Institute Biology Leiden (Sylvius Laboratory)
Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, Netherlands
People
Himanshu Chhillar (he/him)
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
Chuqing Su (she/her)
Ph.D. candidate
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
Bob Beijen (he/him)
Ph.D. candidate
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
Richalynn Leong Chiu Xian (she/her)
Postdoctoral Scientist
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
Hoang Hung Nguyen (he/him)
Ph.D. candidate
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
Yuankun Yang (he/him)
Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
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
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, New Zealand.
Bas Leemburg (he/him), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2022) Biology, from Wageningen University & Research. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Mieke van Vlaardingen (she/her), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2021 - 2022) Biology, Leiden University. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands.
Gabriel Castellar Barroso (he/him), 🇧🇷 MSc intern (2023) Methodology and Statistics in Psychology, Leiden University. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Leiden University, The Netherlands.
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. Current position: Ph.D. candidate @Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany.
Luuk van Akker (he/him), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2023 - 2024) Bioinformatics, Leiden University.
Rashmitha Shetty (she/her), 🇮🇳 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Yuxiang Jiang (he/him), Ph.D. 🇨🇳 Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (2023 - 2025) Current position: Professor, Beijing Forestry University, China.
Thijs den Boef (he/him), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Nino Verwei (he/him), 🇳🇱 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Bioinformatics, Leiden University.
Iva Marković (she/her), 🇭🇷 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Xianglong Huang (he/him), 🇨🇳 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Zehua Lu (he/him), 🇨🇳 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Oscar Garcia de Castro (he/him), 🇪🇸 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Jawagar (Shiva) Sivasubramaniyam Jayamani (he/him), 🇮🇳 MSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Kalle Fruiteme (he/him), 🇳🇱 BSc HBO intern (2024 - 2025) Bioinformatics, Hogeschool Leiden.
Ella Giezen (she/her), 🇳🇱 BSc intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Leiden University.
Philip Gijswijt (he/him), 🇳🇱 BSc HBO intern (2024 - 2025) Biology, Aeres University of Applied Sciences.
Ling Fong Yee (he/him), 🇳🇱 BSc HBO intern (2024 - 2025) Life Sciences, Hogeschool Inholland.