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<em>Plateosaurus</em> Max – An Artwork for Science

Julia Krause-Harder from Atelier Goldstein crafts a dinosaur sculpture from materials from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics exhibited in its Café Max more

Ana J. García-Sáez Becomes First Female Director of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

Her research on the molecular mechanisms of cell death complements the biophysical scope of her fellow Directors’ work more

European Research Council Funds Bonnie Murphy with Prestigious ERC Starting Grant

Murphy is developing a new method to study elemental composition of biological macromolecules with electron microscopy more

Mystery of Potential Antibiotic Target Protein CydDC Solved

Illustration on the cover of the journal Nature Chemical Biology underlines importance of the discovery more

Cellular Decoding Machines in Action

Researchers observe structural dynamics of ribosomes and their interactions with an anticancer drug while they translate the genetic code into proteins
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Bonnie Murphy Receives Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize<br /> 

German Research Foundation honors Murphy's research on structural elucidation of proteins involved in cellular energy metabolism more

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for Tzu-Jing Yang

Yang investigates the journey of membrane proteins during their assembly in the cell more

Night of Science

Stickstoff-Eis, DNA-Challenge, Führungen und Vorträge – und vieles mehr! more

How Wiggly Proteins Guard the Genome

Dynamic network in the pores of the nuclear envelope blocks dangerous invaders more

Loops in our DNA

How SMC proteins pack the genetic material in the cell nucleus more

Martin Beck Awarded Feldberg Prize 2024

With the prestigious award, the Feldberg Foundation promotes the scientific exchange between Germany and Great Britain more

Explaining the Increased Infectivity of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Delta and Omicron mutants of the virus bind more tightly and longer to host cells than early Wuhan variants more

Balázs Fábián Pursues a Flourishing Scientific Career

Why he chose the academic career path and what motivates him more

Eugene Kim Participates in New DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center

In a collaboration with scientists from Mainz and Stuttgart, Kim investigates the physico-chemical properties of biopolymers such as DNA
  more

Bonnie Murphy Becomes EMBO Young Investigator

As one of 24 excellent young group leaders, she prevailed among 177 applicants and will be supported by the EMBO community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond. more

Eugene Kim Receives Prestigious ERC Starting Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) funds Kim‘s research on the organization of the genetic material in living organisms more

Oswalt Foundation for the Promotion of Biophysical Research and its Applications in Medicine Celebrates 100th Anniversary

On the occasion of the jubilee, the Foundation awarded the Frankfurt Biophysics Prize for the first time to Dr. Julia Mahamid and Prof. Dr. Sabine Petry more

Florian Wilfling is awarded an ERC Starting Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) funds Wilfling's research on the cell's waste disposal system more

German Research Foundation Awards Funding to the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics for its Contributions to Two Collaborative Research Centers

Five scientists at the Institute strengthen successful cooperations to university partners and other research institutes through their cutting-edge projects more

Mateusz Sikora Receives Funding to Establish a New Dioscuri Center in Krakow

Our Postdoctoral Fellow Mateusz Sikora has been awarded funding to establish a new Dioscuri Center for Modelling of Posttranslational Modifications in Krakow, Poland, from May 2023. more

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Ana J. García-Sáez Becomes First Female Director of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

Her research on the molecular mechanisms of cell death complements the biophysical scope of her fellow Directors’ work more

Mystery of Potential Antibiotic Target Protein CydDC Solved

Illustration on the cover of the journal Nature Chemical Biology underlines importance of the discovery more

Cellular Decoding Machines in Action

Researchers observe structural dynamics of ribosomes and their interactions with an anticancer drug while they translate the genetic code into proteins
  more

How Wiggly Proteins Guard the Genome

Dynamic network in the pores of the nuclear envelope blocks dangerous invaders more

Loops in our DNA

How SMC proteins pack the genetic material in the cell nucleus more

Explaining the Increased Infectivity of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Delta and Omicron mutants of the virus bind more tightly and longer to host cells than early Wuhan variants more

Shedding Light on the Mechanisms of Cystinuria

Calcium ions tie cystine transporters for correct trafficking and function more

On the Trail of the Mechanisms Governing the Function of an ABC Transporter<br /> 

Observation of two conformational states part of the transport cycle of the yeast mitochondrial ABC transporter Atm1 more

New Insights into Biological Energy Conversion

High-resolution structure and dynamics of mitochondrial complex I more

Structure of <em>bd </em>Oxidase

On the trail of a protein essential for survival in mycobacteria more

Wired for Efficiency: How Methanogenic Microbes Manage Electrons

A specialized enzyme machinery enables methanogenic microorganisms to thrive under extreme energy limitation more

Enzyme Structure Supports Microbial Growth

Researchers find a tower-like structure of a bacterial enzyme in the global nitrogen cycle more

An Accurate Atomistic Description for the Role of Vital Magnesium in Biological Processes

An improved atomistic model for computational studies of Mg2+ is mandatory for an in depth understanding of its interactions with biomolecules more

Bonnie Murphy Receives Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize<br /> 

German Research Foundation honors Murphy's research on structural elucidation of proteins involved in cellular energy metabolism more

Martin Beck Awarded Feldberg Prize 2024

With the prestigious award, the Feldberg Foundation promotes the scientific exchange between Germany and Great Britain more

Balázs Fábián Pursues a Flourishing Scientific Career

Why he chose the academic career path and what motivates him more

Bonnie Murphy Becomes EMBO Young Investigator

As one of 24 excellent young group leaders, she prevailed among 177 applicants and will be supported by the EMBO community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond. more

Cothenius Medal for Werner Kühlbrandt

Leopoldina honors Werner Kühlbrandt and Rudolf K. Thauer with Cothenius Medals for their scientific life's work more

Rumford Prize

Ernst Bamberg receives the Rumford Prize of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences more

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Nobel Prize

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1988 for Hartmut Michel together with Johann Deisenhofer and Robert Huber more

European Research Council Funds Bonnie Murphy with Prestigious ERC Starting Grant

Murphy is developing a new method to study elemental composition of biological macromolecules with electron microscopy more

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for Tzu-Jing Yang

Yang investigates the journey of membrane proteins during their assembly in the cell more

Eugene Kim Participates in New DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center

In a collaboration with scientists from Mainz and Stuttgart, Kim investigates the physico-chemical properties of biopolymers such as DNA
  more

Eugene Kim Receives Prestigious ERC Starting Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) funds Kim‘s research on the organization of the genetic material in living organisms more

Florian Wilfling is awarded an ERC Starting Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) funds Wilfling's research on the cell's waste disposal system more

German Research Foundation Awards Funding to the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics for its Contributions to Two Collaborative Research Centers

Five scientists at the Institute strengthen successful cooperations to university partners and other research institutes through their cutting-edge projects more

Mateusz Sikora Receives Funding to Establish a New Dioscuri Center in Krakow

Our Postdoctoral Fellow Mateusz Sikora has been awarded funding to establish a new Dioscuri Center for Modelling of Posttranslational Modifications in Krakow, Poland, from May 2023. more

Multi-million Euro Grants from Brussels

12 Max Planck researchers win coveted ERC Advanced Grants more

Martin Beck Receives Prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

The funded project involves the investigation of huge pores in the nuclear membranes of eukaryotic cells. more

<em>Plateosaurus</em> Max – An Artwork for Science

Julia Krause-Harder from Atelier Goldstein crafts a dinosaur sculpture from materials from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics exhibited in its Café Max more

Night of Science

Stickstoff-Eis, DNA-Challenge, Führungen und Vorträge – und vieles mehr! more

Oswalt Foundation for the Promotion of Biophysical Research and its Applications in Medicine Celebrates 100th Anniversary

On the occasion of the jubilee, the Foundation awarded the Frankfurt Biophysics Prize for the first time to Dr. Julia Mahamid and Prof. Dr. Sabine Petry more

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