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

Onderzoek van de sectie Methodologie & Statistiek van het Instituut Psychologie aan de Universiteit Leiden

The development of new environmentally sound technologies is seen as a key route towards achieving sustainability.

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) reduces vehicle emissions to combat climate change. EVs raise concerns regarding the production of lithium-ion batteries and related emissions; while batteries can also provide energy storage services for the electricity system.

De digitale gastlessen bestaan uit korte video's van ongeveer 10 minuten met bijbehorende docenthandleiding met activerende opdrachten.

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

M. Danhof, Co-promotores: J. Freijer, A. Yassen

Promotor: Prof.dr. P.G.L Klinkhamer, Co-promotor: K. Vrieling

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

Op 4 maart 2021 verdedigde Michiel Spanjers zijn proefschrift 'Belastingbudget'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. J.P. Boer en prof.dr. H. Vording.

Mensen die de afgelopen drie maanden antibiotica hebben gebruikt, letten meer op negatieve gezichtsuitdrukkingen, blijkt uit onderzoek van postdoc Katerina Johnson en universitair docent Laura Steenbergen. Dit kan mogelijk verklaren hoe antibiotica het risico op het ontwikkelen van depressie vergroo…

Nucleoid associated proteins maintain the architecture of the bacterial chromosome and regulate gene expression, hinting that their role as transcription factors may involve local three-dimensional chromosome re-modelling.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water

Control of infectious diseases poses continuous challenges for human health.

This thesis focuses on the social dimensions of crane and wetland conservation in rural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate, Co-promotor: H.W. Slabbekoorn

Atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathology of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis is caused by an immune response which is directed against (modified) lipoproteins which accumulate in the vessel wall.

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer.

Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) and tumor cell migration play an important role in cancer progression, and an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying these concepts is essential for developing new targeted approaches.

Novel entities may pose risks to humans and the environment. The small particle size and relatively large surface area of micro- and nanoparticles (MNPs) make them capable of adsorbing other novel entities, leading to the formation of aggregated contamination.

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

The applications of studying the early development of insects range from agriculture to material science.

Promotores: F.H. van Lunteren, F.P. Israel

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Dr. M. van der Zee

Promotores: H.A. Udo de Haes, H.H.T. Prins, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

In this thesis unconventional tools based on fluidic interfaces were developed to study the surface and interfacial chemistry of graphene, to characterize the intrinsic properties of graphene, to disentangle the effects of substrate and of the environmental factors, and to improve handling protocols…

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, Prof.dr. G.H. Baltes (University of Applied Sciences Konstanz)

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

Large carnivore population is globally declining as a result of the fragmentation of habitat, large prey depletion and retaliatory killing by pastoralists.

As a non-invasive genetic method, eDNA based approaches have become an important component of ecologists' and environmental managers' toolkits for biomonitoring in conservation and an increasingly important source of ecological knowledge.

This thesis aims to investigate the effect of tripartite interaction between microbial inoculants, the plant, and herbivore insects on the rhizosphere microbiome and volatilome. We investigated the rhizosphere microbiome and volatilome of tomato plants exposed to insect herbivory and/or inoculated with…

In a typical glycosylation reaction, a donor is activated to form a (variety of) electrophilic species which can react with a nucleophilic acceptor, following a reaction mechanism having both SN1 and SN2 character.

Promotors: Prof.dr. P.J. Punt, Prof.dr. C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel

In this thesis, the role of mast cells in atherosclerosis and novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit atherosclerosis progression are discussed. The first part of the thesis specifically focuses on the relation between mast cells and advanced human atherosclerotic plaque characteristics.

Enzymes are innately sensitive to changes in the amino acid sequence, which largely constrains their evolutionary potential, i.e., evolvability. This evolutionary burden can be alleviated in the presence of stabilizing mutations, which increase the buffering capacity of enzymes to tolerate mutations…

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

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.

Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. E. Deprettere

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-promotor: J.B.F. Juurlink

The demand for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets is rapidly growing, while the neodymium supply chain is under pressure. Recycling can alleviate these issues. This thesis investigates the potential for deploying novel magnet recycling technologies and their environmental consequences.

Het doel van het RAISE Onderzoek is om te onderzoeken hoe veerkrachtige mensen omgaan met stress. We kijken specifiek naar hoe belangrijke biologische systemen, zoals de HPA-as en het immuunsysteem, samenwerken met de hersenen en de sociale omgeving om veerkrachtig functioneren na moeilijkheden in de…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper

The filamentous bacteria Streptomyces are widespread inhabitants of terrestrial soils.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. de Jong

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the main reasons for drug attrition during pre-clinical and clinical phases of drug development as well as for drug withdrawal post-marketing.

Globally and regionally, biodiversity is declining and there are shifts in species’ occurrences and functional traits.

Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone, which is involved in the defense responses to pathogens and to abiotic stress, and in the regulation of plant growth and development.

Op 9 februari 2015, de 440e Dies Natalis, zal Peter J. Katzenstein een eredoctoraat van de Universiteit Leiden ontvangen voor zijn verdiensten voor de sociale wetenschappen in het algemeen, en de politicologie in het bijzonder. Professor Katzenstein (Cornell University) is een van de meest invloedrijke…

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