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Full-body portrait - Jan-Michael Peters stands in front of a reflective wall.

New External Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

November 12, 2025

Strengthening international cooperation and scientific excellence: The Senate of the Max Planck Society appoints Jan-Michael Peters as External Scientific Member more

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Jury shortlists winning designs for the new Max Planck Campus in Martinsried

November 07, 2025

The next steps will determine who will implement the new Max Planck Campus more

MPIB researcher Thierry Nordmann receives 2025 LEO Foundation Award

October 02, 2025

Nordmann receives prestigious recognition for advances in proteomics and precision medicine in inflammatory skin disease. more

The clusterin protein is shown as a so-called ribbon model against a black background. The flexible peptide tails are illuminated with a spotlight, as they have an important protective function that was demonstrated for the first time in this publication.

Structure of clusterin decoded: New insights into the function of a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

September 05, 2025

Hartl

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry decipher the structure-function relationship of the multifunctional protein clusterin for the first time. more

The image illustrates whole cells in the background, complemented by a 10,000-fold magnified view of individual glycans in the foreground.

Unveiling the glycocalyx: Optical imaging reaches Ångström resolution to map sugar molecules on human cells

July 28, 2025

Jungmann

Researchers at the Max Planck Institutes of Biochemistry and for the Science of Light and LMU Munich and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg resolve the molecular architecture of the cell surface glycocalyx with unprecedented precision more