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June 26, 2025

Cai Dieball, scientist at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences, and Björn Müller, researcher at the MPI for Solar System Research have been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society for outstanding achievements in their dissertations. more

Reinhard Maurer

The University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences have been successful in the competition for Germany’s most highly endowed research prize: Chemist Reinhard Maurer, nominated by the university and our institute, has been awarded a Humboldt Professorship.
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Electrophysiology in atomic resolution

A team led by Bert de Groot has now applied molecular dynamics simulations to visualize how potassium ions pass through a potassium ion channel at atomic resolution for the first time. The simulations could help to better understand how ion channels are regulated or how potential drugs act on them. more

More hope for pregnancy: Ovo Labs secures 4 million pounds in start-up capital

The spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, launched in January 2025, is developing novel therapeutics to improve the quality of human egg cells. The compounds are intended to help women remain fertile for a longer time and to increase the chances of a successful pregnancy or in vitro fertilization (IVF). more

New regulatory protein of the neuronal cytoskeleton identified

Researchers Victor Macarrón-Palacios, Elisa D‘Este, and Manfred Kilimann at the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg and our institute have discovered that the protein paralemmin-1 plays a key role in the organization of the membrane-associated periodic skeleton in nerve cells. more

Experimenting, tinkering, discovering

At the Future Day, around 70 school students explored the diverse fields of work at our institute. more

Starting signal for cell division

Researchers led by Peter Lenart and Monica Gobran have discovered a previously unknown function of the protein kinase Plk1: It regulates the timely onset of cell division. When the protein is inhibited, cells start dividing many hours later. The new findings may help to improve approaches for cancer therapies. more

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