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Here is some good news. It is a collection of interesting news articles and projects I have been involved in.
PhD candidate from Leiden presents international student event
01-12-2021
From pipetting in the lab to shining in front of the camera at a global student event. With 8.000 viewers watching the livestream, Marjolein Crooijmans presented the iGEM Giant Jamboree in Paris.
universiteitleiden.nl - Leiden students brew coasters from beer waste
01-07-2021
Turning beer waste into a useful, sustainable product. That was the mission of students from Leiden at the international BISC-E event. The biology students challenged themselves and won third place in the Dutch finals of this competition. For this, they used the simple formula: Grain + fungus = coaster.
npt.pmg.nl - Suckerspheres: A sustainable alternative to plastic microbeads
15-01-2021
Plastic microbeads are used in a variety of personal care products, ranging from cosmetics to essential healthcare products such as sunscreen. These small plastic spheres, made from crude oil-derived chemicals, are a major source of microplastics. Microplastics pollute the environment and accumulate in wildlife and humans, endangering their health. As the severity of this issue was understood, governments across the world have implemented complete or partial bans of plastic microbeads. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop microbeads based on sustainable and non-toxic alternatives.
universiteitleiden.nl - Leidse studenten grote winnaar bij internationale biologiewedstrijd iGEM
23-11-2020
The Leiden iGEM team has won the grand prize at the iGEM international biology competition. The students won a further five prizes, including those for best diagnostics tracks and best inclusion. ‘We still can’t believe it. It feels almost surreal,’ team member Amber Schonk said yesterday to University weekly Mare.
Mareonline.nl - Leids ‘Rapidemic’-team wint internationale biologiewedstrijd iGEM
22-11-2020
Het team van de Universiteit Leiden heeft de hoofdprijs gewonnen in de International Genetically Engineered Machine wedstrijd iGEM. De ploeg van veertien bachelor- en masterstudenten overtuigde de jury met een testkit om besmettelijke ziektes snel op te sporen.
iGEM TV LIVE: Community Week 11/12 - Hosted by Marjolein (Fri, Nov 20)
20-11-2020
Hosting at the online Giant Jamboree. I interviewed Dennis Claessen about his iGEM experiences and what it is like to start your own iGEM team as a PI.
Leiden: Rapidemic (2020) - Team Presentation
21-11-2020
The presentation of iGEM Leiden 2020 during the online Giant Jamboree.
Promotion Video Rapidemic - iGEM Leiden 2020
21-11-2020
The promotion video of the iGEM Leiden 2020 team. A project about a rapid detection system for future pandemics.
universiteitleiden.nl - Leiden alternative to plastic microparticles wins second prize in European student competition
09-11-2020
A team of students from Leiden and Groningen took the second prize at the European final of the BISC-E sustainability competition. Last June, the team had already won the Dutch finals. The students came up with ‘Suckerspheres’, a natural alternative to the plastic micro-particles that are still frequently present in cosmetic products. They talk about their experiences during the finals.
universiteitleiden.nl - Student team invents Suckerspheres: sustainable alternative for microplastic
14-07-2020
A team of students from Leiden and Groningen took the second prize at the European final of the BISC-E sustainability competition. Last June, the team had already won the Dutch finals. The students came up with ‘Suckerspheres’, a natural alternative to the plastic micro-particles that are still frequently present in cosmetic products. They talk about their experiences during the finals.