All life on earth contains DNA, which is used to store biological information. Organisms compact their DNA in order for it to fit inside their cell(s).

Electrocatalysis allows for storing electricity or converting it into chemical bonds, producing chemical building blocks and fuels using renewable resources.

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 research focuses on the distribution of chemical elements in protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets. These disks form around young stars and contain gas and dust, from which planets grow. Ice plays a crucial role in planet formation, aiding the clumping of dust particles and influencing…

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.W. Lenstra

Onze AI-wetenschappers werken nauw samen met onder andere de TU Delft en de Erasmus Universiteit.

Promotor: J.A. Bouwstra Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

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

The marine shipping industry is one of the strongest emitters of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a pollutant detrimental to ecology and human health. Over the last 20 years, the pollution produced by power plants, the industry sector, and cars has been decreasing.

Antibiotic resistance, caused by widespread use of antibiotics, leads to bacterial infections that are difficult, if not impossible, to treat and is a major worldwide health concern.

Taking as a point of departure the Italian American community in Boston and its process of collective remembrance surrounding Saint Anthony’s Feast, we addressing the limits and potential of montage.

This proposed research uses ego-documents from visual artists that were not intended for publication to reassess the scholarly debate on the demise of the Russian Avant-garde aesthetic in the twenties and early thirties of the 20th century.

Promotor: A. Kros

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

Onderzoek aan LUC past binnen het algemene kader van de wereldwijde uitdagingen die centraal staan in ons onderwijsprogramma. Het richt zich op belangrijke maatschappelijke vraagstukken, waaronder Vrede & Recht, Diversiteit, Welvaart en Duurzaamheid.

The goal of the research presented in this thesis was to explore the chemical space of ruthenium(II) photocages, investigate their ability to host potent chemotherapy drugs, and to red shift the activation wavelength of the most promising PACT candidates to conduct biological studies.

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

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is an ubiquitous part of oil refining that ensures that fuels are cleaned of impurities and environment release of pollutants such as SOx and NOx gasses are minimized.

Het Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund is een fonds dat financiële steun verschaft aan projecten en initiatieven die diversiteit en inclusie (D&I) promoten, waarbij een specifieke nadruk ligt op het creëren van een inclusieve leeromgeving.

The type-IV secretion system (T4SS) is a machinery able to transfer DNA and proteins between bacteria and in certain cases also to eukaryotic cells.

In my research, we developed a method to distinguish knots. A knot is a mathematical depiction of the everyday knot that occurs in ropes and cords.

The power of personalized nutrition lies in being able to conduct clinical research on healthy people while capturing metabolic markers sensitive to the impact of environmental and metabolic stressors (e.g. diet, changing sex hormones and the menstrual cycle).

In my research, I used a comparative wood anatomical approach to address wood evolution of the (largely) tropical flowering plant families Apocynaceae and Sapotaceae.

We find ourselves in an era of transition, not just towards a more computing- and data-driven society but also away from unsustainable fossil fuels as an energy source.

De onderzoeken aan het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) richten zich op taalvariatie en taaldiversiteit. Om zowel de maatschappelijke als de wetenschappelijke kennis over dit onderwerp te vergroten, zijn de onderzoeken ondergebracht in zes overkoepelende (en overlappende) onderzoeksprogramma’s.…

Hoe worden nachtruimtes verbeeld, geproduceerd, ervaren en verteld door migrantengemeenschappen in Europa? Dit onderzoeksproject onderzoekt deze vraag in acht Europese steden: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Berlijn, Cork, Galway, Lissabon, Londen en Rotterdam.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body, makes treatments less effective. It is important to unravel the mechanism of metastasis.

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

The soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria of the genus Streptomyces are renowned for their production of useful secondary metabolites including antibiotics. The work described in this thesis provides new insights on the role and regulation of antibiotic production and resistance in these bacteria.

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Food waste is a defining inefficiency of the modern food system, with profound implications for resource use, climate change, and circular economy transitions. This dissertation examines food waste through two complementary lenses: the prevention of avoidable food waste and the valorization of unavoidable…

Spectroscopic studies on fluorescent single molecules in organic condensed matter does not only provide information about the molecule itself, but also its near environment. By suppression of phonon-induced broadening of spectral lines through cooling to low temperatures, small changes in the spectral…

Molecular materials have been a subject of interest in fundamental research and applications for decades, and have been studied as bulk crystals, (thin) films and as individual molecules, due to the large variety in their properties. This dissertation explores pentacene crystals near the two-dimensional…

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.

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

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

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

Streptomyces are prolific producers of enzymes and secondary metabolites, including more than 50% of all clinical antibiotics. This makes them highly attractive for medical, biotechnological, and industrial purposes.

Nout Wellink sprak over de rol van de centrale bank in het huidige roerige financiële klimaat. Daarbij gaat hij ook in op de gewijzigde kapitaaleisen die voor banken gelden.

Hoe verandert generatieve AI de manier waarop we leren, communiceren en de wereld van vandaag begrijpen? Nu AI-tools deel uitmaken van het dagelijks leven, produceren ze niet alleen tekst, maar geven ze ook betekenis, beïnvloeden ze vertrouwen en hebben ze invloed op hoe we informatie vinden en delen.…

Promotor: J. A. Bouwstra

Promotor: Thomas Hankemeier, Co-promotores: Heiko van der Linden, Paul Vulto

Promotor: A. Kros, Co-promotor: R.R.C.L. Olsthoorn

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

Aspergillus niger is an important industrial producer of organic acids and enzymes producing large amounts of spent fungal biomass.

Promotor: J. Aarts