Leiden University research institutes based in Leiden and The Hague.

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

The European Lead Factory has been created with the ultimate goal to develop lead drug candidates to address neglected diseases including bacterial infections, psychiatric disorders and oncology.

The goal of target discovery is to identify and validate proteins and biological pathways that are involved in the disease process. Modulating these target proteins and pathways with small molecules, therapeutic proteins or other biomolecules (e.g. mRNA) could deliver an effective and safe drug or v…

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, J. Neefjes, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

Medical Biochemistry is a section of the Leiden Institute of Chemistry at Leiden University. The section is headed by Prof. Dr. Hans Aerts.

Vitamin A or retinol is essential in embryonic development, the visual cycle and the immune system.

This thesis is about the study of hydrocarbons via infrared spectroscopy.

ChEMBL is a large-scale drug discovery database containing bioactivity information primarily extracted from scientific literature.

Promotor: Prof.dr. R. Verpoorte, , Co-Promotor: Young Hae Choi

The "Fundamental Research in Energy and Sustainability Hour" is a bi-weekly lecture series at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.L.V. Linnartz

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Leiden University offers some 50 minors. Leiden University, TU Delft and Erasmus University Rotterdam have also developed 5 joint minors.

Key publications of the Analytical BioSciences and Metabolomics group

The spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a safety mechanism which secures accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis.

Macromolecular Biochemistry is a section of the Leiden Institute of Chemistry at Leiden University, comprising the PIs Marcellus Ubbink, Remus Dame, Aimee Boyle, Lars Jeuken and Anne Wentink.

The specialisation Science Communication and Society (SCS) concerns science communication in a broad sense. The program focuses on the link between science and society and covers knowledge and skills in the field of science communication.

A full overview of THEOR PhD theses.

Supervisor: Gerard van Westen

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: A. N. Heays

Metabolomics group, LCQUI, Universidade UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes/Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich

Research projects

With its instalment in 2022, the Kroese-Duijsters Symposium will provide a platform for interaction between researchers from different fields and in different career stages, from doctoral students to world-leading professors.

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D.C. Codée

Programme

Aim of the proposal is to develop lugdunomycin into a drug candidate able to treat infectious diseases caused by multi-drug resistant pathogens.

MHC class I and MHC class II molecules present peptides to the immune system to drive proper T cell responses. Pharmacological modulation of T-cell responses can offer treatment options for a range of immune-related diseases.

In this thesis, the role of plant-mediated soil legacy effects in shaping aboveground plant-insect interactions was investigated.

Promotor: A. Kros

This Thesis focuses on the design and synthesis of ADP-ribosylated compounds that can be applied in biological studies.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Sciences with one partner in Ukraine.

Connect theory and practice of teaching through the application of your academic knowledge about chemistry to issues of classroom practice.

Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

The main research theme in the group of Dennis Hetterscheid is to understand and mimic bioinorganic multi-electron processes that are relevant to our future energy infrastructure. Reduction of protons generates hydrogen that can be used as a chemical fuel. Alternatively to gaseous hydrogen, the reduction…

Read about experiences of former students.

He’s a fast and animated speaker, which is only logical because Gerard van Westen is driving an express train. His destination? A virtual human, consisting of algorithms that predict what an administered substance will do in the body. The train is already a long way down the line and the pharmaceutical…

- Which metabolites could be components of NADES? - How can we prove the presence of NADES in nature? - What are the roles of NADES in nature? - How to apply NADES in life sciences?

The Faculty of Science is located at the Leiden Bio Science Park. It was founded more than two centuries ago and currently, more than 8000 people are working and studying at the eight institutes.

Science

Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

Brand-new professor Gerard van Westen works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and drug development. For the new chair in Artificial Intelligence and Medicinal Chemistry, he uses computer models to make drug development more efficient. Our ultimate goal is a virtual human which allows you…

Study information

The Computer Science and SCS master specialisation gives you the opportunity to combine fundamental research in computer science with different aspects of science communication.

The Computer Science and Education master specialisation gives you the opportunity to combine computer science research with an excellent education in becoming a teacher.

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme?

The programme will give you the opportunity to choose from a broad range of topics to study. You will be part of an international multidisciplinary research team at our institute.

A full overview of MCBIM PhD theses.

PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm – Germany