Due to their central physiological roles in living organisms, retaining beta-glycosidases have been the subject of tremendous research efforts to examine their structure/function relation using numerous biophysical and biochemical approaches.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-Promotor: O.W. van Gaans

Op woensdag 5 juni gaf Kalin Anev Janse, Secretaris-Generaal en lid Raad van Bestuur van het European Stability Mechanism (ESM), een lezing getiteld 'Bridging decision-making: a new direction for Europe? Prioritising financial stability: the European Stability Mechanism and the Banking Union'.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

In this thesis, we study travelling waves in stochastic reaction-diffusion equations. We extend techniques from the deterministic theory for travelling waves to apply to the stochastic version, which allows us to compute the stochastic wave speed and shape, and draw conclusions on the stability of the…

In this thesis we study the landscape of gravitational models which modify GR by introducing an additional scalar degree of freedom (d.o.f.) to source Cosmic Acceleration.

With the energy transition toward a renewable energy supply and a CO2-neutral economy, electrification of the energy system is rising in importance, which leads to the challenge of long-term storage of renewable electricity.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-promotor: S.C. Hille

Lezing

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: H.A. Every

Promotores: R. Tijdeman, K.J. Batenburg

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: J.W. van Holten

This thesis describes biochemical investigations of glucocerebrosidase (GBA), the lysosomal β- glucosidase that is deficient in Gaucher disease (GD).

Promotor: Arjen Doelman, Co-promotor: Vivi Rottschäfer

Promotie

Promotor: F. Arbab, R. De Nicola, Co-Promotor: M. Tribastone

The thesis mainly contributes to the characterization of Majorana fermions as they appear in the Condensed Matter context.

Plants and their pollinators form complex interaction networks. Within these networks, species differ widely in the number of species they interact with.

The main focus of the thesis is the discovery and development of novel inhibitors of bacterial metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs).

Dissolving microneedles are a subgroup of microneedle types that completely dissolve within the skin. During this dissolving process the vaccine, stored in the needle matrix, is released into the skin.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-Promotores: S.C.Hille, O.W. van Gaans

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

The focus of the dissertation "Aspects of cosmic acceleration" is the study of possible mechanisms responsible for the late-time accelerated expansion of the universe.

Supervisor: S.F. Portegies Zwart Co-Supervisor: A.G.A. Brown

Promotor: A. Kros

In most applications, electrocatalysts exhibit a large surface area to volume ratio, for example using nanoparticles.

Consequences for sediment stability and seston trapping

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Doelman, Co-promotor: V. Rottschäfer

Promotor: J.W. van Holten

Solar energy harnessed by plants and algae has great potential to be converted into biofuels for future generations.

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel, M. van Heel

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper, Prof.dr. P.H.A. Quax, Co-promotor: I. Bot

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Hawe

The recently introduced nature-originated deep eutectic solvents, so-called natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) are considered as truly green solvents, which composed of natural ingredients found abundantly in organisms.

The main subject of this thesis is the design and synthesis of paramagnetic molecules for protein studies with NMR and EPR spectroscopy.

In the early universe, the dynamics of the Higgs field can give rise to many interesting phenomena.

Inactivating mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes predispose to several types of cancer.

Promotie

Promotores: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. M. Bongards (Cologne University)

A modern ship design process is subject to a wide variety of constraints such as safety constraints, regulations, and physical constraints.

Metal-based prodrugs based on ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes have proven to be very suitable for application in both photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photo-activated chemotherapy (PACT).

What are the life-cycle environmental impacts and risks to human health and ecosystems of a III-V/Si PV system? How can these be expected to change when the system is deployed at industrial scale? What are the most favourable recycling scenarios?

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Leeuwen beperken hun prooidieren, zoals zebra’s en gnoes, in hun mogelijkheden zich aan te passen aan een opwarmende aarde. Dat ontdekte Leidse onderzoeker Michiel Veldhuis van het Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen in Leiden samen met internationale collega’s. Het onderzoek is op 1 juni in Nature Ecology…

How are links between macro-invertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning influenced by anthropogenic pressures?

Op woensdag 21 maart gaf Jeroen Dijsselbloem, voormalig minister van Financiën en voormalig voorzitter van de Eurogroep en van de Raad van Bestuur van de ESM (European Stability Mechanism), een gastcollege aan de Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs.

Vrijdag 20 januari jl. zijn de Meijersprijzen uitgereikt voor de beste in 2016 gepubliceerde artikelen van onderzoekers in de pre-promotiefase. De winnaars ontvingen een certificaat en een geldbedrag om te besteden aan hun onderzoek.

Promovendus Vestert Borger ontvangt 1e prijs voor beste gepubliceerde artikel van onderzoekers in de pre-promotiefase en masterstudent Europees Recht Annette Scholten wint zilveren medaille voor haar scriptie.

Nieuwsgierigheid is de drijfveer achter het onderzoek van ecoloog Michiel Veldhuis. De universitair docent onderzoekt ecosystemen in relatie tot klimaatsverandering op de savannes in Afrika. Hierbij kijkt hij steeds meer naar sociale factoren zoals de invloed van bevolkingsgroei. De KNAW beloont zijn…