1,598 search results for “mast cell” in the Public website
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DNA folded in compliant helix
In an Advance Online Publication biophysicist John van Noort and others show using magnetic tweezers that DNA is folded in compliant helices of chromatin. This allows enzymes access to the DNA needed for gene expression. Van Noort's research group made the discovery in close partnership with researchers…
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Century-old electrochemistry law gets update
The Gouy-Chapman theory describes what happens near an electrode when it is in contact with a salt solution, but this description does not match reality. Researcher Kasinath Ojha, assistant professor Katharina Doblhoff-Dier and professor Marc Koper present a new version. ‘The next generation of textbooks…
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Marcel Schaaf: 'Lecturers need to come off their islands'
Biologist Marcel Schaaf is one of four science faculty members who achieved the Senior Teaching Qualification in Leiden last year. How was that and what drives him? ‘Students receive way too often feedback that they cannot put into practice.’
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Better treatment of skin diseases thanks to NWA grant of 11.7 million euros
Patients with skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis, sometimes spend a lifetime searching for the right medication. To help these patients faster and better, scientists across the country are joining forces. The Next Generation ImmunoDermatology (NGID) project, with LACDR professor Robert Rissmann…
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2020 Hall of fame
In 2020, many of our staff and students have again won prestigious prizes and been awarded important research subsidies.
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The quest for the legitimacy of architecture in Europe (1750-1850)
This programme aims to identify the intellectual contexts that were of importance for the architectural theory of the period, and especially to clarify the relation of architectural theory to primitivism.
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Life in Custody Study (LIC)
The Life in Custody (LIC) Study comprises a large-scale research project into prison climate and the quality of prison life in Dutch prisons.
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Reedijk Symposium 2018
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FRESH Lecture
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TechTalk Cancer Diagnostics & Therapy
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Electrochemistry meets vacuum: strategies for advanced in situ characterization
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Top Lectures: Rob Schuurink
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Discovery and exploitation of the transcriptional regulatory system of pectinases in Aspergillus niger
PhD Defence
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Colloquium ACP: Light Spectra, Circadian Rhythm and Performance
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PhD Course Microscopy
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This Week’s Discoveries | 7 June 2016
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Chemical Biology Lecture
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LIBC SYLVIUS Lecture
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10th Life Science Symposium
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Van Leeuwenhoek Lecture on BioScience
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This Week's Discoveries | 29 October 2019
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Medical Delta Conference 2021: ‘MedTech Solutions for a Healthier Tomorrow’
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Chemical approaches to control the in vivo behavior of nanomedicines
Lecture, Van Leeuwenhoek Lecture on BioScience
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Chemical Biology lecture - Human Norovirus: The winding road to entry inhibition
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van Leeuwenhoek Lecture on BioScience
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Colloquium Ehrenfestii: Emergence and Self-Organization in Biological Systems
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1st Munich-Leiden Virtual ChemBio Talks
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Light and nanoparticles against cancer
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Chemical Biology Lecture: Cysteine-nitrosation affects protein ubiquitination and proteasomal proteolysis
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Data science seminar at the Faculty of Medicine
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Reedijk Symposium 2019: Chemical probes in drug discovery
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LCN2 Brainstorm Day
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This Week's Discoveries | 28 March 2017
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Bodies within Affect: On Practicing Contaminating Matters through Bioart
PhD Defence
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The Bronze Age: an economy of destruction
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Searching for building blocks of life among the stars
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This Week's Discoveries | 21 March 2017
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CCLS Seminar Bert van Duijn - IBL
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Predicting medicine behaviour in the brain: from crystal ball to mathematical model
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Meeting Leiden - GRULAC
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Biological evaluations of nanocarriers to improve the effectiveness of colorectal cancer treatment
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This Week’s Discoveries | 17 April 2018
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IBL Symposium 2016
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Female Researchers in the Spotlight for Physics & Astronomy Ladies' Day
On Thursday November 15th, Leiden University organizes its Physics & Astronomy Ladies' Day for female high school students. To mark this festive day, we put the spotlight on five female researchers, who talk about their experiences working in science.
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‘Cleveringa was more than a one-day hero’
In his biography about Professor Rudolph Cleveringa, Kees Schuyt adds to the image we already have of this famous Leiden professor. The overriding focus is generally on Cleveringa’s protest speech against the Nazis, while his later Resistance work carried much greater risks. And we also shouldn't forget…
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Well-Being Days FGGA: Feeling Hungry
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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchers
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University have received a Veni award from the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO). This award offers promising young researchers the opportunity to further develop their ideas for a period of three years.
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‘Like Don Quichot, you have to keep dreaming’
Having a bachelor, master and Ph.D in chemistry, Elena Sánchez López shifted to a more biological research for her postdoc. All of her studies she did at the University of Alcala, in Spain. Way back in medieval times, this city was the place of birth of Miguel de Cervantes, author of the world famous…
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Dating with electrodes struck to your skin
Four thousand visitors immersed themselves in art and science during Leiden's Night of Art and Science on 17 September. They could choose from dozens of lectures, experiments, interactive events and a lot of art.