infinite Beauty - Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
infinite Beauty - Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
infinite Beauty - Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
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Culinary chemistry with...<br />
after the announcem<strong>en</strong>t of professor mein<strong>der</strong>t danhof winning the research achievem<strong>en</strong>t award in Pharmacokinetics,<br />
Pharmacodynamics & drug metabolism 2010, we couldn’t let the opportunity pass interviewing the professor. however, we<br />
thought, not only is it interesting to talk about his work, but also to get to know him a little bit better. With this in mind,<br />
we decided to interview him for our ‘culinary chemistry’ section. and that’s how, on a very warm and beautiful spring day, we<br />
w<strong>en</strong>t on our way to ‘Koetjes <strong>en</strong> Kalfjes’ in the Breestraat in leid<strong>en</strong>, where professor danhof was waiting for origin with a glass<br />
of cold beer. origin broke the ice by handing over a bouquet of flowers to our host for the ev<strong>en</strong>ing.<br />
BY: sharina Chan<strong>der</strong> & ValerY tJo<strong>en</strong>G<br />
Photo: shardul PariCharaK & arChiVe ‘KoetJes <strong>en</strong> KalfJes’<br />
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Culinaire Chemie<br />
origin - universiteit leid<strong>en</strong><br />
Professor mein<strong>der</strong>t danhof<br />
None of us had actually be<strong>en</strong> to this restaurant, so we<br />
were all curious about the m<strong>en</strong>u. As his guests, Origin<br />
was giv<strong>en</strong> the choice betwe<strong>en</strong> a two or three-course<br />
m<strong>en</strong>u. We all decided upon a two-course meal, with<br />
the professor opting for ‘Black angus <strong>en</strong>trecote’ with a<br />
side dish of Fr<strong>en</strong>ch fries, while Origin chose the vegetarian<br />
‘Pasta di chef!’ and ‘Salmon in a lemon sauce’.<br />
Mouth-watering at the sight of the desert m<strong>en</strong>u, professor<br />
Danhof admits he has a sweet tooth. Th<strong>en</strong> we dove<br />
into professor Danhof’s life as a stud<strong>en</strong>t.<br />
In high school, professor Danhof had a passion for<br />
math, physics and chemistry. His father urged him in<br />
combining the three subjects into a study with good<br />
job perspectives. His choice fell on Pharmacy at the<br />
University of Groning<strong>en</strong>, from which he graduated<br />
cum laude. As a stud<strong>en</strong>t, he did not have any wild escapades.<br />
Instead, he embraced his tal<strong>en</strong>t of playing the<br />
viola and joined the orchestra, where he met his wife.