Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Every organism has a genetically determined shape typical of its species. Genes generate a multitude of biochemical functions during development. The main topics of scientific research conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying spatial information within the embryo, communication between cells in the induction process, as well as the formation and differentiation of tissues and organs.
Parent institution:
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science Details of Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
Address
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Spemannstrasse 35
D-72076 Tübingen
Baden-Württemberg
Phone: +49 (0)7071 - 601 350
Fax: 49 (0)7071 - 601 300
email: mpi.entwicklungsbiologie(@)tuebingen.mpg.de
Activities:
- Research
Networks:
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Coordinated projects
- ERA-Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: identification of candidates for the improvement of growth of Brassica crops under abiotic stress conditions '(ARABRAS - part B) Details of ERA-Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: identification of candidates for the improvement of growth of Brassica crops under abiotic stress conditions '(ARABRAS - part B)
- Exploiting inter-species conservation in promoter sequences to identify regulators of reproductive development and physiological performance. Details of Exploiting inter-species conservation in promoter sequences to identify regulators of reproductive development and physiological performance.
Involved in research projects:
- ERA-Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: identification of candidate genes for the improvement of growth of Brassica crops under abiotic stress conditions (ARABRAS, sub-project C) Details of ERA-Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: identification of candidate genes for the improvement of growth of Brassica crops under abiotic stress conditions (ARABRAS, sub-project C)
- ERA-Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: identification of relevant candidate genes for improving plant growth under abiotic stress conditions. (ARABRAS - part A) Details of ERA-Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: identification of relevant candidate genes for improving plant growth under abiotic stress conditions. (ARABRAS - part A)
- Induction of early flowering in poplar Details of Induction of early flowering in poplar
- Transcriptome profiling of hybrid rice Details of Transcriptome profiling of hybrid rice