Welcome to the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

We are an international and interdisciplinary research institution that conducts basic research in key areas of modern biology.

At the Max Planck Institute molecular immunologists, developmental geneticists, cell biologists and biochemists have been brought together to investigate the generation and function of the immune system, development of vertebrate embryos, cell signalling and the regulation of gene expression. In addition, Epigenetic research is another focus at the institute.
State-of-the-art technologies and model organisms are used to unravel the mechanisms underlying these biological processes.

2nd Max Planck Epigenetics Meeting

More than 230 scientists participated in the 2nd Max Planck Freiburg Epigenetics Meeting from 5 to 7 December 2012 in Freiburg.
We were very pleased to welcome high-profile speakers who represented a broad range of topics in the field of chromatin and epigenetics as well as about 70 poster presentations which highlighted exciting data and novel ideas in the field.

For a taste of the conference, have a look at our small photo series.