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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vrijdag 22 november
</b>zal het jaarlijkse KNCV organische chemie najaarssymposium plaatsvinden <b>in Leiden</b>, aan de hogeschool Leiden. Het symposium, voornamelijk gericht op studenten, staat in het teken van
<b><i>'Drug Discovery and Development' </i></b>met daarin 8 lezingen van academische onderzoekers en professionals uit de industrie. In de 8 lezingen zullen zij je spannend onderzoek, ontdekkingen en technologieën laten zien die ons helpen nieuwe therapieën
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Het symposium is
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Het exacte programma, met de titels van de lezingen, volgt nog (op onze website), maar de onderstaande spreker hebben
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mark de Lange (ProQR Therapeutics) - RNA-based Therapies</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nathaniel Martin (Leiden University) - Infectious Disease Drug Discovery</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Elmer Maurits (iProtics) - Hematological Cancer and Auto-Immunity Treatment</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Peter Timmerman (BioSynth) - Peptide Engineering Technology</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Danielle Vugts (Amsterdam University Medical Center) - Radiology and Nuclear Medicine</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gerard van Westen (Leiden University) - Computational Drug Discovery</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wij hopen jullie vrijdag 22 november te mogen verwelkomen in Leiden op ons symposium.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Met vriendelijke Groet,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KNCV-SOC bestuur, Alphert Christina & Teunie van Herk (Hogeschool Leiden)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Friday the 22nd of November
</i></b>the annual KNCV organic chemistry Autumn Symposium will take place <b><i>in Leiden</i></b>, at the University of Applied Sciences in Leiden. The topic of the symposium, primarily oriented at BSc and MSc students, will be<b><i> 'Drug Discovery and Development'
</i></b>with 8 exciting lectures from academic researchers and industry professionals. In these 8 lectures they will show you exiting research, discoveries and technologies to develop new therapies.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The symposium will be
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The exact program, with lecture titles, will be announced soon on our website, but the following speakers confirmed:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paul P. Geurink (Leiden University Medical Center) - Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mark de Lange (ProQR Therapeutics) - RNA-based Therapies</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nathaniel Martin (Leiden University) - Infectious Disease Drug Discovery</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Elmer Maurits (iProtics) - Hematological Cancer and Auto-Immunity Treatment</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Peter Timmerman (BioSynth) - Peptide Engineering Technology</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Danielle Vugts (Amsterdam University Medical Center) - Radiology and Nuclear Medicine</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gerard van Westen (Leiden University) - Computational Drug Discovery</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We hope to welcome you Friday the 22nd of November in Leiden at our symposium.<br>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KNCV-SOC board, Alphert Christina & Teunie van Herk (University of Applied Sciences Leiden)</span></p>
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