Besides the departments, 4 research group leaders with their teams are currently established at the institute. Research groups are department-independent groups that have their own budgets - mostly with external financial resources.
On 1 May 2024, Mauricio Rocha-Martins started a new research group at the Institute: Embryo Self-correction.
On 1 January 2025, Kate Miroshnikova started a new research group at the Institute: Biophysical Regulation of Cell State Dynamics.
Apart from these groups, Professor emeritus Dr. Hans R. Schöler and Professor emeritus Dr. Dietmar Vestweber continue their employment for the Max Planck Society.
Here you will find an overview of the research groups:
Dr. Ivan Bedzhov
Embryonic Self-Organization
ERC Consolidator Group
Dr. Mara E. Pitulescu
Vascular Patterning Dynamics
Research Group
Dr. Mauricio Rocha-Martins
Embryo Self-Correction
Max Planck Research Group
Dr. Yekaterina (Kate) Miroshnikova
Biophysical Regulation of Cell State Dynamics
Max Planck Research Group
Emeritus groups:
Prof. Dr. Schöler, Dr. Thomas Rauen
MPG White Paper Emeritus Group
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber
Vascular Cell Biology Emeritus Group
Former group leaders:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arndt Siekmann
(former research group leaders are listed in alphabetical order)