The LIACS Media Lab has received a research grant from the worldwide leading graphics hardware company NVIDIA. The grant exists of newly developed hardware utilizing thousands of processors. LIACS researchers will use it to investigate deep learning in understanding imagery from sources such as MRI…

The basic program comprises a total of twelve courses organized by the Research School, that have been purpose-developed for training and support of PhD students and Research MA students who specialize in Medieval Studies (history, art history, and literary history, in particular).

Promotie

Op 11 december 2014 ontving dr. Nele Beyens de G.A. Lindeboomprijs 2014 voor haar bijzondere verdiensten op het terrein van de medische geschiedschrijving in Nederland. De jury besloot haar voor de prijs voor te dragen vanwege haar in 2013 uitgegeven biografie van vrouwenarts Hector Treub 'Immer bereid…

Hoe kunnen we onze maatschappij zo inrichten dat de wereld leefbaar blijft voor onszelf en al het andere leven om ons heen? Aan dat vraagstuk werken Leidse wetenschappers samen vanuit allerlei disciplines, van biologie tot datawetenschap en van milieueconomie tot archeologie.

Door de vergrijzing neemt de druk op de ouderenzorg toe. Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat ouderen gezond en vitaal kunnen blijven leven? In het vak ‘Living Lab’ van de Master Vitality and Ageing (V&A) van het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) werken studenten aan actuele vraagstukken rond de gezondheid…

Firearms and violence in Europe–A systematic review by Katharina Krüsselmann, Pauline Aarten, Marieke Liem

Prof dr. C.A. van Eck heeft de Descartes-Huygensprijs gekregen. Deze wordt eens in de drie jaar door de Franse Académie des Sciences en de KNAW toegekend aan een geesteswetenschapper. De prijs is gesponsord door de Franse Ambassade in Nederland en wordt toegekend aan Franse en Nederlandse onderzoekers…

Het Data Science Onderzoeksprogramma (DSO) combineert Leidse promotieonderzoeken uit allerlei disciplines met data science. Het programma loopt nu ruim twee jaar, en levert verrassende eerste resultaten op. Hieronder vertellen een aantal promovendi over hun ervaringen en hun onderzoek.

The molecular mechanisms that instigate a healthy cell to become malignant are fueled by (epi)genetic alterations in so-called driver genes.

Promotor: Prof.dr. P. Stevenhagen, Prof.dr. K. Belabas (Univ. de Bordeaux)

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel

Scattering of light in the presence of nano-structured materials, i.e. with features in the order of the wavelength of the light or smaller, reveals details of how light interacts with matter at the nanoscale.

We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.

Mechanical forces are known to play an important role in bacterial colonies. In this dissertation, we study the self-organization at various stages of growing bacterial colonies, and focus on the mechanical effects of cell growth.

Human civilization consumes a huge amount of fossil fuels, which has resulted in an atmospheric CO2 level which has not been higher in over 800 millennia.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Doelman, Co-promotor: V. Rottschäfer

Promotors: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. B. Sendhoff (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

Organisms often need to adapt more efficiently and devise new strategies for surviving difficult ecological circumstances.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. den Hertog

Following the Big Bang, structure in the Universe started collapsing under the force of gravity. This resulted in the formation of the first stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies.

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

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

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…

Biopolymer sequencing with graphene edge-based tunnel junctions has the potential to overcome current limitations with the third generation of sequencing based on biological nanopores.

Promotor: W. T. F. den Hollander, F. H. J. Redig

Promotor: B. van de Water

There is an urgent need for more physiologically relevant cell culture methods to guide compound selection in pre-clinical stages of the drug development pipeline.

Promotores: Bas Edixhoven, Guy Henniart

Promotor: Prof.dr. S.F. Portegies Zwart

PNEC-pro is a user-friendly screening tool for professionals dealing with the assessment of surface water quality. The tool calculates local, watertype specific no-effect concentrations (PNEC) of copper, lead, nickel and zinc based on biotic ligand models (BLMs).

Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is the principal enzyme responsible for hydrolysis of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). MAGL inhibition provides several potential therapeutic opportunities, including anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity.

Promotores: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, P.M. Brakefield, Co-Promotor: M. Bruinsma