Institute of Biology Leiden
Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) is an internationally oriented institute for research and education in biology. We are part of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University.
We perform top quality innovative fundamental and strategic research that will lead to scientific progress, contribute to solutions for societal challenges, and generate industrial opportunities.
Bioactive Molecules
Development & Disease
Biodiversity & Evolution
Host-Microbe Interactions
Research Projects
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Biodegradation of furan-based composite resin by novel enzymes -
Breaking the Unbreakable: Computational and Biochemical Identification of Polyethylene-Degrading Enzymes
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C5 (Clever Combination of Synthetic Compartmentalization, Carbon Fixation and Compound Biomanufacturing) -
Hearing what singing fish tell us about healthy oceans -
Interkingdom Signaling between Bacillus subtilis and Sporisorium scitamineum
News
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Bacteria full of potential: searching for new antibiotics through genetic on–off switches -
NWO grant for insecticides without side effects for humans and wildlife -
Three Leiden researchers receive NWO Open Competition grant for innovative science -
Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it -
Huge boost for electron microscopy thanks to NWO grant
In the media
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Ratten zijn onze vrienden -
Waarom komen er straks onder water microfoons te hangen in de Waddenzee? -
De waardevolle samenwerking tussen vrijwilligers en wetenschappers -
Bacheloronderzoek over alpenwatersalamander in Roots magazine -
Zijn het de brutale wolven, die de weg naar Nederland vinden? En verklaart dat hun gedrag?
Research output
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Resolving plant transformation recalcitrance by Agrobacterium mediated protein translocation -
The role of AGC kinases and auxin in male fertility -
Improving targeted gene editing in Arabidopsis thaliana -
Forever Young: How AHL15 delays developmental phase transitions to prevent ageing in plants -
Stress-induced protein dynamic and growth arrest in C. elegans during development
Events
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Taxonomic and Paleobiological insights into Small Mammals from the Pliocene of Western Turkey
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IBL Spotlight - Tinde van Andel and Anagnostis Theodoropoulos
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Antibiotic Conjugates and Natural Products as Next-Generation Strategies Against Antimicrobial Resistance
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Microbial footprints of tomato domestication
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IBL Spotlight - Jeroen van Zon and Maarten Lubbers
Outreach
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Bacteria as Old as Humankind: Why do We Still Study Mycobacterium? -
Essential and dispensable domains of DivIVA for walled growth in filamentous Actinomycetota -
Can a digital dragonfly be authentic? -
Evolution and Ecology of Streptomyces -
Heterologous expression and characterization of synthetic polyester-degrading cutinases from Fusarium spp. in Aspergillus niger -
The invasive marsh frogs advancing into The Netherlands carry a diverse mix of mtDNA -
Acoustic World -
National Academy of Medicine elects LU honorary doctor Kelly Chibale as the new member
