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Franz-Ulrich Hartl honoured with prestigious science award

F.-Ulrich Hartl, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, receives the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Prize. more

Can we promote healthy ageing of our cells?

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) found out that the protein GCN1 plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy protein balance and thus may help to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. more

Franz-Ulrich Hartl receives the Schleiden Medal

The Leopoldina honors Franz-Ulrich Hartl, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, with the Schleiden Medal for his contributions to the understanding of cellular protein folding. more

Prions induce toxic Huntingtin oligomers

A research team at the MPIB was able to identify the toxic form of the Huntingtin protein, which plays a crucial role in Huntington's disease, in a yeast model system. more

Elena Conti and F. Ulrich Hartl

Elena Conti and F. Ulrich Hartl, directors at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried each receive an ERC grant worth 2.1 million euros.
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F. Ulrich Hartl is honored with HFSP Nakasone Award

F. Ulrich Hartl, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, together with his colleague Arthur L. Horwich, receives the HFSP Nakasone Prize 2022.
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Max Planck scientist receives Bavarian Maximilian Order

F. Ulrich Hartl, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried was awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="center">Novel mechanism for maintenance of bacterial proteostasis identified</p>

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) have identified a novel mechanism that ensures proteostasis maintenance in E. coli when chaperone availability is limited. more

Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry decipher the molecular mechanism of Rubisco activase in a recent study more

ASAP Grant for 3 MPIB Directors

Brenda Schulman, Ulrich Hartl and Wolfgang Baumeister receive a research grant to study Mechanisms of Parkinsons’s disease more

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