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Synthetic Biology Professors and Supervisors in Netherlands
Professors in synthetic biology in netherlands
122 professors found
full professor of bio-organic chemistry
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Faculteit Bouwkunde
Netherlands
Research Interests
Tissue Engineering
Cell Biology
Synthetic Biology
Supramolecular Chemistry
Antibody Engineering
Assistant Professor-tenure track
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemical Engineering
Biochemistry
Algal Biology
Biotechnology
Genome Engineering
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Natural Product Synthesis
Protein Chemistry
Antimicrobial Research
Assistant Professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Exciton Physics
Organic Electronics
Photochemistry
Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy Universit
Netherlands
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Enzyme Engineering
Chemical Biology
Chemical Synthesis
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Research Interests
Tissue Engineering
Cell Biology
Extracellular Vesicle
Synthetic Biology
Cell Therapy
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Enantioselective Synthesis
Enzyme Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Assistant Professor for Molecular Microbiology
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemical Engineering
Cell Biology
Genome Engineering
Fungal Biology
Crispr Technology
Head Molecular Microbiology, prof.dr.
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Membrane Biology
Stereoselective Synthesis
Metabolic Biology
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Living costs in Netherlands
Estimated costs in Netherlands.
MonthlyYearly | Netherlands |
|---|---|
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
 Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €2.2k $2,400/yr |
 Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.0k $2,160/yr |
 University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €13.8k $15,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Fungal Biology
Plant-microbe Interaction
Antifungal Research
Assistant Professor
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Fungal Biology
Biosynthesis
Natural Product Synthesis
Assistant Professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemical Engineering
Biochemistry
Metabolic Biology
Nitrogen Metabolism
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Delft University of Technology
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Just Landed
Netherlands
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SynCell-nExUs is a pan-European postdoctoral excellence programme focused on building synthetic cells from the bottom up . The selected fellows will develop their own research projects within one of four research lines: metabolism and energy , division and replication , information processing and evolution , or enabling technologies . Fellows will join an interdisciplinary network of more than 50 laboratories across 22 research institutions in Europe, working with leading researchers on foundati...
Metabolism
Molecular Biology
Biomedical Engineering
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Delft University of Technology
Top university
Netherlands
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4 days ago
Top university
Delft University of Technology participates in the SynCell-nExUs European Synthetic Cell Initiative, a pan-European postdoctoral excellence programme coordinated by the Max Planck Society and managed with the European Synthetic Cell Initiative. The programme offers 20 fully funded, three-year postdoctoral fellowships in its first call, with hosting at one of more than 50 laboratories across 22 European research institutions. Fellows will develop an independent research project in synthetic-cell ...
Metabolism
Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
+4 more
4 days ago
University of Maastricht
Netherlands
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1 week ago
Maastricht University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Engineered Living Materials and Programmable Hydrogels for the ERC Consolidator project SupraValent . The project sits in the BioMatt group of Dr. Matthew Baker within MERLN’s Department of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering (IBE). The research combines synthetic biology , microbial engineering , and biomaterials to build a programmable two-way interface between living cells and supramolecular hydrogels . The postdoc will enginee...
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
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