2026 | Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

ERC Starting Grant for Andrija Sente

Max Planck Researcher receives €1.5 million to study the mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor assembly
_{September 03, 2026} [more]

Award for the best biology graduates in NRW

We congratulate the best biology A-level students of NRW, who were awarded the Karl von Frisch Award by the VBIO at a ceremony at the MPI in Dortmund.
_{July 01, 2026} [more]

Stopping cancer proteins before they even form?

A newly developed “molecular eraser” destroys the blueprint of the NRAS cancer protein and triggers surprising changes in cancer cell
_{June 10th, 2026} [more]

Andrea Musacchio (Direktor MPi Dortmund), Verena Cmentowski (MPI Do), XX (MPG)

Otto Hahn Medal for Verena Cmentowski

For her exceptional scientific achievments in the field of cell division, the Max Planck Society has awarded Vernea Cmentowski, fromer PhD student in the department of Andrea Musacchio, the prestigious Otto Hahn Medal 2025. [more]