A New Technology-Based Firm (NTBF) is a significant enabler of job creation and a driver of the economy through stimulating innovation.

Promotor: P.J.J. Hooykaas, Co-Promotor: E.J. van der Zaal

The explosive radiation and diversification of the advanced snakes (superfamily Colubroidea) was associated with changes in all aspects of the shared venom system. Morphological changes included the partitioning of the mixed ancestral glands into two discrete glands devoted for production of venom ormucous…

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…

Promotor: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck

The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics fails to explain several observed phenomena and is incomplete. In order to resolve this problem, one may extend the SM by adding new particles.

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

Promotor: M.K. Richardson, Co-Promotor: F. Witte

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.

Tracing the evolution of the molecular gas content in galaxies is critical for a complete understanding of galaxy formation and evolution, as it provides the direct fuel for star formation. Studies of high-redshift (z>1) molecular gas reservoirs, most commonly traced by carbon monoxide (CO), have seen…

The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an essential half-reaction for the utilization of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel, via the conversion of hydrogen to electrons and protons facilitated by the ORR. In the most common fuel cells, the ORR is requires high loadings of non-abundant platinum…

Self-assembly is an abundant process in nature and is vital to many processes in living organisms.

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. One of its symptoms is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta.

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.

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.

Promotor: F. Arbab

This thesis applies data mining in commercial settings in the telecommunications industry.

Promotor: J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: C.M. Soares, A.J. Knobbe

Traditional drug discovery approaches have been hampered by (in vitro) cell-culture models that poorly represent the situation in the human body.

Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotores: L.P. van Ofwegen; B.W. Hoeksema

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.

Promotor: A. Kros

Marine sponges are important members of reef ecosystems, as they play ecological roles that are essential for the health of the reef.

Promotor: B.van de Water, Co-promotor: L.S.Price

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

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

Promotors: W. Jiskoot; G.J. Witkamp, Co-promotor: M.R. Nejadnik

This thesis describes the development of improved formulations and alternative delivery strategies for polio vaccination.

The project Multimedia Research and Documentation of African Oral Genres: Connecting Diasporas and Local Audiences (Director: D.Merolla) focuses on multimedia as technology that allows scholars to share documentation and scientific knowledge with the cultural owners of the collected oral genres.

Promotores: Wim Jiskoot; Ferry Ossendorp

The research described in this thesis centered on retaining exo-β-glucosidases implicated in health and disease, in particular the human inherited lysosomal storage disorder, Gaucher disease (GD).

International trade has played a major role in defining the modern global economy. Trade, however, entangles the environmental pressures of economic sectors, giving the illusion of environmental improvements, while the opposite may be occurring.

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water

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…

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.

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

De Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW) heeft Leids natuurkunde-promovenda Anne Meeussen de Shell Afstudeerprijs voor Natuurkunde uitgereikt, met het bijbehorende prijzengeld van 5.000 euro.

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.

Het collegeaanbod op het gebied van de kunsten (voornamelijk beeldende kunst en muziek) en van cultuur in de breedste zin.

Koningin Máxima opende woensdag 4 september onder grote belangstelling het gerenoveerde tropische kassencomplex in de Hortus botanicus Leiden.

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Promotor: P.M. Brakefield

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Kom 16 december genieten van een uniek gratis concert. Met optredens van studenten van de Universiteit Leiden, die naast hun studie ook het talenttraject Practicum Musicae aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag volgen. Verschillende ensembles, kwartetten en duo’s en een gloednieuw orkest trakteren…