Max Planck Director Brenda Schulman receives a research grant from the European Research Council (ERC), endowed with nearly 2.1 million euros, with which she will discover crosstalk between the ubiquitin system and metabolism. more

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

The 2023 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine is awarded jointly to Brenda Schulman and Ivan Ðikić, for their outstanding contributions to the ubiquitin research field. more

Two new international programs for doctoral students start at the Max Planck Institutes in Martinsried and Seewiesen more

Computational biologist Karsten Borgwardt becomes a Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, where he will head the Department of Machine Learning and Systems Biology. more

Former director Prof. Dr. Dieter Oesterhelt of the MPI of Biochemistry passed away on November 28, 2022 at the age of 82.
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have discovered that the pioneer factor Nr5a2 awakens the inactive genome in the early embryo. more