pain caused by chemotherapy with new drug 12 December 2023
Nerve pain is one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy. It is therefore one of the biggest reasons for cancer patients to stop treatment ea...
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Life Science & Technology among best studies by Elseviers Weekblad 11 December 2023
The MSc Life Science & Technology receives a bronze medal in EW Best Studies 2023. Every year, Elsevier selects the top programmes in higher education...
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Making the invisible visible with ‘click chemistry’ 07 December 2023
Sander van Kasteren (Professor of Molecular Immunology) makes the invisible visible. He can follow processes in our bodies with the aid of molecules t...
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New potential drug suppresses chemotherapy induced pain 06 December 2023
Oncode Investigator Mario van der Stelt and his colleagues have discovered a new potential drug that suppresses chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain....
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New protein inhibitors against cancer? Unilever Research Prize for Aukje Beers 01 December 2023
Aukje Beers combined theory and practice, as well as chemistry, biology, and computer models. In this way, she discovered two protein inhibitors durin...
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Fighting gliobastoma brain tumours with two grants 27 November 2023
Few researchers see potential in research on glioblastoma, an incurable brain tumour. Alexander Kros brought together colleagues who are up to the cha...
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Stephan Hacker elected into the board of Assistant Professor Network Netherlands 27 November 2023
Dr. Stephan Hacker, an assistant professor in the department of Molecular Physiology at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry of Leiden University has bee...
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Caught in living cells: how bacteria regulate their genes to defend themselves 21 November 2023
For the first time, it was shown in living cells how the bacterium E. coli regulates genes that help it survive in a new environment. Biochemist Fatem...
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€10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer 26 October 2023
Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,...
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In Memoriam Johan Lugtenburg 25 September 2023
The fastest chemical reaction in the universe takes place inside our eyes.
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How bittersweet sugar chemistry targets pathogens 15 September 2023
The challenge is considerable, but so is the satisfaction when it succeeds: creating complex sugar molecules that play a role in biology. Professor of...
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Flu stops when you block the enzyme that cleaves off virus particles 12 September 2023
A flu virus could cause a pandemic. And then we would be poorly armed because flu viruses are starting to become resistant to flu medications like Tam...
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Versatile antiviral proteins discovered with supercomputer 11 September 2023
A single tiny molecule that can destroy flu, corona, HIV and Zika viruses? Yes, it really does exist. An algorithm that mimics evolution has produced ...