Antibodies from corona patients bind to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in their own unique way. Being able to select the best-binding antibodies may kickstart the development of new corona medicines.
Lars Killian, Master student of Nanomaterials Science, wins one of this year’s Unilever Research Prizes. The Unilever Research Prize is an annual award granted to young scientists who have done exceptional work on topics that are relevant to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals.
UMC Utrecht and Utrecht University give a mural of physicist Caroline Bleeker as a gift to the city of Utrecht to celebrate 385 years of science in Utrecht.
Utrecht University has appointed Tuncay Baubec as Professor of Genome Biology & Epigenetics. Baubec studies how the molecular ‘packaging’ that surrounds DNA plays a key role in biological processes.
This new online blog training is suitable for everyone aspiring to write about research and/or current affairs from an academic perspective, via a (personal) blog.
Utrecht University biologist Rashmi Sasidharan receives a 700.000 Euro grant, allowing her to further extend her research on how plants cope with flooding.
Studying sperm cells in unprecedented detail reveals how some of the cell’s vital energy producers are arranged. This may provide new insights into sperm movement, as well as unknown causes of male infertility.
As of 1 November, Erik van Sebille has been appointed as Professor. His chair is the first in the Netherlands to combine climate research, oceanography and public engagement.
Researchers around the world have been diving into 2D materials such as graphene, which can be used to generate a multitude of material properties using only very little material Graphene is the best known 2D material, but not the most useful.