503 zoekresultaten voor “team immune response” in de Publieke website
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Synthesis and applications of cell wall glycopolimer fragments from Staphilococci and Enterococci
Carbohydrates are present on the surface of bacteria making them suitable antigen candidates for vaccine development. This thesis deals with the synthesis of two carbohydrate-based components; the capsular polisaccharide of S. aureus type 5 and teichoic acids from staphilococci and enterococci speci…
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Control of Western flower thrips through jasmonate-triggered plant immunity
We showed that constitutive and inducible chemical and morphological defenses against Western flower thrips differ between tomato and chrysanthemum plants.
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Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder pyridazine elimination: synthetic tools for chemical immunology
The inverse electron demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) pyridazine elimination emerged in 2013 as a new bioorthogonal reaction and constitutes a prime example of what is now known as dissociative bioorthogonal chemistry. The research described in this Thesis aims to develop synthetic strategies which enable…
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Bacterial glycomimetics: synthesis and applications
This work has described synthetic strategies towards well-defined structures resembling capsular polysaccharide (CPS) fragments, CPS mimics, teichoic acid (TA) fragments as well as a third-generation ring-closing tandem metathesis (RCM) linker to better exploit the potential of automated synthesis.
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Statistical methods for microarray data
Promotores: J.C. van Houwelingen, S.A. van de Geer
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Development of a Kidney-on-a-Chip Model for Compound Screening and Transport Studies
Pharmaceutical companies, governments and the general public have become increasingly aware that animal models used in drug testing lack vital aspects to serve as an accurate representation of human biology. As models of the human body should become more physiologically relevant, animal models no longer…
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The Ecology and Evolution of Microbial Warfare in Streptomyces
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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Evaluation of the zebrafish embryo as an alternative model for hepatotoxicity testing
Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotores: L.T.M. van der Ven, A.S. Kienhuis
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Exploring novel regulators and enzymes in salicylic acid-mediated plant defense
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.
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Immune cell networks in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Immune and Metabolic Dysregulation in Liver Cancer
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Signalling pathways that control development and antibiotic production in streptomyces
Bacteria are highly complex and diverse organisms that have adapted to survive in ecological niches ranging from the most extreme to the most heterogeneous environments.
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Harnessing zebrafish xenograft models for ocular melanoma treatment discovery
The aim of this thesis was to develop novel treatment strategies for different types of eye melanoma utilizing zebrafish models. We first establish orthotopic and ectopic xenograft models for uveal and conjunctival melanoma by engraftment of the immortalized cells derived from these tumors into zebrafish…
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From stress to success; How actinobacteria exploit live without a cell wall
The aim of this thesis was to study phage infection in Streptomyces, focused on cell wall-deficient cells. Bacteriophages (or phages in short) attach to the cell wall of bacteria after which they replicate and lyse the host cell.
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Non-Abelian metamaterials: emergent computing and memory
In the traditional theory of linear elasticity, superposition dictates that the response of a material does not depend on the sequence of the applied mechanical actuations.
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Disentangling drought-responsive traits with focus on Arabidopsis
In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…
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Team Master opleiding ICT in Business wint Strictly-for-Business Challenge
Strictly for Business is een competitie om IT-professionals van bedrijven en universiteiten met elkaar in contact te brengen. Teams van 4 of 5 studenten, 2 'Young IT professionals' uit deelnemende bedrijven én een docent van de opleiding als coach strijden tegen elkaar. Uit Leiden hebben twee teams…
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Leids team wint Rotterdam100 met plan milieuvriendelijker schepen
Vang de uitstoot van schepen af en kweek daar aan boord algen van. Daarvan kan dan weer biobrandstof worden gemaakt. Met dit plan won het Leidse team onder leiding van student Bestuurskunde Hein Laterveer de competitie Rotterdam100. Het team van studente Informatica & Economie Jody Liu werd tweede.
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Antibiotica gezocht! Team Leiden naar finale Academische jaarprijs
Team Leiden gaat door naar de finale van de Academische Jaarprijs. Het team onderzoekt hoe ziekenhuisbacterien ontstaan en hoe de juiste antibiotia gevonden kunnen worden. Met de uitbraak van de EHEC-bacterie in het achterhoofd kan de speurtocht van Team Leiden het verschil gaan maken!
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Team Leiden behaalt finale NVER-pleitwedstrijd 2017
Het pleitteam van het Europa Instituut Leiden heeft tijdens de NVER-pleitwedstrijd op 8 juni 2017 in Nijmegen een prachtige prestatie geleverd door de finale te behalen. Hoewel Nijmegen er dit jaar wederom met de hoofdprijs van doorging, werden de pleitvaardigheden van het Leidse pleitteam door het…
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Leids team kampioen van de Benelux in programmeerwedstrijd
Op 19 oktober vond de jaarlijke Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest plaats in Nijmegen. Het team ‘git merge -s octopus solution cup’ van Universiteit Leiden slaagde er als enige in om alle opgaven op te lossen en werd daarmee kampioen van de Benelux en won een plek tijdens het kampioenschap van Noordwest…
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Gezondheid en ziekte van de luchtwegen in Nederland
Studying the impact of urbanisation on the respiratory health of past Dutch populations (1200-1850 CE).
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Join Leiden Law School Team at International Insolvency Law Moot
For the first time Leiden Law School students have the opportunity to take part in the Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot. It involves students from around the world and deals with international insolvency law litigation. With a support team of academics and practitioners experienced in…
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Nano shapes micro : Impacts of metallic nanoparticles on microbial communities
This thesis aimed to investigate the impact of exposure dynamics, relative contributions of ENPs(particle) and ENPs(ion), and dosing regimens on the toxicity of ENPs varying in different physico-chemical properties, on the composition and functioning of soil microbial communities.
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iGEM-team sleept meerdere prijzen binnen bij Grand Jamboree
Het Leidse iGEM-team heeft hoge ogen gegooid tijdens de Grand Jamboree in Parijs. De biologiestudenten werden met hun project PHAse Out tweede in de categorie Overgraduate. Ook namen ze awards voor Best Biomanufacturing Project, Best Wiki en Best Entrepreneurship én een Gouden Medaille mee naar huis.…
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Team Leiden wint brons in VAR-Pleitwedstrijd 2020
Onlangs behaalde het door de Universiteit Leiden afgevaardigde team een mooie derde plaats in de VAR-pleitwedstrijd, die dit jaar werd georganiseerd door de Radboud Universiteit.
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Levert hardloopvereniging Currimus ook dit jaar weer het winnende team?
Al vanaf de eerste editie van de Science Run levert de Leidse Studenten-Hardloopvereniging Currimus het winnende team of de snelste loper. Het event is terug van weggeweest en de nieuwe lichting studenten moet de eer hooghouden. Het bestuur is er (bijna) klaar voor: ‘Tijdens de komende training gaan…
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Leids iGEM-team wil testkit voor besmettelijke ziektes maken
Veertien bachelor- en masterstudenten vertegenwoordigen dit jaar Leiden in de International Genetically Engineered Machine wedstrijd iGEM. Hun plan: een test maken die snel in staat is om besmettelijke ziektes te identificeren in het geval van een uitbraak.
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Progressive Indexes
Interactive exploration of large volumes of data is increasingly common, as data scientists attempt to extract interesting information from large opaque data sets. This scenario presents a difficult challenge for traditional database systems, as (1) nothing is known about the query workload in advance,…
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Gene networks-based mechanistic assessment of drug-induced organ toxicity: a focus on liver and kidney
Drug induced organ toxicity is the main problem of the drug development and drug usage in the clinic. The liver and kidneys are the most sensitive organs towards drug induced toxicity.
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The evolution and plasticity of life histories upon variation in nutrition: on aging focused integrative approach
Promotores: Prof.dr. P.M. Brakefield, Prof.dr. B.J. Zwaan (Wageningen Universiteit)
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Onderzoeksgroep Governance of Crises
De onderzoeksgroep Governance of Crises bestudeert fenomenen, dynamieken en actoren die te maken hebben met crisisgovernance. Het Crisis Research Center (CRC) van de Universiteit Leiden maakt deel uit van deze onderzoeksgroep.
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Structural changes in single chromatin fibers induced by tension and torsion
Promotor: T. Schmidt, Co-promotor: S. J.T. van Noort
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Quantitative pharmacology of antimicrobials
Antimicrobial drugs constitute a fundamental part of modern medicine. The global rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to global health.
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Vaccination and Targeted Therapy Using Liposomes; Opportunities for Treatment of Atherosclerosis and Cancer
This thesis focuses on using liposomes in two different treatment strategies; vaccination (or immunotherapy) and delivery of a small molecule, and in two different disease models; cancer and atherosclerosis.
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Immunity in atherosclerosis: novel assays, biomarkers and therapeutic approaches
Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease resulting in the formation of an arterial plaque. Despite lipid lowering, recurrent cardiovascular events remain a risk. While atherosclerosis is primarily lipid-driven, the immune system plays a critical role in the pathophysiology.
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Precision modeling of breast cancer in the CRISPR era
The molecular mechanisms that instigate a healthy cell to become malignant are fueled by (epi)genetic alterations in so-called driver genes.
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Incubation and latency time estimation for SARS-CoV-2
De incubatietijd (van infectie tot de eerste symptomen) en latente periode (van infectie tot de start van besmettelijkheid) zijn cruciaal voor het informeren van controle maatregelen aan het begin van een infectieziektenuitbraak. Een voorbeeld is de duur van quarantaine voor potentieel geïnfecteerden,…
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Bioorthogonal Labeling Tools to Study Pathogenic Intracellular Bacteria
In this thesis, bioorthogonal chemistry is combined with correlative light-electron microscopy to selectively label and study pathogenic intracellular bacteria within the host immune cell.
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Ginsenosides as selective glucocorticoid drugs: agonists, antagonists, and prodrugs
Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory drugs widely used clinically to treat various inflammatory and immune conditions. However, two main clinical problems limit their use. GCs trigger severe side effects and they induce acquired glucocorticoid resistance, especially during chronic systemic treatment…
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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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Design and Synthesis of Immunomodulatory Peptide Conjugates
This dissertation explores new chemical strategies for the synthesis of self-adjuvanting peptide conjugates and immunomodulatory ligands aimed at targeted activation of the immune system.
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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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Computational modeling of cellular dynamics in tumor cell migration
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.
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Chemical tools to study lipid signaling
Synthesis and application of chemical biology tools to study immunomodulatory signaling lipids.
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Metabolomics approaches for unravelling host-gut microbiota changes in different stages of cognitive impairment
The investigation into the bidirectional communication between the gut and its host is a rapidly growing area of research, attracting considerable attention for its potential to provide crucial insights into health and disease.
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Unraveling multifaceted roles of Grainyhead-like transcription factor-2 in breast cancer
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.
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Development of hyaluronan-based dissolving microneedle arrays for dermal vaccination
Dissolving microneedles are a subgroup of microneedle types that completely dissolve within the skin. During this dissolving process the vaccine, stored in the needle matrix, is released into the skin.
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Team met Leidse medewerkers wint belangrijke Open Science-prijs
Een team met Leidse universiteitsmedewerkers heeft op 11 februari de Open Initiative Trophy gewonnen, een prijs voor het beste Nederlandse initiatief ter bevordering van Open Science. De winnaars ontwikkelden Reprohack, een hackathon-achtig evenement waarbij deelnemers aan de slag gaan met herhaalonderzoek.…
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Elf Leidse teams van wetenschappers ontvangen bijdrage KNAW-pilotfonds
De KNAW beloont elf Leidse teams van wetenschapppers op gebied van wetenschapscommunicatie. Elk team ontvangt 10.000 euro uit het fonds ‘Gewaardeerd!’.