Knowledge centre Leiden Centre for Applied Bioscience
Leiden Centre for Applied Bioscience (LCAB) serves as the knowledge centre of the Science & Technology faculty of Leiden University of Applied Sciences. It conducts practice-oriented research into issues within the theme of Biodiversity and Health. Equipped with expertise and state-of-the-art equipment, LCAB conducts research in the field of measurement and detection in biological systems. The LCAB develops new measurement applications and technologies. We also provide advice and explanations on the results of these new applications and technologies.
Research Group Analytical Biosciences
Analytical Biosciences develops analytical-chemical methods and applies them to contribute to a better understanding of human health and the environment. We do this along three lines of research: Biomonitoring of environmental pollution, Organs-on-chips and Metabolomics. To achieve this, we develop sample preparation, GC-MS, and LC-MS methods. Our focus is continuously on analyzing small molecules (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and/or metabolites) in complex biological and environmental samples.
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Our research group focuses on Food Safety and Strain Discovery within the context of health and biodiversity. To achieve this, we primarily apply molecular microbiological techniques and DNA sequencing of microorganisms. The analysis of sequence data and the development of dedicated tools are carried out in close collaboration with the Bioinformatics department. In education, Biology and Medical Laboratory Research students are encouraged to conduct complex data analyses using accessible bioinformatics tools on the Galaxy platform alongside their laboratory work.
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