This project investigates the rich linguistic history of the crucial language groups in East Africa and includes a search for words that indicate earlier lost languages. These outcomes, combined with recent archaeological and genetic research, will contribute to a new understanding of East Africa’s…

Cristina Grasseni’s project

Het documenteren en beschrijven van de talen van de wereld.

Viral diseases constitute one of the major challenges in modern medicine. Membrane-targeting have broad-spectrum potential and could distinguish viral membranes from the host cell plasma membrane by the difference in membrane curvature.

Wat is mijn bijdrage aan onze wereld? Dat is de vraag die studenten en onderzoekers van het Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) zichzelf dagelijks stellen. Ze willen in hun onderwijs en onderzoek stappen vooruitzetten op het gebied van de vier global challenges ‘Peace and justice’, ‘Sustainability’,…

The Minor in Business Administration teaches business knowledge and skills that are important for your future career.

Bevorderen van studentenwelzijn en ontwikkeling van soft skills.

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

One of the major limitations in culturing complex tissues or organs is the lack of vascularization in the cultured tissue. Development of a functional capillary bed could overcome this problem.

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg

Promotor: K.H. Kuijken

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: F. Calle-Vallejo

Molecular complexes can be used as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, water oxidation, and/or hydrogen peroxide production.

The work in this thesis has been focused on two subjects. The first is the assembly of alginate oligosaccharides and the generation of building blocks for the enzymatic synthesis of alginate, and the second is the total synthesis of large fragments of the zwitterionic SP1 polysaccharide.

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek (LIC)

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen

The minor Artificial Intelligence & Business (previous name Science, Business, and Innovation) will provide you with knowledge and skills in the area of management and entrepreneurship, with a focus on issues in technology-driven companies.

In deze opleiding ontwikkel je je onderzoek skills en verbreed je je kennis over de meest moderne en geavanceerde technieken die je nodig hebt als onderzoeker op het gebied van target finding en het ontwerp en de synthese van nieuwe geneesmiddelen.

Tijdens deze opleiding verbreed je jouw kennis van informatica en specialiseer je je in ICT in het publieke domein. Je ontwikkelt je bedrijf en organisatie skills die je nodig hebt als moderne IT professional.

In deze opleiding verbreed je jouw kennis van informatica en specialiseer je je in ICT in het bedrijfsleven. Je ontwikkelt bedrijf en organisatie skills die je nodig hebt als moderne IT professional.

Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) is the international Honours College of Leiden University and offers an innovative Liberal Arts & Sciences undergraduate programme to highly talented and motivated students from all over the world.

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

This thesis studied in depth the energy use and CO2 emissions of the industrial sector in China.

Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are the most abundant biological entity in nature. They shape bacterial communities and are a major driving force in bacterial evolution.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.A. Rottgering

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

Hydrocarbonylation of alkenes with carboxylic acids in synthesis of carboxylic acid anhydrides is relatively less explored. We herein present a study and optimization of a palladium-catalyzed hydrocarbonylation reaction of alkenes using carboxylic acids as the nucleophile, by which acid anhydrides can…

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

In this thesis, we aimed to better understand the underlying mechanisms involved in TNBC progression and metastasis formation and discover new targets to reduce breast cancer related deaths.

The progressive loss and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). The onset and progression of PD can be triggered by multiple risk factors, for instance, genetic mutation, environmental exposure, and aging.

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

Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotor: J.J. Boelens, R.G.M. Bredius

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

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…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

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

Promotor: R.C.M. Pelger Co-Promotor: G. van der Pluijm

The Vallesian, 11.1-9 Ma, was a special time in the Vallès-Penedes basin near Barcelona, where a biodiversity hotspot existed. Europe had a subtropical climate, with rhinos, forest giraffes, lions, hyenas, flying squirrels and primates.

Clinical development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been particularly challenging and still suffers from high attrition rates.

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

Antimicrobial drugs constitute a fundamental part of modern medicine. The global rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to global health.

Control of infectious diseases poses continuous challenges for human health.