Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotor: B.W. Hoeksema

The main aim of this thesis was to unravel the signaling and regulatory networks that drive tumor cell migration during breast cancer metastasis.

This thesis explores different avenues to develop insurmountable antagonists for CC Chemokine Receptors, such as CCR1, CCR2 and CCR5.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.W. van der Vaart

Promotor: Prof.dr. K.H. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H.Hoekstra

Microbial rhodopsins are photosensitive pigments implemented in the growth and adaptation of a large population of microorganisms.

Stellar feedback is a crucial ingredient in the evolution of galaxies.

Plant diversity is essential for us and our planet as it sustains the stability of our ecosystems, provides vital materials and food to us and supports many ecosystem services.

An Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) is a highly luminous region at the center of a galaxy, powered by the accretion into a supermassive black hole and emitting energy from radio waves to gamma rays, often outshining the host galaxy.

Op 19 mei 2016 verdedigt Rosmarijn van Kleef haar proefschrift getiteld: Liability of football clubs for supporters’ misconduct. A study into the interaction between disciplinary regulations of sports organisations and civil law'.

Galaxies in the local Universe fall into two main categories of spirals and ellipticals. In this Thesis, we explore the structural evolution of galaxies into this bimodal distribution.

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: J.W. van Holten

Quantum computing is an emerging technology, which holds the potential to simulate complex quantum systems beyond the reach of classical numerical methods.Despite recent formidable advancements in quantum hardware, constructing a quantum computer capable of performing useful calculations remains challenging.In…

Scattering of light in the presence of nano-structured materials, i.e. with features in the order of the wavelength of the light or smaller, reveals details of how light interacts with matter at the nanoscale.

Despite the fact that gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are one of the most studied nanoparticles, there is still a necessity for new approaches allowing for effective protective coating to enable wider use of GNPs in biomedical applications.

Heart failure is a major health care problem with high mortality.

A new publication on changes in the relationship between news and their public in Chile

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

Promotor: K. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H. Hoekstra

The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.

This thesis is concerned with the constitution of chiral responsive matrix assemblies that may undergo light-driven conformational changes and self-select vibrations to develop vibronic states for driving semi-classical coherent transfer with nearly 100% yield in a lossless NCAP process.

Promotor: M.K. Richardson, Co-Promotor: F. Witte

Op 13 januari 2022 verdedigde Pie Habimana het proefschrift 'Harmful Tax Competition in the East African Community'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. H. Vording en prof.dr. S.C.W. Douma (UvA).

Promotor: Jaap Brouwer, Co-promotor: Remus Th. Dame

The thesis describes terrestrial field trials aimed to detect side-effects of pesticides within the framework of pesticide registration procedures. Field trials were developed using vascular plants Brassica napus and Poa annua, caterpillars Pieris brassicae and effects on decomposition were studied…

Promotor: F. Arbab

Promotores: H.A. Udo De Haes, P.M. Brakefield

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof

Single-molecule spectroscopy has become a powerful method for using organic fluorescent molecules in numerous applications.

This thesis describes the development and optimization of the first molecular tools to study the enzyme PLA2G4E.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Aarts, Prof.dr. J.M. van Ruitenbeek

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-promotor: A. Boyarsky

This ecological community has long been known to affect host biology, and their diverse roles have been further clarified in recent years following numerous studies of animal:microbiota interactions in diverse systems.

Op 28 oktober 2021 verdedigde Hein van der Bruggen zijn proefschrift en behaalde daarmee de doctorstitel.

This dissertation focused on computational methods based on first principles calculations using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) framework. Emphasis was laid on affordable methods that can provide a tradeoff between computational expense and accuracy.

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.W.J. Beenakker

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

For many system in statistical physics the microcanonical and canonical ensemble are equivalent in the thermodynamic limit, but not for all.

Het Leids Universitair Centrum voor de studie van Islam en Samenleving (LUCIS) is een interfacultair kenniscentrum dat een multidisciplinaire en vergelijkende benadering van islam en moslimsamenlevingen bevordert.

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.

Promotor: W. T. F. den Hollander, F. H. J. Redig

One of the most important puzzles in modern astrophysics is the nature of dark matter.

Promotor: F.H.J. Redig, Co-Promotor: W.T.F. den Hollander

Promotor: J.P. Abrahams, Co-promotor: T. Grüne

Biological cells, the basic building blocks of all life forms, are surrounded by a lipid membrane. More than half of the membrane is occupied by membrane proteins, which can regulate the cell functionality through specific arrangements.

During my PhD research, I studied the photon statistics of light emitted by a microcavity that contains a single quantum dot (QD) on resonance.

The elementary excitations of magnets are called spin waves, and their corresponding quasi-particles are known as magnons. The rapidly growing field of Magnonics aims at using them as information carriers in a new generation of electronic devices, (almost) free of electric currents.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel, M. van Heel

Promotor: T. Hankemeier, Co-promotor: T.H. Reijmers