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Welcome at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg is an interdisciplinary research institution that conducts basic research in two key areas of modern biology.

Immunobiology is concerned with the ways multicellular organisms defend themselves against pathogens. Epigenetics is the study of inheritable traits that are not caused by changes in the underlying DNA sequence.

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Research Groups

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Core Facilities

World-class expertise.

Publications

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News

4-fold multiorganelle unit within an inflammatory mouse macrophage. © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics / Rambold Lab

The Symphony of Organelles

July 05, 2024

With “OrgaPlexing” Max Planck researchers reveal how immune cells organize their intracellular architecture to control inflammatory processes

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Valentin Flury investigates how cell propagate their epigenetic memory

June 25, 2024

New Max Planck research group wants to understand chromatin dynamics across the cell cycle

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Sukanya Guhathakurta receives MPG Minerva Fast Track Fellowship

June 12, 2024

Support for the launch of a new research group on ‘Mechanisms of metabolic and epigenetic control of cell fate decisions’

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Thomas Boehm receives the Leopoldina Mendel Medal

May 30, 2024

Understanding the evolution of the immune system: Max Planck Director honoured by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

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Father’s gut microbes affect the next generation

May 01, 2024

Disrupting the gut microbiome of mice increases the risk of disease in their future offspring.

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Harm sealed, daughters saved

March 18, 2024

How DHX9 stress granules protect daughter cells from UV-induced RNA damage

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Jumana AlHaj Abed newest Group Leader

January 30, 2024

A new lab to unravel the mystery of chromosome pairing

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2023 CIBSS Award for Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid

January 15, 2024

The Freiburg Cluster of Excellence honors the researcher’s contribution to understanding blood stem cell dormancy

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Seminars & Events

Symposium: Epigenetics of early mouse development

June 13, 2024 with Azusa Inoue, Petra Hajkova, Antoine Peters & Nicola Iovino

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2024 Max Planck Epigenetics Meeting

4 - 6 December 2024 – register now and submit your abstract.

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Upcoming Seminars

Forschung höchstpersönlich mit Ibrahim Cissé und Simon Stitzinger: tba.

Sep 18, 2024 11:00 AM c.t. - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPI-IE, Room: Lecture Hall

TriRhena Gene Regulation Club in Basel

Oct 15, 2024 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Forschung höchstpersönlich mit Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid und Labor: tba.

Nov 20, 2024 11:00 AM c.t. - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPI-IE, Room: Lecture Hall

Career

Excellent PhD training

We train the next generation of research scientists. Learn more about our PhD program – the International Max Planck Research School for Immunobiology, Epigenetics, and Metabolism (IMPRS-IEM)

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Welcome Service

We welcome all new arrivals, assists in the onboarding procedure, help you to find a new place and get acquainted with your new colleagues. Learn more about our services.

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Job offers

Director (m/f/d)

April 15, 2023

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Multimedia

Watch: Can we hack our genes?

November 05, 2023

Epigenetics studies how certain parts of our genome can be switched on or off. Can epigenetics help us to become more musical, fitter, smarter, more beautiful? – Epigenetics TV documentary with Thomas Jenuwein on ARTE

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Swarms & swarming immune cells

Podcast July 07, 2022

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Podcast special by detektor.fm on swarms and swarm intelligence, including an interview with Max Planck scientist Tim Lämmermann on immune cell swarms and pathogen hunting in a collective.

How the immune system learns to defend itself

Video February 11, 2021

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Thomas Boehm talks to detektor.fm editor Dominik Lenze about vaccinations. The Max Planck Director explains how an immune reaction actually takes place during vaccination.