The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, founded in 1994, studies the dynamics of plant metabolism in the context of the plant system as a whole.
Since the system is more than a collection of genes and gene products, we focus our efforts on how these components dynamically interact over time and under different conditions.
By combining traditional biological approaches with techniques relevant to functional genomics, we are forming a holistic view of structure, function, dynamics and regulation of entire plant genomes, proteomes and metabolomes.
Department 1, Prof. Lothar Willmitzer
Amino Acid and Sulfur Metabolism; Dr. Hoefgen
Central Metabolism; Dr. Fernie
Genes and Small Molecules; Prof. Dr. Willmitzer
Applied Metabolome Analysis; Dr. Kopkahttp://www-en.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/03-research/researchGroups/01-dept1/Root_Metabolism/index.html
Department 2, Prof. Mark Stitt
Molecular Genomics; Dr. Scheible
Signaling Proteomics; Dr. Schulze
Integrative Carbon Biology; Dr. Usadel System Regulation; Prof. Dr. Stitt
Department 3, Prof. Ralph Bock
Energy Metabolism; Dr. van Dongen
Organelle Biology and Biotechnology; Prof. Dr. Bock
Photosynthesis Research; Dr. Schoettler Cytoplasmic and Evolutionary Genetics; Dr. Greiner
Independent Research Groups
Plant Cell Walls - Dr. Persson
Plant, Microbe-Interactions; Prof. Dr. Krajinski
Central Infrastructure Groups
Bioinformatics; Dr. Walther, Prof. Dr. Selbig
Biophysical Analysis; Dr. Fisahn
Transcript Profiling; Dr. Hincha Plant Cultivation/Transformation; Dr. Köhl
Microscopy Unit; Dr. Maximova
Independently Funded Research Groups
Systems Biology and Mathematical Modelling; Dr. Ebenhöh Brassinosteroids; Dr. Müssig
Plant molecular chaperone networks and stress; Dr. Schroda
Cooperative Research Groups
Bioinformatics; Prof. Dr. Selbig
Plant Signaling; Prof. Dr. Mueller-Roeber
