| Titels | Prof. dr. |
| Initials | R. |
| Main position | Hoogleraar VU |
| Disciplines | Pharmacology, toxicology |
| Bioinformatics, biomathematics | |
| Organic chemistry | |
| Biochemistry | |
| Chair | Farmacochemie |
| Domain | Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Membership | Member |
| Since | 2016 |
| Member of Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences | |
| Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Employed by |
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
O|2 gebouw Boelelaan 1108 1081 HZ Amsterdam tel. 020 598 7579 r.leurs@vu.nl |
| Research/publications |
Rob Leurs’ multidisciplinary research on the relationship between the chemical structure and biological activity of ligands, for example on membrane receptors, enjoys worldwide acclaim.
His research is producing information that is crucial to the development of new drugs. Leurs develops medicines to combat tropical diseases and has launched his own biotech firm focusing on anti-inflammatory drugs.
His takes an innovative approach to his research by adopting the insights and methods of other disciplines, including organic and computational chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and pharmacology.