In my research, I used a comparative wood anatomical approach to address wood evolution of the (largely) tropical flowering plant families Apocynaceae and Sapotaceae.

In this thesis, we have studied the potential of the zebrafish larval model in studying the ECS, as a complementary model to the existing rodent models.

A remarkable population of short period transiting rocky exoplanets with equilibrium temperatures on the order of 2,000 K has recently been discovered.

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.F.A Kersten, Prof dr. J.A. Bouwstra

Three major cosmology-focused missions are planned for the next decade: the Euclid space telescope, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, it is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and with a high financial burden on global healthcare systems. Bacterial infections are the primary cause of sepsis, but the growing prevalence of antimicrobial…

Optical projection tomography (OPT) is a tomographic 3D imaging technique used for specimens in the millimetre scale.

In multi/many-core System-on-Chips (SoCs), the performance is almost linearly scaling with the number of processing elements.

This dissertation presents the results of the importance of creativity for ICT-students of Dutch universities of applied sciences (in Dutch: hogescholen), and the functioning of training courses that aim to promote creative abilities is highlighted.

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

The redox-conversion reaction of metal-disulfide and metal-thiolate complexes are important, as they may shed light on electron-transfer reactions that often occur in Nature.

An interdisciplinary collection of the best international scholarship on Muslim youth.

Thermodynamics is one of the founding scientific pillars that has helped us better understand heat engines, biology, ecosystems, and even black holes. While it fundamentally describes large systems by examining the bulk behavior of their constituents, it is anchored in the statistical equivalence of…

Ter ere van de 50-jarige samenwerking staat er in 2024 elke maand een artikel in Weekblad Regio Oss over de bijzondere archeologie in Oss. Met deze maand een artikel over Sidney van den Bergh. Sinds hij twee jaar geleden begonnen is als wethouder van de gemeente Oss, is hij erg onder de indruk van de…

De Jaap van den Berge-literatuurprijs wordt jaarlijks toegekend aan een auteur die door middel van publicaties in de vakpers een belangrijke bijdrage levert aan de fiscale rechtsontwikkeling. Stichting NLFiscaal heeft de prijs in 2018 in het leven geroepen. Eerdere prijswinnaars waren Rens Pieterse…

Studying the impact of urbanisation on the respiratory health of past Dutch populations (1200-1850 CE).

Als afsluiting van het keuzevak arbeidsverhoudingen bij de overheid brachten de studenten op 13 mei een bezoek aan Haagse instellingen. Een van de thema’s van dit door prof. J.J.M. Uijlenbroek en prof. B. Barentsen gedoceerde vak is dat van politiek-ambtelijke verhoudingen. Daarom werd het laatste college…

uman skin equivalents (HSEs) are in vitro 3D-skin models that mimic many aspects of the native human skin (NHS) and can be a valuable tool.

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De Universiteit Leiden heeft een samenwerkingsverband met de rechtbank Den Haag. In dit verband heeft Annemarie Drahmann op 21 mei jl. een lezing gegeven aan rechters en juridisch medewerkers van de rechtbank over de verdeling van schaarse vergunningen.

Op donderdag 29 november 2018 brachten LLP tutorgroep 27 en 28 een werkbezoek aan advocatenkantoor Pels Rijcken in Den Haag. LLP staat voor Leiden Law Practices en is een verplicht onderdeel van het studieprogramma voor eerstejaars rechtenstudenten.

Promotor: P.M. Brakefield

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Het Europese actieplan heeft als hoofddoelstelling de Europese economie en de eenheidsmarkt versterkt te laten herrijzen uit de grootste recessie die de EU sinds haar ontstaan kent. Hiervoor wil de Europese Commissie 750 miljard euro (deels leningen en deels subsidie) beschikbaar stellen om de lidstaten…

Is er te veel vriendjespolitiek in Brussel? Wordt er te veel besloten in achterkamertjes? Deze discussie is in alle volledigheid losgebarsten in Brussel na de benoeming van Martin Selmayr als secretaris-generaal, de hoogste ambtenaar bij de Europese Commissie.

Na maanden van thuiswerken, hoe vergaat het de medewerkers van het Instituut Geschiedenis? Marlisa den Hartog en Theo Dekker delen hun verhaal.

This thesis focuses on the application of lipid-based nanomedicine in drug delivery, including small molecular antitumor drugs and biomacromolecules including mRNA, and evaluates their biological performance.

The Leiden Institute of Advance Computer Science (LIACS) in collaboration with the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) have developed the minor Cyber Security Governance Essentials to provide students with a mixture of technical and governance knowledge to set them on a path towards understanding…

Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of orphan diseases characterized by lysosomal dysfunction or impaired lysosomal catabolism and affect collectively about 1 in 5000 live births.

Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death in the world with atherosclerosis as primary underlying cause.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen (Università degli studi di Milano), Co-Supervisor: Ronald M. van Luijk

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Schilthuizen

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.J. Kroes

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

The major and ultimate aim of metabolomics is to obtain an answer to a specific biological or clinical question.

Artificial photosynthesis has recognised potential to produce green and sustainable fuels from earth-abundant resources such as water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman Co-promotor: L.H. Heitman

Our recent excavations have focused on the more recent New Kingdom/Late Period (ca. 1500-332 BCE) material.

An important part of the SCS specialisation is the internship period. Students will get the opportunity to get to know the field and to apply what they have learned during the courses.

Artificial intelligence algorithms govern in subtle, yet fundamental ways, the way we live and are transforming our societies. The promise of efficient, low‐cost or ‘neutral’ solutions harnessing the potential of big data has led public bodies to adopt algorithmic systems in the provision of public…

Promotor: M. Franx, Co-Promotor: I.F. Labbé

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.W.M. Frenken

In design optimization problems, engineers typically handcraft design representations based on personal expertise, which leaves a fingerprint of the user experience in the optimization data. Thus, learning this notion of experience as transferrable design features has potential to improve the performance…

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The intradermal administration route is attractive for vaccine delivery, because of the highly populated antigen-presenting cells in the skin. However, the skin’s main physical barrier, the stratum corneum, prevents vaccines from entering the skin.

The thesis addresses the long-term dynamical evolution of hierarchical multiple systems.