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.

Promotor: H.J.M. de Groot

How can mega sand nourishments, such as the Sand Motor, be designed and managed for optimal ecosystem services provision ?

Promotor: E. Bouwman, Co-Promotor: S. Bonnet

Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer

This thesis describes a study from both a theoreticaL and an experimental point of view.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the most abundant class of organic compounds in space. The PAH field evolves from the constant interaction between experimentalists, theorists, modellers and observers. While laboratory research and quantum chemical calculations together set up the molecular…

The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotor: B.W. Hoeksema

Quantum computing is an emerging technology, which holds the potential to simulate complex quantum systems beyond the reach of classical numerical methods.Despite recent formidable advancements in quantum hardware, constructing a quantum computer capable of performing useful calculations remains challenging.In…

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. J. de Vries

This thesis explores the theoretical and observational properties of distant massive galaxies that harbour active black holes in their centres and shine brightly at radio wavelengths.

Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)

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

Sustainable energy from wind and solar is most readily available near the sea.

Optimization tasks in practice have multifaceted challenges as they are often black box, subject to multiple equality and inequality constraints and expensive to evaluate.

The radio sky harbours both galactic and extragalactic sources of arcminute- to degree-scale emission of various physical origins. To discover extragalactic diffuse emission in the Cosmic Web beyond galaxy clusters, one must image low–surface brightness structures amidst a sea of brighter compact fore-…

In this thesis we will explore the use of fuzzy systems theory for applications in bioinformatics.

The way organisms develop from the initial single-cellular state to a complex final assembly like the human body, and how the final body is maintained throughout life, is one of the greatest mysteries and it’s understanding one of the biggest scientific challenges.

Promotor: H.J. van den Herik, B.R. Katzy, Co-promotor: K. Sailer

Electron microscopy has become an extremely important techniquein a wide variety of elds.

The high velocity tail of the total velocity distribution of stars provides essential insight into fundamental properties of the Galaxy.

A dense region of a gaseous and dusty cloud collapses to form a protostar surrounded by a disk and an envelope. This thesis uses both observations and models to study physical and chemical conditions of these protostellar systems which are likely where planets start to form.

Lysosomal acid glucosylceramidase (GBA1) is a lysosomal enzyme that degrades glucolipids with its main substrate being glucosylceramide (GlcCer). Defects in the GBA1 gene lead to glycosphingolipidosis Gaucher disease (GD), in which the hydrolysis of GlcCer is impaired and therefore, it accumulates in…

Promotor: R. Tijdeman, Co-promotor: H.J.J. te Riele

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Aan het Instituut Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie (CAOS) zijn meer dan 50 promovendi verbonden. Hun onderzoek omvat een reike verscheidenheid aan thema's.

Nurturing Student Creativity: Innovative Approaches to Sharing Scientific Results. Bridging Generations and Empowering Ethical Exploration in Anthropology Education

Studium Generale organiseert brede, academische activiteiten, zoals lezingen, symposia, filmvertoningen en debatten.

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Bij LUC The Hague stel je je eigen curriculum samen rond de afstudeerrichting van jouw keuze: je major. Een centraal thema in de studie is Global Challenges; in iedere major houd je je bezig met uitdagingen in de echte wereld, en je leert hoe je deze beter kunt begrijpen.

Het Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is wereldwijd een van de weinige onderzoeksinstituten waar wetenschappers op het gebied van literatuur, beeldende kunst, architectuur, design en mediastudies samenkomen om onderzoek te doen naar de culturele productie van de westerse wereld,…

Het onderzoek aan ons instituut richt zich op wereldwijde kwetsbaarheden en sociale weerbaarheid. We richten ons hierbij op drie onderling verbonden thema's: diversiteit, duurzaamheid en digitalisering.

We staan op de grens van twee grote culturele tijdperken. De opkomst van nieuwe technologieën, alsook de toenemende mondialisering van de wereld, openen de weg naar een nieuwe, nog niet geheel uitgekristalliseerde levenswijze. Wanneer oude maatschappelijk- culturele patronen tanende zijn, terwijl alternatieve…

Havensteden zijn bijzonder in de wijze waarop ze ruimtelijkheid, economische activiteit en culturele waarden combineren. Het zijn vaak robuuste steden die kansen, rijkdom en innovatie bieden aan hun landen en hun inwoners. Maar havensteden geven ook grenzen weer, wat zich weerspiegeld in gemarginaliseerde…

Actuele vraagstukken uit zowel Nederland als de internationale gemeenschap, zetten we in om de nieuwsgierigheid van studenten en onderzoekers te prikkelen.

The research in this dissertation aims to optimise blood donation processes in the framework of the Dutch national blood bank Sanquin. The primary health risk for blood donors is iron deficiency, which is evaluated based on donors' hemoglobin and ferritin levels.

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