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Ashwin Chari
The VolkswagenStiftung funds a joint project involving Ashwin Chari with two million euros over five years.
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Cited worldwide

November 19, 2025
Patrick Cramer, Stefan Hell, Klaus-Armin Nave, and Johannes Söding are on Clarivate's “Highly Cited Researchers 2025” list, placing them among the most cited scientists in their fields worldwide.
Marina Rodnina
The CHAPEROME project, now awarded an ERC Synergy Grant, aims to uncover how molecular folding helpers – known as chaperones – work together with the translation machinery to keep cells functional and adaptable.

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In a dark hall, brightly glowing metal flows from a furnace into a round, man-sized tub. A man wearing a hard hat stands in front of the furnace.

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.
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INSIDE NAT 3/25

December 11, 2025
Take a look at the latest issue of our institute magazine! 
Artistic representation of the measured quantum behavior of electron-induced light.
Researchers have succeeded in generating quantum light using an electron beam rather than a laser.
Apprenticeship at the institute
Update in progress: Apprenticeship as an IT specialist for system integration (in German).

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Images from science
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.
Understanding the world with basic research
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)

Seminare

Facility for Light Microscopy: Tomocube Holotomography Imaging

Reza Pari-Nejad
Jan 22, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften (MPI-NAT, Faßberg-Campus), Room: Online-seminar

MPI-NAT Seminar: Evolution of biological novelty through specialization of mRNA translation

Amy Si-Ying Lee
Jan 23, 2026 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften (MPI-NAT, Faßberg-Campus), Room: Large Seminar Room

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