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Commendation from the Dean for Laurens van Meeteren

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It is unusual for a course to score an 8.4 in the evaluations. But the course Molecular Biology has proven that it’s possible, even when you have to teach the course online to more than 450 first-year students.

Faculty of … Read more

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Queen Máxima visits the Biology “MGOT”-practical

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Her Majesty Queen Máxima visited Utrecht University on Tuesday, 8 December. The work visit dealt with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education and the welfare of students and lecturers. To get an impression of how education is progressing … Read more

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Lena Will UBV Teacher of the year

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Every year the Utrecht Biologist Association (UBV) holds an election for the title: Biology Teacher of the year. This year a large number of students joined the election and most votes went to Lena.

Many students will know Lena from … Read more

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Seeing a microtubule-targeting drug in action

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Scientists from Utrecht University have succeeded in applying advanced microscopy to visualise the activity of the widely used drug Taxol. Taxol is often used in cancer chemotherapy. A better understanding of the precise action of the drug offers starting points … Read more

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Hugo Damstra awarded second place Young Talent Pfizer award

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On Monday the 25th of November, Hugo Damstra received the second place Young Talent Pfizer Award in the Life Sciences for his master’s thesis: “Kinesin-4 KIF21B controls centrosome polarization during immunological synapse formation”. The jury acknowledged the scientific quality … Read more

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Laurens van Meeteren nominated for Utrecht University Teaching Talent Award 2018-2019

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After a vote amongst biology students the Utrecht Biologists Association (UBV) had selected Laurens van Meeteren as their candidate for the Teaching Talent Award 2018-2019.

A jury comprising lecturers and students has now selected Laurens and 3 other teachers for … Read more

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“One more BKO within Biology”

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Sabrina Oliveira received her BKO (basic teaching qualification) on September 28th at the monthly Biology Borrel.
Soon after starting her position as an assistant professor (July 2016), Sabrina followed the course Teaching in Higher Education which enabled her to develop … Read more

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Lukas Kapitein appointed Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics

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The Executive Board has appointed Lukas Kapitein to the position of Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics at the Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology. Kapitein studies the architecture and dynamics of cells, with a particular focus on neurons: how … Read more

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