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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Frederic Lens appointed Professor of Biodiversity and Anatomy of Plants -
Six Leiden professors elected as members of the KHMW -
Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forces -
Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollution -
Eleven Open Competition Domain Science ENW XS grants for Leiden researchers
In the media
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Hoe kom je van een uitgeputte akker tot een gezond bos? Dit Leidse lab schrijft het recept -
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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Plastic Detectives and Wildlife Guardians: impact of volunteers monitoring plastic pollution and wildlife on science, society, and nature -
Illuminating Host Defence against Mycobacterial Infection: Interactions with Autophagy and LC3-Associated Phagocytosis -
Discovery, characterization and implementation of novel polyester depolymerizing enzymes -
Underground alarms: volatile-mediated recruitment of beneficial soil bacteria by plants under biotic stress -
Microbial footprints of tomato domestication
Events
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Pelagic fish and harbour porpoise at North Sea wind farms Acoustic investigation and science communication
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The unexplored functions of Toll-like receptor signaling: Immunometabolism, development and microbiome interactions
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LED3 Lecture: Antibiotic Drug Discovery
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LED3 Lecture: Protein Chemical Biology
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LED3 Lecture: AI for Antibiotic Drug Discovery
Outreach
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Visit new project website: TRIPS -
The Conversation: Questions are being raised about microplastics studies -
Novo Nordisk Foundation funding for Gilles van Wezel and Jos Raaijmakers to develop new antibiotics -
Anne Land-Zandstra is the new department head of Science Communication & Society! -
Promising news for more sustainable farming! -
Acoustic World -
National Academy of Medicine elects LU honorary doctor Kelly Chibale as the new member
