Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

The main building of the institute, located on top of the Beutenberg.

The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology[1] is located on Beutenberg Campus[2] in Jena, Germany. It was founded in March 1996 and is one of 80 institutes of the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).[3] Chemical ecology examines the role of chemical signals that mediate the interactions between plants, animals, and their environment, as well as the evolutionary and behavioral consequences of these interactions. The managing director of the institute is Jonathan Gershenzon.

About 175 scientists, among them many PhD candidates and students, do their research in five departments and further independent research groups.

  • Department of Biochemistry (Jonathan Gershenzon)[4]
  • Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology (Bill S. Hansson)[5]
  • Department of Insect Symbiosis (Martin Kaltenpoth)[6]
  • Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis (Sarah O'Connor)[7]
  • Emeritus Group Entomology (David G. Heckel)
  • Max Planck Research Group Evolutionary and Integrative Physiology (Shabnam Mohammadi)[8]
  • Lise Meitner Group Social Behavior (Yuko Ulrich)[9]
  • Research Group Olfactory Coding (Silke Sachse)[10]
  • Research Group Plant Defense Physiology (Axel Mithöfer)[11]
  • NMR Group (Christian Paetz)[12]
  • Mass Spectrometry Group (Rayko Halitschke)[13]
  • Max Planck Fellow Group Plankton Community Interaction (Georg Pohnert)[14]

50°54′38″N 11°34′5″E / 50.91056°N 11.56806°E / 50.91056; 11.56806

  1. ^ Homepage of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
  2. ^ Beutenberg Campus Institutions - Homepage Beutenberg Campus e.V.
  3. ^ Max Planck Institutes - MPG Homepage
  4. ^ Website of the Department of Biochemistry
  5. ^ Website of the Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology
  6. ^ Website of the Department of Insect Symbiosis
  7. ^ Website of the Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis
  8. ^ Website of the Max Planck Research Group Evolutionary and Integrative Physiology
  9. ^ Website of the Lise Meitner Research Group Social Behaviour
  10. ^ Website of the Research Group Olfactory Coding
  11. ^ Website of the Research Group Plant Defense Physiology
  12. ^ Website of the NMR Group
  13. ^ Website of the Mass Spectrometry Group
  14. ^ Website of the Max Planck Fellow Group Plankton Community Interaction