Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine
| Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine | |
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.jpg) Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in Göttingen |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Max Planck Society |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Munich |
| Facility location: | Goettingen |
| Type of research: | Basic research |
| Subjects: | medicine |
| Basic funding: | Federal government (50%), states (50%) |
| Management: | Nils Brose , Klaus-Armin Nave and Walter Stühmer |
| Homepage: | www.em.mpg.de |
The Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine (MPI EM) is a non-university research facility of the Max Planck Society based in Göttingen .
history
It was founded in 1947 as a medical research institute of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society . It has existed under its current name since 1965 and has been part of the Max Planck Society since 1948.
profile
The work of the institute deals with basic medical research. Biochemical, molecular biological, cell biological, morphological, electrophysiological, genetic and behavioral methods are used. The main goal of this work is to understand basic molecular and cellular processes in the nervous system and their pathological disorders. Directors at the institute are Nils Brose , Klaus-Armin Nave and Walter Stühmer .
Research structure
- Molecular Neurobiology
- Clinical Neuroscience
- Department of Neurogenetics
- Molecular Biology of Neuronal Signals ( Ion Channel Research )
- Neurophysiology
- Gene expression
- Molecular neurology
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 3.9 " N , 9 ° 56 ′ 14.7" E