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From 2012e.igem.org

Team

The team consists of:

• Wouter Bruins, Leiden University
• Jelmer Cnossen, TU Delft

Advisors:

• Hendrik Halbe, Erasmus University
• Henk Schallig, Royal Tropical Institute
• Pieter van Boheemen

Institutions

Leiden University

The first university in the Netherlands, founded 8 February 1575. Leiden University has appointed six profile themes for research carried out within the university. These themes, all areas in which our researchers excel, transcend the traditional boundaries between disciplines and faculties. They offer opportunities for top-level fundamental research whilst at the same time reflecting key societal and global concerns of the 21st century.

These research themes are:

• Fundamentals of Science
• Health, Life and Biosciences
• Health across the Human Life Cycle
• Law, Democracy and Governance: Legitimacy in a Multilevel Setting
• The Asian Challenge
• The Global Interaction of Civilizations and Languages

http://www.leidenuniv.com/

TU Delft

Delft University of Technology was established January 8, 1842 by King Willem II of the Netherlands and focusses on developing technology in energy, health, environment and transport. It values international cooperation and aims at providing responsible solutions to urgent societal problems in the Netherlands and the rest of the world. Delft is the home of Yes!Delft, a great incubator filled with very promising startups.

http://www.tudelft.nl/

Erasmus University

Erasmus University is the economic center point of academic Holland, located around one of the biggest ports of the world, it focuses on economics and management, medicine and health, law, culture and society. It is home to the largest academic hospital in the Netherlands and is proud owner of a great MBA program at its Rotterdam School of Management.

http://www.eur.nl/english/

Royal Tropical Institute

Since 1864, when it started off as a museum, the Royal Tropical Institute focussed on tropical countries, first only on the Dutch colonies, later on the rest of the world. Its mission has broadened from just building up a collection, to providing knowledge about tropical diseases and the development of cures and diagnostics. It focusses on helping vulnerable producers in developing countries and thereby improving economic development. Biomedical research is valorised into diagnostic tools and treatments for a range of tropical diseases.

http://www.kit.nl/kit/Royal-Tropical-Institute-