Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

On the largest scale, the Universe resembles a cosmic spiderweb. Most galaxies coexist in small groups within the threads of this web. At the nodes of the threads are enormous groups of galaxies forming the largest structures in the universe still held together by gravity: clusters of galaxies.

Promotor: W.T. de Groot

n this PhD thesis, the recombination of different atomic lattices in stacked 2D materials such as twisted bilayer graphene is studied. Using the different possibilities of Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM), the domain forming between the two atomic layers with small differences is studied.

A novel mathematical model describes spatial-temporal drug distribution within one or more brain units, which are cubic representations of a piece of brain tissue with brain capillaries at the edges.

The stratum corneum is the outermost skin layer and consists of dead cells embedded in a lipid matrix.

Promotor: Christoph U. Keller, Co-promotores: Matthew A. Kenworthy, Frans Snik

This thesis describes a study from both a theoreticaL and an experimental point of view.

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.

Like a mixture of oil and water, lipid membranes separate into two liquid phases.

Promotores: Prof.dr. F. van Lunteren, Prof.dr. F.S. Gaastra

Unconstrained day-to-day activities are difficult to quantify and how the corresponding movements shape the brain remain unclear. Read more

This thesis focuses on amyloid proteins, a class of proteins that convert into amyloid fibrils.

In this thesis, classes of strongly interacting quantum field theories, have been studied.

Early time-resolved experiments by Frauenfelder on the ensemble of the kinetic rebinding of CO to myoglobin molecules resulted in a stretched exponential relaxa-tion due to a very large spread of the reaction rates of individual molecules.

This thesis pioneers diatom molecular identification and quantification through genome-scale methods, with four key aims: (i) reviewing DNA/RNA sequencing methods in aquatic biomonitoring to highlight their strengths and limitations;

In this thesis, we used genetically engineered mouse models and a variety of cell-culture based assays to identify genes and pathways that are involved in the development and treatment of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC).

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok

Promotor: H.J.A. Rottgering, Co-Promotor: R.J. van Weeren

Atherosclerosis is the most important underlying process that drives cardiovascular disease, and is characterized by an accumulation of cholesterol which triggers an inflammatory response in the vessel wall.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets, Co-Promotor: L.W. Chatrou

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…

Met ons onderzoek werken we aan fundamenteel begrip van de wereld en de mensen om ons heen. Die kennis gebruiken we om van de wereld een veilige, gezonde, duurzame, welvarende en rechtvaardige plaats te maken.

How to make a quantitative assessment of the relative contribution to toxicity of ions and particles? Is the toxicity of nanoparticles related to their size or shape? Which physicochemical property of nanoparticles is an appropriate dose metric of nanoparticles?

Food security is challenged by a growing global population and by climate change. Drought and soil salinity are considered the most important ones that inhibit crop yield and distribution. Worryingly, climate change is predicted to increase not only their frequency and severity, but also their co-occurrence,…

Op 18 maart 2020 verdedigde Hoko Horii haar proefschrift 'Child Marriage as a Choice: Rethinking agency in international human rights'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. A.W. Bedner en prof.dr. G.A. van Klinken (UvA).

Phospholipase A/acyltransferase 3 (PLAAT3) and PLAAT4 are enzymes involved in the synthesis of bioactive lipids. Despite sequential and structural similarities, the two enzymes differ in activity and specificity.

Promotor: J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-Promotor: A. Kros

Understanding how galaxies form, interact, and evolve comes largely from comparing theory predictions with observational data. Numerical simulations of galaxies provide the most accurate approach to testing the theory, as they follow the non-linear evolution of gas and dark matter in great detail and…

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

By growing in a soil plants change the biotic and abiotic properties of the soil in which they grow.

Promotor: M. Danhof Co-promotor: O.E. Della Pasqua

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

Arithmetic geometry concerns the number-theoretic properties of geometric objects defined by polynomials. Mathematicians are interested in the rational solutions to these geometric objects.

Promotor: A.P.IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

This thesis focused on the exploration of monolayer graphene as a membrane in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications, with improvements achieved through plasma exposure or damage- free chemical functionalization.

The thesis explores how interstellar chemistry evolves as a function of time and changing physical architectures during the formation of stars.

Op 5 juni 2018 verdedigde Emile Beenakker zijn proefschrift getiteld ‘The implementation of international law in the national legal order: A legislative perspective’. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor professor W.J.M. Voermans.

Fokelien Kootstra verdedigde haar proefschrift op 23 april 2019

Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotor: J.J. Boelens, R.G.M. Bredius

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.

Marine sponges are important members of reef ecosystems, as they play ecological roles that are essential for the health of the reef.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy

Neodymium, kobalt en lithium. Ze zeggen de gemiddelde Nederlander misschien niet veel, maar gelden als de onmisbare grondstoffen van de 21ste eeuw, belangrijk voor technologische vernieuwing. Welke continenten krijgen toegang tot deze en andere zeldzame metalen? En wie betaalt de rekening? In de Volkskrant…

uman skin equivalents (HSEs) are in vitro 3D-skin models that mimic many aspects of the native human skin (NHS) and can be a valuable tool.

Miriam Cohen verdedigde haar proefschrift genaamd “Reparations for International Crimes and the development of a Civil Dimension of International Criminal Justice” op 28 juni 2017. Ze schreef haar proefschrift onder supervisie van prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik en prof. dr. C. Stahn.

This article provides a list of the concepts and key elements that should be considered when creating effective communication messages.