Biological polymers, including proteins and the genome, undergo folding processes crucial for their proper functioning. Even slight changes in the folding structure of these biopolymers can have significant implications, leading to the development of various pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative…

Deze opleiding wordt aangeboden door het Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research en is gericht op onderzoek en ontwikkeling van geneesmiddelen. Het programma beslaat vrijwel het gehele gebied van het geneesmiddelenonderzoek en biedt studenten veel keuzevrijheid.

In this book liposomes are explored as delivery system for allergen-specific immunotherapy. Both cationic and anionic formulations are prepared with Bet v 1, one of the allergens in birch pollen.

This thesis investigates how non-genetic factors, such as inflammation and concomitant medication, impact hepatic drug metabolism and subsequent drug metabolizing phenotype predictions.

The outbreaks of AIDS and COVID-19 showed clearly how infectious viruses can influence people’s lives. Investigating the changes in the host metabolism may provide a paradigm shift to consider immune-metabolic interactions as therapeutic targets.

Promotor: T. Hankemeier, Co-promotor: R.J. Vreeken

Integrins play an essential role in multicellular life by connecting cells to the extracellular matrix.

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The impact of the phenotypic plasticity of P. aeruginosa and the distinct CF lung microenvironments on antibiotic drug effects and resistance remains poorly understood.

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We verwelkomen gastwetenschappers wier onderzoek aansluit bij onze uiteenlopende expertisegebieden. De tekst gaat verder in het Engels.

Ook in 2020 hebben veel van onze medewerkers en studenten mooie prijzen gewonnen en belangrijke onderzoekssubsidies binnengehaald.

Hanne Cuyckens en Daan Weggemans zijn per 1 september 2023 benoemd tot Teaching Fellow en lid van de Leiden Teachers’ Academy (LTA).

The research presented in this thesis concerns one of the most important questions in software engineering of our time: how can we make sure that software is free from memory safety bugs?

Onderzoekers vanuit verschillende vakgebieden werken samen om oplossingen te bedenken voor maatschappelijke problemen.

Ontdek het studentenleven bij de MSc Political Theory: Legitimiteit en Rechtvaardigheid aan Universiteit Leiden: studieverenigingen, activiteiten, academische gemeenschap en wonen in Leiden en Den Haag.

Hoe beïnvloedt de vernietiging van universiteiten in Gaza, ook wel 'scholasticide' genoemd, het wetenschappelijk leven en wat zijn de theoretische en juridische onderbouwingen van de term?

Promotores: C.A.J. Knibbe, D. Tibboel, Co-Promotor: P. Bruins

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

In previous studies at our laboratory it was demonstrated that drug exposure of HepG2 cells can lead to an altered TNFα-induced NF-κB oscillatory phenotype, concurrent with a synergistically increased sensitivity for TNFα-induced apoptosis.

In this thesis, we focus on novel proteins/mechanisms that regulate integrin-adhesion mediated mechano-transduction.

Lipid signaling is an essential biological event/process in a plethora of pathophysiological conditions. The underlying idea of this thesis is that many of the roles and the complex interplay of the individual signaling lipids in inflammatory processes and related conditions in health and disease is…

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There is an increasing amount of attention on EU and its Member States contributions to implementation of two landmark agreements: the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Agenda 2030 with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Absent from the current literature is an analysis of the political effect of…

There is a need for alternative methods to replace, reduce and refine (3R) animal experimentation. Combining experimental data from high-throughput in vitro studies with in silico modeling is a promising approach to unravel the effect of chemicals on living cells and to gain a better understanding of…

Promotores:Th.J.C. van Berkel, M. van Eck

Accurate prediction of the unbound drug concentration-time profile at the CNS target site is crucial for the assessment of the right drug concentration-effect relationship. PBPK models have supported the PK prediction of the CNS target sites and the translation of PK data between species and between…

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

This thesis focuses on data found in the field of computational drug discovery. New insight can be obtained by applying machine learning in various ways and in a variety of domains. Two studies delved into the application of proteochemometrics (PCM), a machine learning technique that can be used to…

Drug-target binding kinetics determine the time course of the central event in pharmacotherapy: Drug-target interaction.

With an emphasis on developing novel miktoarm star polymers termed PeptoMiktoStars, this thesis leverages asymmetric polymeric polypept(o)ide frameworks to advance their effectiveness in delivering hydrophobic drugs and nucleic acids.

In this research project, we aimed to obtain more insight in the role of mast cells in the immune driven disorders rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis.

Despite being the second largest transmembrane protein family after GPCRs, the SLC superfamily has only gained significant attention in early drug development over the past decade.

In this thesis, we developed new ways to use a technique called electroextraction (EE) to extract charged molecules from one liquid into another using an electric field.

Pericytes, the mural cells of blood microvessels, are important regulators of vascular morphogenesis and function that have been postulated to mechanically control microvascular diameter through as yet unknown mechanisms.

Explaining treatment response variability between and within patients can support treatment and dosing optimization, to improve treatment of individual patients.

The ideas underlying this thesis are that lipidomics may improve the diagnosis of liver metabolic diseases, and can provide further insights into the underlying pathophysiology of these diseases.

The challenge of achieving fast quantification in metabolomics is the presence of severe matrix effects during the MS analysis of complex samples.

Metabolomics has the potential to play a pivotal role in understanding disease onset and progression, and ultimately personalized treatments. One of its major challenges is its large-scale implementation, which is necessary to deal with the high variability of the metabolome. In this work we have developed…

Promotor: B. van de Water, Co-promotor: E.H.J. Danen

Metabolomics is a powerful tool that can provide a comprehensive insight into the complexity of human biology and the pathophysiology of diseases. By analyzing the metabolome, which refers to the complete set of small (endogenous) molecules (with a mass <1500 Da) present within a given biological system,…

Promotor: A.P.IJzerman Co-promotor: A. Bender

During the course of drug discovery translational steps are made.

This thesis describes the importance of being able to control the selectivity of potential drug candidates.

Cardiovascular diseases are still a major concern for the global health.

In this thesis, we aim to shed light on the diverse and often opposing roles of integrin α3β1 in cancer.

This thesis explored the molecular pharmacological mechanisms of targeting CB2R via investigation of novel drug discovery concepts such as target binding kinetics, allosteric modulation and biased signaling.