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Himanshu Chhillar
Ph.D. candidate

B.Sc. in Life Sciences, University of Delhi
M.Sc. in Botany, Jamia Hamdard


Interests: biotic and abiotic stress, molecular plant immunity, gene regulatory networks, phytohormones
Hobbies: travelling, football

Twitter: @HimanshuChhill3

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Pei-Min Yeh
Ph.D. candidate (from Sep 2022)

B.Sc. in Plant Pathology, Chung-Hsing University
M.Sc. in Plant Science, Taiwan University


Interests: molecular plant immunity, molecular plant science, plant pathology
Hobbies: listening to music, traveling, gardening, clawing

Twitter: @Peimin_bacon

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Hoang Hung Nguyen
Ph.D. candidate (from Jan 2023)

B.Sc. in Biology, Freie University of Berlin
M.Sc. in Biology, Freie University of Berlin


Interests: molecular biology, plant immunity, plant genetics, botany

Hobbies: cooking, programming, swimming

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Bob Sebastiaan (he/him)
Ph.D. candidate (from July 2023)

B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Wageningen University
M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Wageningen University


Interests: molecular biology, plant immunity, plant developmental biology, gene regulatory networks

Hobbies: cycling, tennis, gaming, baking, travelling

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Chuqing Su (she/her)
Ph.D. candidate (from Nov 2023)

B.Sc. in Plant Protection, China Agricultural University
M.Sc. in Plant Science, Wageningen University & Research


Interests: plant immunity, plant genetics, plant breeding

Hobbies: cooking, traveling

Twitter: @ChuqingSu

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Yuxiang Jiang (he/him)
Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (from Jul 2023)

B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Ocean University of China (OUC)
Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)


Interests: plant signalling, plant immunity, plant genetics
Hobbies: reading, running

Twitter: @YuxiangJiang2

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Richalynn Leong Chiu Xian (she/her)
Postdoctoral Scientist (from Nov 2023)

B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
M.Sc. in Applied Plant Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Ph.D. in Plant Sciences, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore


Interests: molecular biology, biotic and abiotic stress, gene regulatory networks, plant evolution
Hobbies: wildlife photography, hiking, salsa, badminton

Twitter: @Richalynn1

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Yuankun Yang (he/him)
Postdoctoral Scientist (from Apr 2024)

M.Sc. in Phytopathology, The Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry, The Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tuebingen


Interests: plant immunity, plant-microbe interaction, effector biology, gene regulatory networks
Hobbies: basketball, cooking, traveling

Twitter: @yuankun_yang

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Luuk van Akker (he/him)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)

B.Sc. in Life Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology (TUD) and Leiden University (ULEI) 


Intended M.Sc. in Computer Science specialization Bioinformatics, ULEI

Interests: data science, molecular and cellular biology, genomics

Hobbies: video games, board games, swimming

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Nino Verwei (he/him)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)

B.Sc. in Life Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology (TUD) and Leiden University (ULEI) 


Intended M.Sc. in Computer Science specialization Bioinformatics, ULEI

Interests: machine learning, data science, Life science

Hobbies: cooking, video games, programming

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Rashmitha Shetty (she/her)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)

B.Tech. in Biotechnology, BITS Pilani University
Intended M.Sc. in Biology specialization in Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Biology, Leiden University


Interests: biotic and abiotic stresses, plant immunity, plant developmental biology

Hobbies: travelling, playing sports

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Thijs den Boef (he/him)
M.Sc. candidate (graduate student)

B.Sc. in Biology, Leiden University
Intended M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology, Leiden University


Interests: immunity, mechanisms of disease, virology
Hobbies: making music, gaming, city trips

Male Scientist

Yuli Ding (she/her), Ph.D. 🇨🇳 Lab manager (2021 - 2022) Current position: editor of Developmental Cell @Cell Press.
Marc Gebauer (he/him), 🇩🇪 MSc intern (2021 - 2022) Biology, Leiden University. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @University of Auckland.
Bas Leemburg (he/him), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2022) Biology, from Wageningen University & Research. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Leiden University.
Mieke van Vlaardingen (she/her), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2021 - 2022) Biology, Leiden University. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Wageningen University & Research.
Gabriel Castellar Barroso (he/him), 🇧🇷 MSc intern (2023) Methodology and Statistics in Psychology, Leiden University. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Leiden University.
Jitske van Welsen (she/her), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2022 - 2023) Biology, Leiden University.
Ewout van Diepen (he/him), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2023 - 2024) Biology, Leiden University.
Tassilo Veltin Ferdinand Horst Stock (he/him), 🇩🇪 MSc intern (2023 - 2024) Biology, Leiden University.

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