Researchers at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the Free University of Berlin have elucidated a previously unknown mechanism that regulates one of the essential processes accompanying gene expression in higher organisms. [more]

Young researchers will meet from May 22-25 in Göttingen for the interdisciplinary Neurizons 2013 Symposium. It is organized by PhD students of the international Master and PhD program Neurosciences at the University of Göttingen. (in German) [more]

Helmut Grubmüller at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is awarded this year's Rolf Sammet Guest Professorship at the Goethe University Frankfurt (in German). [more]

Anle138b prevents clumping of synunclein protein [more]

Research groups led by Armin Giese of LMU Munich and Christian Griesinger at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen have developed a chemical compound that slows down the onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice. [more]

The next "Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Lecture" of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry will be given by Prof. Dr. Mikhail Lukin. The title of his talk is "Exploring new frontiers of optical science: from quantum information to biosensing". The lecture will take place on Thursday, April 25^th, at 6 pm. [more]

Manfred Lindau received an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council endowed with about 2,2 Million Euro. The Advanced Grants are conferred to renowned top scientists for their outstanding scientific achievements. (in German) [more]

An international team of scientists has discovered how an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced by our skin when we sweat, is a highly efficient tool to fight tuberculosis germs and other dangerous bugs. [more]

Methylen blue effectively prevents harmful clumping of proteins typically associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's. Researchers have now elucidated the molecular mechanism how it inhibits the clumping process. [more]

Researchers have “filmed” how a protein gradually unfolds for the first time. Their results show that the most instable intermediate form plays a key role in protein folding. [more]

Three Göttingen International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) are extended and will receive funding by the Max Planck Society for further six years. The doctoral programs provide a structured training for PhD students for the period of three years in close cooperation with the University of Göttingen. [more]

Max Planck researchers find promising new target for antibiotics [more]