Institute of Biology Leiden
Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) is an internationally oriented institute for research and education in biology. We are part of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University.
We perform top quality innovative fundamental and strategic research that will lead to scientific progress, contribute to solutions for societal challenges, and generate industrial opportunities. The four research themes; Bioactive Molecules, Development and Disease, Biodiversity and Evolution, and Host-Microbe Interactions are reflected in the two Faculty of Science themes, Biodiversity and Health.
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News
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Researchers discover differences in sound recognition between humans and songbirds -
Impossible often simply means not yet made -
Funding for Leiden researchers working on projects involving biochemical substances -
The ocean as a medicine cabinet: Leiden researchers search for useful microbes -
Fundings for research into Parkinson's disease and sustainable solutions inspired by nature
In the media
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Estos son los microbios marinos que podrían esconder nuevos medicamentos -
Hoe een experiment met zebravisjes onze biologische klok moet verbeteren: ‘Verlegen vissen durven meer na inname CEM3’ -
Onder al dat eenvoudige vogelgezang ligt een diepere laag. ‘Vogels zijn een beetje talig’ -
Vogelgeluiden ontrafeld – Waarom, hoe en waarover vogels zingen en roepen
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Ratten zijn onze vrienden
Outreach
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Four grants awarded to IBL to explore natural biochemical diversity for more sustainable production processes -
Pingtao Ding awarded European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant -
NWA Funding for Hans Slabbekoorn's North Sea POWER project -
Watch the video: Steering root-associated microbiomes via direct and soil legacy effects of neighbors -
National Academy of Medicine elects LU honorary doctor Kelly Chibale as the new member
Research Projects
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GRASP: AI-enabled Gene Regulatory Analysis for Crop Stress Resilience -
Beneficial model microbial community: omics insights into plant growth promotion -
CarboNcare: Carbon-efficient bioproduction of chemicals from methanol
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Gr-ADI Nature-inspired discovery of novel anti-Klebsiella drugs -
GREENSHIELD: New Insecticides Inspired by Nature
Research output
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Towards microbial platforms for lignin valorization: Pseudomonas putida cell factories and Bacillus synthetic communities -
Transcriptional regulation of effector-triggered immunity (ETI): from tissue to cells -
Natural Product Antibiotics: Synthesis and Next Generation Analogues -
Remember or Die: action of thermomemory when proteostasis meets phase separation -
Unraveling bird sounds
Events
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Chasing Heat: Unveiling the Secrets of Heat StressMemory and Its Hidden Regulators
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Microbial life inside plants: deciphering functional roles of endophytic bacteria in plant health
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Bacterial Lifestyle Studies in the Genomics Era
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Learnings from combining fungi and fish
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Bending and extending concepts of FNAIT severity: Mechanistic and functional insights into HPA-1a antibody–integrin interactions
