Thirty years ago, mutations in the BRCA1 gene were first linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, establishing a genetic basis for cancer development.

Pectin is a plant cell wall polysaccharide made of mainly D-galacturonic acid (GA) subunits. The potency of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger to naturally secrete high amounts of pectinases to degrade pectin has been utilized for the industrial production of pectinases.

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.

Arithmetic geometry concerns the number-theoretic properties of geometric objects defined by polynomials. Mathematicians are interested in the rational solutions to these geometric objects.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper

Op 26 juni 2019 verdedigde Lisa Louwerse haar proefschrift 'The EU’s Conceptualisation of the Rule of Law in its External Relations: Case Studies on Development Cooperation and Enlargement'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. mr. C.A.P. Hillion.

In eight chapters, the thesis of Rafaël Vos covers the effect of temperature and pressure on the electrochemical CO2 reduction.

In unconventional high temperature superconductors, supercurrent vortices are known to spoil the Landau levels. In this thesis the emergence of Landau levels is studied in different types of superconductors: Weyl superconductors, and the Fu-Kane heterostructure.

Promotores: J. Jonkers, K.E. de Visser

In dit artikel gaan Joris Larik en Richard Ponzio in op het belang van de Summit of the Future om multilaterale samenwerking een nieuw leven in te blazen en te versterken in een tijdperk van toenemende concurrentie tussen de grootmachten.

This study has been carried out in the community of Sukamiskin, a kelurahan (‘village’) in Bandung, the Capital of West Java Province, located in the Sunda Region of Indonesia.

Al jaren hét standaardwerk over politiek en openbaar bestuur in Nederland. Volledig, diepgaand en up-to-date.

Promotor: J. Zaanen, Co-Promotor: V. Juricic

In this thesis, two potential therapeutic targets for diabetic nephropathy were dentified and investigated. First, we show that glomerular clusterin is upregulated in diabetic nephropathy and demonstrated that recombinant clusterin protein can protect the podocytes against oxidative stress in vitro.…

In this thesis, we have studied cell images from two types of cells, including pollen grains and the immune cells, neutrophils. These images are captured using a bright field microscope and a confocal microscope.

The thesis describes experimental steps towards reduction of friction on the macroscopic scale by scenarios of thermo- and superlubricity well-known on the nanoscale.

Advanced sensing techniques require graphene with high quality and well-controlled surface chemistry.

The lipids in the uppermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum (SC), play an important role in the skin barrier function. The three main SC lipid classes are ceramides (CER), cholesterol and free fatty acids.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets

Promotor: G. van Dijk

The overall objectives of my thesis are to investigate the dynamics of the sorghum root microbiome and to explore the beneficial effects of the root microbiome on sorghum growth and stress tolerance.

Solar energy is used by photosynthetic organisms to drive energy required cellular processes. Is absorbed by two groups of pigments, located in the LHCs.

Barrie Sander identificeert verschillende risico’s en zorgen rondom het gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie om klimaatverandering aan te pakken.

In astronomy, the interpration of observations and measurements plays a crucial role: we rely purely and fundamentally on the information that reaches us as observers. And 80% of all matter in the universe is undetectable directly.

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

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh, C.J.M. Musters

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Op dinsdag 23 mei 2017 verdedigde Jasmina Mackic haar proefschrift ‘Proving discriminatory violence at the European Court of Human Rights’. De promotor is vice-decaan en hoogleraar internationaal publiekrecht Larissa van den Herik. Hieronder volgt een korte samenvatting van haar proefschrift.

Op 9 januari 2019 verdedigde Willem van der Muur zijn proefschrift 'Land rights and the forces of adat in democratizing Indonesia'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. A.W. Bedner en prof. dr. J.M. Otto.

Promotor: E.F. Smets Co-promotor: J. Geml

At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.

This thesis describes the role of pollution, specifically neonicotinoid insecticides, as an actor of the ongoing biodiversity decline.

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-Promotor: E. Vijgenboom

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria that have a complex multicellular life cycle and are well known for their ability to produce a wide range of bioactive natural products (NPs).

Anthropogenic noise negatively affects wildlife in a wide range of taxonomic groups.

The use of N fertilizers has increased worldwide in the past century. While this increased input of N has increased food productivity, it has also contributed to decreases in biodiversity, soil quality and environmental health, including increases in greenhouse gas emissions.

Op 18 maart 2020 verdedigde Hoko Horii haar proefschrift 'Child Marriage as a Choice: Rethinking agency in international human rights'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. A.W. Bedner en prof.dr. G.A. van Klinken (UvA).

The thesis mainly contributes to the characterization of Majorana fermions as they appear in the Condensed Matter context.

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The research described in this thesis combines the latest insights in lysosomal function with lysosome centred cell signalling.

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

Bas Rietjens en zijn collega's onderzochten de oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne en onderzochten deze veelvoud aan facetten en hun onderlinge verbanden.

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Van 21 augustus tot en met 8 september zijn de workshops en cursus van de jaarlijkse Summer School on the History of the Book van het Allard Pierson en de vakgroep Boekwetenschap. Drie weken lang is er elke werkdag een cursus, workshop of lezing over thema’s die te maken hebben met de geschiedenis van…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams, Co-Promotor: N.S. Pannu

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Including modelling as part of software development appears to have various benefits.

Op 20 oktober 2021 verdedigde Michael Ramsden het proefschrift 'The Role of the United Nations General Assembly in Advancing Accountability for Atrocity Crimes: Legal Powers and Effects'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. N.M. Blokker.

Wetlands provide many ecosystem goods and services which include fish production. The sustainability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has received considerable attention in recent years because fish is one of the major sources of animal protein to a considerable fraction of the global population which…

Plant architecture has distinct forms in different plant species, but also within a species the finalarchitecture of a plant is determined by its gradual development and changes therein induced by environmental conditions during the plant’s life cycle.