Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
We investigate how organisms interact with chemical signals.
We do research in the lab to better understand interactions at a molecular level.
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We do research in the glasshouse and in the field to better understand interactions and signals in their natural environment.
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We support the Initiative “Weltoffenes Thüringen”.
We are committed to ensuring that people from different backgrounds live and work together in a respectful manner.
Training and international collaborations are key features of our work.
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We believe diversity and inclusion leads to the best science.
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Research News
Current News and Announcements
Deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase does not play a major role in regulating the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in poplar. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 (8), 4181 (2024)
Elevated ozone disrupts mating boundaries in drosophilid flies. Nature Communications 15, 2872 (2024)
An updated version of the Madagascar periwinkle genome. F1000Research 11, 1541 (2022)
Wir laden am 25. April 2024 wieder alle interessierten Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 8. Klasse ein, am Forsche Schüler Tag einen Blick in unsere Forschungslabore zu werfen und selbst Wissenschaft „auszuprobieren“.
The 2024 call for applications of the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) "Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems" in Jena, Germany, will is online from March 4 until April 19, 2024.
During the 3rd International Conference on Insect Pest Management, Bill Hansson, director of the Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, was awarded a honorary professorship at Nanjing Agricultural University.