New technology saves the lives of patients with fatal skin reactions

Spatial proteomics provides therapeutic approach for patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis more

€1.3M pre-seed funding for Lucid Genomics

Start-up will fine-tune AI models for diagnostics and biomarker discovery more

News

Patrick Cramer (2nd from right) at the opening ceremony of the Max Planck Office in Israel together with the Israeli President Isaac Herzog (3rd from right).
The office in Jerusalem aims to foster cooperation even in difficult times
Protecting the world’s bonobo stronghold
A twenty-year study in Congo’s largest protected park confirms that rangers are effective in preserving endangered bonobos
JEOL transmission electron microscope
Science and industry are working together to develop a process for nanotechnology and materials research

Topic Specials

Climate and transformation
In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
The brain
The human brain is the most complex organ that nature has ever produced: 100 billion nerve cells and many times more contact points give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match
Migration
The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes

Career

A first-class doctoral training
The International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) have been an integral part of our support for doctoral students since 2000, giving talented students the opportunity to do their doctorate under excellent conditions
The Postdoc Phase: Springboard after the Doctorate
Completed your doctorate and looking to advance in science, business, or society—or start your own company? If excellent research is key to your goals, the Max Planck Society is the place for you.

Job Offers

AO Scientist / Astronomer / Physicist / Engineer for Adaptive Optics (m/f/d)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
December 07, 2024

PhD candidate (m/f/d) | Software Security

Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, Bochum
December 06, 2024

Postdoc positions (m/f/d) | Non-Thermal Astrophysics

Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
December 06, 2024

Publications


Talent Companion
Research is calling - We promote pioneers in science
75 years Max Planck Society
Annual Report 2023 of the Max Planck Society
Yearbook Highlights 2023
MaxPlanckResearch 3/2024: Focus: On Life and Survival
Living and working in Germany
Evaluation - The procedures of the Max Planck Society

From the Institutes


MPI of Animal Behavior
Chimps organize behaviors too more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Asymmetry of brain halves more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
An Enzyme in training camp more
MPI for Biology of Ageing
mTOR on the move more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
The hidden potential of enzyme promiscuity more
MPI for Demographic Research
Women´s education influences fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Electrical activity in the human spinal cord more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
How steppe pastoralist groups formed and transformed over time more
MPI of Psychiatry
Increased inflammation levels with depression more
MPI for Human Development
Can we scare AI?  more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Metabolism of ethane-consuming archaea unraveled more
MPI for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried site), et al.
Zebra finch mothers coach their sons to sing better more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
New method for measuring luminescence lifetime more
MPI for Biological Cybernetics
Learning without feedback more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Vagabonds and homebodies in the seabed more
MPI of Biochemistry
Supercomplex links mRNA translation and decay more

Multimedia


Unraveling Behavior

Unraveling Behavior

Podcast
A science podcast about the patterns driving human judgment and decision making. In each episode,  Ana Sofia Morais sits down with a researcher to explore how people make decisions, how they handle risk, and how our surroundings and the online world shape our behavior.
Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

Video
A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awared the Koerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023.
Flight and Trauma

Flight and Trauma

Video
Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
Optogenetics | briefly explained

Optogenetics | briefly explained

Video
Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells.

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