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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Eleven Open Competition Domain Science ENW XS grants for Leiden researchers -
Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act -
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
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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Taxonomic and Paleobiological insights into Small Mammals from the Pliocene of Western Turkey -
Towards a Structural Understanding of Plant─Microbiota Interactions using cryo-EM Techniques -
Piecing together the regulatory puzzle: Advancing natural product discovery in Actinobacteria -
Afforesting with microbes: disentangling the effect of soil biotic and abiotic characteristics on trees using soil inoculation -
Resolving plant transformation recalcitrance by Agrobacterium mediated protein translocation
Events
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Of microbes and planetary connections: rethinking metabolic relations and economic scales
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Discovery, characterization and implementation of novel polyester depolymerizing enzymes
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LED3 Lecture: Harnessing plant metabolic diversity for food and health applications
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Illuminating Host Defence against Mycobacterial Infection: Interactions with Autophagy and LC3-Associated Phagocytosis
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Plastic Detectives and Wildlife Guardians
Outreach
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Anne Land-Zandstra is the new department head of Science Communication & Society! -
Newly discovered enzyme explains how metabolism controls development and antibiotic production in Streptomyces bacteria -
Groene Glazenmakerprijs 2025 for Kees te Velde -
The importance of Bacillus biofilms in promoting plant iron uptake -
Promising news for more sustainable farming! -
Acoustic World -
National Academy of Medicine elects LU honorary doctor Kelly Chibale as the new member
