Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology was founded in 1993. The Institute commenced its operation in a provisional laboratory facility and a small group of scientists that has greatly expanded over the years, and relocated to an especially built facility in summer 2000. The new facility is located in the heart of Berlin on the historical Charité medical campus, where Robert Koch and Emil Behring had made their important discoveries paving the field of infection research, in close proximity to the Parliament house and the newly constructed government offices. The choice of the location was to support the goal of the Institute to research infectious diseases in close collaboration with universities and clinical units.
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 Infection Biology
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Phone: + 49 30 28 460 0
Fax: + 49 30 28 460 141
email: sek(@)mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Cellular Microbiology
- Immunology
- Lymphocyte development
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Immunology
- RNA Biology
Networks:
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Involved in research projects:
- Application of bacteriophages for the detection and isolation of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strains in food Details of Application of bacteriophages for the detection and isolation of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strains in food
- Investigation of occurrence, types and human pathogenicity of Shiga- toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in meat samples from wild-life animals as a basis for risk assessment Details of Investigation of occurrence, types and human pathogenicity of Shiga- toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in meat samples from wild-life animals as a basis for risk assessment
- Isolation and characterization of the origin of transfer (oriT) of the Yersinia virulence plasmid pYV Details of Isolation and characterization of the origin of transfer (oriT) of the Yersinia virulence plasmid pYV
- Proteomic analysis of cellular changes after treatment with contact allergens in human monocytic cell lines and in primary dendritic cells Details of Proteomic analysis of cellular changes after treatment with contact allergens in human monocytic cell lines and in primary dendritic cells
- Proteomic analysis of oxidative stress after nanoparticle treatment in cell culture to study cytotoxicity mechanisms Details of Proteomic analysis of oxidative stress after nanoparticle treatment in cell culture to study cytotoxicity mechanisms