Press Releases

On this occasion a two-day symposium was held at the MPI-NAT City Campus. (in German)
Alexander Rotsch has been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society for outstanding achievements in his dissertation.
Researchers have elucidated how the production of respiratory chain proteins and their incorporation into the inner mitochondrial membrane are coordinated.

News

Disrupting the flow
 

May 04, 2026
Alterations in the UFM1 system — a protein modification machinery — disrupt the production of proteins in neurons, leading to severe developmental disorders. 

MPG research highlights 2025

December 22, 2025
The Max-Planck-Society selected twelve research highlights from 2025 to share. Among them: two publications from our institute.

INSIDE NAT 1/26

May 26, 2026
Take a look at the latest issue of our institute magazine! 
Update in progress: Apprenticeship as an IT specialist for system integration (in German).

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Scientists at our institute create impressive images from their wide ranging fields of research. The resulting online exhibition offers you fascinating insights into the world of science.
The MPI-NAT links basic research in the natural sciences with medical research to address the most urgent scientific questions of the 21st century. (in German)

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HSC Deep Learning Bioimage Analysis Course

Multiple speakers
Jul 6, 2026 09:00 AM (Local Time Germany) - Jul 10, 2026 06:00 PM
European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G)

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HSC Deep Learning Bioimage Analysis Course

Multiple speakers
Jul 6, 2026 09:00 AM (Local Time Germany) - Jul 10, 2026 06:00 PM
European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G)
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