Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
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The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology is a research institute for microbiology
in Marburg
, Germany
. It was founded in 1991 and is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society
(Max Planck Gesellschaft).
Its sister institute is the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
, which was founded a year later in 1992 in Bremen
.
The current Managing Director of MPI-Marburg is Prof. Dr. Regine Kahmann, who also heads the Department of Organismic Interactions .
The Emeritus Group at MPI-Marburg is headed by renowned biochemist and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
recipient, Prof. Rudolf K. Thauer
, who was also the founding director of the institute when it was established in 1991.
Other than the three departments, there are 2 independent research groups at the institute.
MPI-Marburg is scheduled to expand with a new Department for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), in collaboration with the Max Planck Society and the University of Marburg . The new department will serve as a research centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) with about 100 scientific positions expected to be made available. A grant of about 21 million Euro has been allocated for the period of 2010-12 alone .
. The degrees are conferred by the University, as is the case for all other IMPRS programs in the MPG. Apart from the University, the MPI has close collaborations with research centres in the city and overseas. More specific information on their collaborations can be found on their cooperations page.
Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
in Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was founded in 1991 and is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
(Max Planck Gesellschaft).
Its sister institute is the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
The Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology is located in Bremen, Germany. It was founded in 1992, almost a year after the foundation of its sister institute, the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology at Marburg. In 1996, the institute moved into new buildings at the campus of the...
, which was founded a year later in 1992 in Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
.
Research
There are currently around 19 research groups at the institute. The research at MPI-Marburg broadly focuses on understanding the functioning of microorganisms at the molecular, cellular and community levels. In particular, the focus is the mechanisms of cellular and community adaptation of bacteria in response to changes in the environment.Organisation
The Institute consists of three departments:- The Department of Organismic Interactions (headed by Prof. Dr. Regine Kahmann)
- The Department of Ecophysiology (headed by Prof. M.D.,PhD Lotte Søgaard-Andersen)
- The Department of Biogeochemistry (headed by Prof. Dr. Ralf Conrad)
The current Managing Director of MPI-Marburg is Prof. Dr. Regine Kahmann, who also heads the Department of Organismic Interactions .
The Emeritus Group at MPI-Marburg is headed by renowned biochemist and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft every year since 1985 to scientists working in Germany. This highest German research prize consists of a research grant of 2.5 million euro, to be used within seven years...
recipient, Prof. Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer is a biologist and a retired professor of microbiology and heads the Emeritus group at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg. Prof...
, who was also the founding director of the institute when it was established in 1991.
Other than the three departments, there are 2 independent research groups at the institute.
MPI-Marburg is scheduled to expand with a new Department for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), in collaboration with the Max Planck Society and the University of Marburg . The new department will serve as a research centre for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) with about 100 scientific positions expected to be made available. A grant of about 21 million Euro has been allocated for the period of 2010-12 alone .
Collaborations
The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology operates the International Max Planck Research School for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology http://www.imprs-microbiology.mpg.de/(IMPRS-Mic) program, in collaboration with the Philipps University of MarburgPhilipps University of Marburg
The Philipp University of Marburg , was founded in 1527 by Landgrave Philip I of Hesse as the world's oldest university dating back to a Protestant foundation...
. The degrees are conferred by the University, as is the case for all other IMPRS programs in the MPG. Apart from the University, the MPI has close collaborations with research centres in the city and overseas. More specific information on their collaborations can be found on their cooperations page.