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. The four research themes; Bioactive Molecules, Development and Disease, Biodiversity and Evolution, and Host-Microbe Interactions are reflected in the two Faculty of Science themes, Biodiversity and Health.
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Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL)
- Animal Sciences
- Plant Sciences
- Microbial Sciences
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News
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Crystal-clear images reveal how pregnancy antibodies cause harm in babies -
Ákos Kovács appointed Director of Education at the Institute of Biology Leiden -
Funding for AI and plant research, monitoring nature from space, and more -
Urban nature expedition: 3,939 species found -
Neighbours shape plant life more than expected, Leiden scientists find
In the media
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Hoe een experiment met zebravisjes onze biologische klok moet verbeteren: ‘Verlegen vissen durven meer na inname CEM3’ -
Onder al dat eenvoudige vogelgezang ligt een diepere laag. ‘Vogels zijn een beetje talig’ -
Vogelgeluiden ontrafeld – Waarom, hoe en waarover vogels zingen en roepen
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Ratten zijn onze vrienden -
Shana Hepping en Marieke Elfferich van Soils2Guts over noodzaak van een gezonde bodem
Outreach
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Pingtao Ding awarded European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant -
NWA Funding for Hans Slabbekoorn's North Sea POWER project -
Twenty years of Science Communication and Society -
Ákos T. Kovács elected as a new Fellow of European Academy of Microbiology -
National Academy of Medicine elects LU honorary doctor Kelly Chibale as the new member
Research Projects
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GRASP: AI-enabled Gene Regulatory Analysis for Crop Stress Resilience -
Beneficial model microbial community: omics insights into plant growth promotion -
CarboNcare: Carbon-efficient bioproduction of chemicals from methanol
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Gr-ADI Nature-inspired discovery of novel anti-Klebsiella drugs -
Biodegradation of furan-based composite resin by novel enzymes
Research output
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Transcriptional regulation of effector-triggered immunity (ETI): from tissue to cells -
Natural Product Antibiotics: Synthesis and Next Generation Analogues -
Remember or Die: action of thermomemory when proteostasis meets phase separation -
Unraveling bird sounds -
The unexplored functions of Toll-like receptor signaling: Immunometabolism, development and microbiome interactions
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