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€1.4 million for research into flavour in food 29 January 2016
The flavour of foodstuffs can be predicted by measuring the dynamic of their chemical components. Researchers, including Thomas Hankemeijer, will rece...
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Prof. dr. W. Jiskoot listed in Thomson Reuters 2015 Highly Cited Researchers 18 January 2016
The list of highly Cited Researchers identifies the world’s most influential contemporary researchers across 21 scientific fields. Prof. dr. W. Jisko...
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Discoverer of the Year, Best Dissertation and Education prize 2015 05 January 2016
During the Faculty of Science New Year's reception, Daniël Rozen was named Discoverer of the year 2015. Nienke van der Marel and Koen van der Maaden b...
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How killer -T-cells migrate towards virus-infected cells 01 December 2015
Joost Beltman (LACDR, Leiden University) has provided novel insights in the way T cells migrate towards virus-infected cells. This was accomplished b...
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Different medication dosage for morbidly obese patients 01 December 2015
PhD research recently completed by pharmacologist Margreke Brill shows that morbidly obese patients should be given a different dosage of the drugs Ce...
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Tineke Berkers has won an award 24 November 2015
Tineke Berkers has won an award for outstanding contribution for her poster at the Gordon Research Conference at Waterville Valley, USA.
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Marjo de Graauw wins Turnitin Global Innovation Award - 20 October 2015
Marjo de Graauw, adviser Educational Innovation and Academic Teacher at Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences has won the Turnitin GLobal Innovator Award for Eu...
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Horizon2020 grant for toxicologist Bob van de Water 12 October 2015
An international research consortium led by Bob van de Water, Professor of Toxicology at Leiden University, has been awarded a prestigious Horizon2020...
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Julia Hillger wins first prize during FIGON PhD poster competition 08 October 2015
Drs. Julia Hillger won the first prize for the category "signal transduction" during the PhD poster presentation competition at the FIGON Dutch Medici...
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Dr. Gerard van Westen receives VENI grant 08 October 2015
Gerard van Westen (LACDR/division of medicinal chemistry) has been awarded with a VENI grant from NWO, the Dutch Research Council.
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Miranda van Eck inaugural lecture: detergent tablets for clean, fat-free blood vessels 08 September 2015
In her inaugural lecture on 11 September, Miranda van Eck, Professor of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Therapeutics, addressed her research related to d...
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Laura Groen attends STeLA forum 23 July 2015
Laura Groen, MSc student at LACDR’s division of medicinal chemistry, has been elected to attend the Science and Technology Leadership Assocation (STeL...
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Bart Lenselink will represent LACDR at the FIGON Dutch Medicines Days 23 July 2015
Drs. Bart Lenselink won the oral presentation at the LACDR Spring Symposium with his presentation “Predicting Drug Potency”.
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Prof.dr. Ad IJzerman appointed as Secretary of The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities 14 July 2015
As of May 2015, Prof. dr. Ad Ijzerman has been appointed as Secretary of The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.
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Drug development: how can we make it more efficient? 14 July 2015
It takes years to develop new medicines, from the test tube to trials in humans. During the process it often happens that a drug that seems promising ...