416 zoekresultaten voor “cardiovascular disease” in de Publieke website
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Natural and non-natural factors influencing Alzheimer´s Aβ
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams
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Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry based Metabolomics Approaches for Volume-restricted Applications
Metabolomics is a powerful tool that can provide a comprehensive insight into the complexity of human biology and the pathophysiology of diseases. By analyzing the metabolome, which refers to the complete set of small (endogenous) molecules (with a mass <1500 Da) present within a given biological system,…
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Application of zebrafish and murine models in lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis research
Cardiovascular diseases are still a major concern for the global health.
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The diverse roles of integrin α3β1 in cancer: Lessons learned from skin and breast carcinogenesis
In this thesis, we aim to shed light on the diverse and often opposing roles of integrin α3β1 in cancer.
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It's about time
This thesis explored the molecular pharmacological mechanisms of targeting CB2R via investigation of novel drug discovery concepts such as target binding kinetics, allosteric modulation and biased signaling.
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Transglycosylation of N-acylethanolamines
N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), including N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide, AEA), N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA) and N-oleoylethanolamine (OEA), are signaling lipids that play an important role in different physiological process.
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Human Evolution
This multidisciplinary minor provides students with knowledge on how and why humans became the way they are. The minor focuses on the evolution of the species Homo sapiens from other hominin lineages and animal ancestors, and on the various factors shaping this process. Not only is human evolution of…
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Immune cell networks in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Parvovirus B19: Diagnosis, Distribution and Disease associations
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Context matters: DNA methylation in human disease
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Maximal Systolic Acceleration in Peripheral Arterial Disease
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The Placenta in Fetal Congenital Heart Disease
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Diagnosis, differentiation and prevention in pancreatic diseases
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Nieuw project om ziekte van Alzheimer te bestuderen
Onderzoekers van de Universiteit Leiden gaan een nieuwe manier ontwikkelen om de biomarkers van de ziekte van Alzheimer te bestuderen. De aanpak focust zich op de moleculaire boodschappers van de cellen. Het project, geleid door Thomas Hankemeier en gecoördineerd door Yuliya Shakalisava (Leiden Academic…
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Specifiek eiwit in de hoofdrol bij ziekte van Parkinson
Met elektronspins hebben natuurkundigen het bindingsproces onderzocht van het eiwit α-synucleïne, dat wordt geassocieerd met de ziekte van Parkinson. Wat blijkt is dat het eiwit op een verrassend efficiënte manier bindt aan een hersenmembraan. Met deze in Leiden ontwikkelde methode hebben de onderzoekers…
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Deze elf Leidse bètaonderzoekers behoren tot de meest geciteerden ter wereld
Elf onderzoekers van de faculteit Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen staan op de 2021 Highly Cited Researchers-lijst van Clarivate Analytics. Slechts 0,1 procent van de wereldwijde onderzoekers komt in deze lijst voor, waarmee ze dus letterlijk één uit duizend zijn.
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Archief
Op deze pagina vind je de opnames van de Tuesday Talks sinds april 2025. Ook de opnames van de voorloper van de Tuesday Talks, This Week’s Discoveries, zijn hier te vinden
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IBL coördineert project voor nieuwe medicijnen uit biodiversiteit van de zee
Gilles van Wezel van het Instituut Biologie Leiden gaat een Europees consortium leiden om nieuwe medicijnen en ziekte-onderdrukkende microben te vinden, met behoud van biodiversiteit. Er wordt gekeken naar het nog grotendeels onbekende potentieel van in de zee levende micro-organismen.
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Modulation of leukocyte homeostasis in atherosclerosis
Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel
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Nucleosome stacking in chromatin fibers probed with single-molecule force- and torque-spectroscopy
In human cells, a meter-long DNA is condensed inside a micrometer-sized cell nucleus. Simultaneously, the genetic code must remain accessible for its replication and transcription to functional proteins.
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1,2-cis-glycosylations: method development and synthesis of complex oligosaccharides
Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D.C. Codée
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Discovery of novel inhibitors to investigate diacylglycerol lipases and α/β hydrolase domain 16A
Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt
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Electrical and magnetic properties of ferritin: electron transport phenomena and electron paramagnetic resonance
Ferritin is a spherical metalloprotein, capable of storing and releasing iron in a controllable way. It is composed of a protein shell of about 12 nm and within its cavity, iron is stored in a mineral form.
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Image analysis for gene expression based phenotype characterization in yeast cells
Promotores: T.H.W. Bäck, A. Plaat, Co-promotor: F.J. Verbeek
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Lipid model membrane systems as a tool for unraveling the underlying factors for skin barrier dysfunction
Barrier function is the natural role of the skin. The lipid matrix present in the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum is important for this function.
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The road to insurmountability: Novel avenues to better target CC Chemokine receptors
This thesis explores different avenues to develop insurmountable antagonists for CC Chemokine Receptors, such as CCR1, CCR2 and CCR5.
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Chemical Tools to Illuminate N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine Biosynthesis
This thesis describes the development and optimization of the first molecular tools to study the enzyme PLA2G4E.
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From every angle: novel insights into CC chemokine receptor 2 pharmacology
The CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), a member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, is widely involved in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, no drugs for this receptor have made it to the pharmaceutical market yet.
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Automated de novo metabolite identification with mass spectrometry and cheminformatics
Promotor: T. Hankemeier, Co-Promotores: T. Reijmers, L. Coulier
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Visual analytics for spatially-resolved omics data at single cell resolution: Methods and Applications
The deeper understanding of an organism's pathology is important for developing treatments. Over centuries of systematic research, clinical researchers have demonstrated that the more information they acquire about the cellular properties and their organisation in the tissue, the better they can understand…
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Pharmaceutical Aspects of Subvisible Particles in Protein Formulations
Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Hawe
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Boosting the host immune system to fight tuberculosis
New drugs for use as tuberculosis (TB) treatment are needed due to the constrains of classical antibiotics against TB and the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains, making TB a harder and harder disease to treat.
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Involvement of host and bacterial factors in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a gram-negative plant pathogen belonging to the family Rhizobiaceae, is the causative agent of crown gall disease, which can affect many plant species including agronomically important ones.
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CellEKT: a chemical proteomics platform to study the kinome
Kinase inhibitors are key therapeutic agents, particularly in oncology, yet their clinical efficacy is often hampered by off-target effects and limited understanding of their cellular target profiles.
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LUMC-hoogleraar krijgt prijs op Zeldzame Ziektendag
Prof. Judith Bovée kreeg zaterdag een prijs uitgereikt op Zeldzame Ziektendag. De prijs is een blijk van waardering vanuit de gezamenlijke patiëntenverenigingen voor haar wetenschappelijk en diagnostisch werk op het gebied van zeldzame bottumoren.
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Analysis of sub-visible particles in complex injectable formulations
Promotors: W. Jiskoot; G.J. Witkamp, Co-promotor: M.R. Nejadnik
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Optimisation of first clinical studies in special populations: towards semi-physiological pharmacokinetic models
M. Danhof, Co-promotores: J. Freijer, A. Yassen
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Evolutionary adaptability of β-lactamase: a study of inhibitor susceptibility in various model systems
β-Lactamases are enzymes that can break down β-lactam substrates, such as antibiotics, preventing the use of these antibiotics for the treatment of various infectious diseases. However, some compounds, β-lactamase inhibitors, can block these enzymes allowing for possible treatments using a combination…
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Chemical genetic approaches for target validation
Drug development is a time- and resource-consuming process that starts with the discovery and validation of a (protein) target that contributes to pathogenesis or disease progression.
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The innate immune response against mycobacterial infection: analysis by a combination of light and electron microscopy
Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf
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Advancing the LeiCNS-PK3.0 model for prediction of CNS Pharmacokinetics Nonlinear BBB Transport, Inter-species Scaling, and Machine Learning
This thesis focuses on enhancing predictions of central nervous system drug exposure using the LeiCNS-PK3.0, a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.
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The impact of climate variability on the ecology of a lion (Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758) population and lion livestock conflicts in the Amboseli
Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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Lost in Chemical Space, Found in Data
Developing new medicines is one of modern science's most significant hurdles, a process marked by high costs, long timelines, and frequent failures of promising candidates.
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PI3K signaling and adherens junctions in invasive lobular breast cancer
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer.
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Selective autophagy in host defense against mycobacterial infection
The effective treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge to global health.
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Glucocerebrosidase and glycolipids: In and beyond the lysosome
The lysosomal β-glucosidase named glucocerebrosidase (GCase) is a retaining β-glucosidase that hydrolyzes the glycosphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) to ceramide and glucose at acid pH.
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Phenotypic screening with 3D cell-based assays
Traditional drug discovery approaches have been hampered by (in vitro) cell-culture models that poorly represent the situation in the human body.
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Unraveling temporal processes using probabilistic graphical models
Real-life processes are characterized by dynamics involving time. Examples are walking, sleeping, disease progress in medical treatment, and events in a workflow.
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Microfluidic 3D cell culture for high throughput screening
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.