Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in almost all processes of life. The scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) investigate the structure of proteins and how they function – from individual molecules up to whole organisms. With about 850 employees coming from 45 nations, the MPIB is one of the largest institutes within the Max Planck Society. In currently eight departments and about 25 research groups, scientists contribute to the newest findings in the areas of biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology, biophysics and molecular science. They are supported by several scientific, administrative and technical service facilities.
Eavesdropping on Immune Cells - Max Planck Scientists Analyze How the Immune System Communicates
When pathogens such as bacteria or viruses invade the human body, different immune cells must work together and coordinate their defense strategies with each other. Using newly developed proteomics technologies, scientists of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, have now comprehensively detected the messenger proteins secreted by immune cells during such an immune response. “Our method enables an analysis of the information exchange between cells and provides a powerful tool to understand the language of our immune system in the context of disease,” said Felix Meissner, scientist at the MPI of Biochemistry. The results of the study, which was carried out in collaboration with colleagues from the MPI for Infection Biology in Berlin, have now been published in Science.
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MPI of Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine; Seminar |
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Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK Material-driven fibronectin fibrillogenesis to engineer the cellular microenvironment |
Molecular Medicine Seminar room i8/10 Host: Reinhard Fässler |
| Mon, 27.05.2013 17:00
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LMU; EES and Forschergruppe FOR 1078 Seminar Series |
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Michael Monaghan Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany tba |
LMU Biocenter, Großhadener Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried B 01.027 - Right Lecture Hall Host: Justyna Wolinska |
| Tue, 28.05.2013 16:00
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MPI of Biochemistry; Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series 2013 |
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Felix Wieland Heidelberg University Biochemisty Centre (BZH) Molecular mechanisms in the formation of a transport vesicle |
MPI of Biochemistry Lecture Hall, Ground Floor, T-Building Host: Ulrich Hartl |
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