Basic Research at the Forefront of Modern Biology
Basic research at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen addresses fundamental questions in microbial, algal, plant and animal biology, including the interaction between different organisms. The approaches we use range from biochemistry, cell and developmental biology to evolutionary and ecological genetics, functional genomics and bioinformatics.
Scientific Departments
The institute currently has five active departments, each led by a Director: Protein Evolution (Andrei Lupas), Microbiome Research (Ruth Ley), Integrative Evolutionary Biology (Ralf Sommer), Algal Development and Evolution (Susana Coelho), and Molecular Biology (Detlef Weigel).
Independent Research Groups
In addition, we host three independent research groups outside the departments, which extend and complement the departments’ scientific directions.
Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society is affiliated to the MPI for Biology and hosts four independent Research Groups
Cutting-Edge Technology
The Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen is in the exceptional position to utilize latest technologies for its research. This enables us to provide unparalleled results at the forefront of modern biology.News
Media Releases
A collaborative effort between Dr. Ulrich Lutz from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and Dr. Yogesh Parmessur from the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) has led to a significant breakthrough in combating ...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen developed the groundbreaking tool SynTracker. SynTracker expands traditional microbial analysis by considering genomic structural variation to complement existing SNP-based methods. This ...
