Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz

Only a few days left until the Early Steps in Fly Vision Symposium at our Institute! If you haven't planned your trip yet, check out the fastest route to Martinsried and see you soon! 

#LabLifeBalance: Research breaks just got a whole lot better with these fantastic chairs from the Max Planck Society!

Fascinated by the idea of decoding memories from connectomes? Interested in working on a cutting-edge connectomics pipeline? Excited about high-throughput data acquisition or machine learning? We're hiring postdocs, PhD students, and technicians! Reach out :)

A warm welcome to our new vocational trainees!   The new training year began on September 2. We are delighted to welcome eight new vocational trainees at Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz and Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry. Among our vocational trainees are three prospective biology laboratory technicians, three precision mechanics and two animal keepers.   We wish you all a successful vocational training and a good start. If you would like to find out more about our vocational training programs, take a look at our website: https://lnkd.in/gknAUG2

#pictureofthemonth shows the Coat Protein Complex I, or COPI (colored), that resides on the membrane (gray) of the #GolgiApparatus, where it forms #vesicles. ❕https://lnkd.in/eBD4m4GC September – institute calendar of Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz

Reactivate lost learning abilities in old age? Zebra finches learn their song in the first 90 days of their lives. But what if this ability could be reactivated? Daniela Vallentin and her team investigated this in a new study. After the three-month vocal learning phase, inhibitory neurons block the birds' ability to learn. Using targeted and cell-specific optogenetics, the researchers switched off these neurons in older birds. To their surprise, learning was reactivated and the birds added new elements to their existing song. The growing understanding of such complex interactions between neurons and learning may also lead to new approaches for treating diseases or injuries related to the loss of learning ability. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dnvyNZPc 

Martinsried, in the southwest of Munich, is the second of our two Institute locations. Here, we focus on a wide range of neuroscience topics. We share the campus with our great neighbors, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry!  

🚇 Subway to the Martinsried Campus: All's well that ends well! 🌟 The first ideas for a subway line from Großhadern to Martinsried date back to 1984. Now, 40 years later, the project is finally taking shape! During a recent construction site tour, hosted by the municipality of Planegg, neighbors on the Martinsried Campus, including IZB - Innovation and Start-up Center Biotechnology, Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Intelligenz, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and Biomedical Center Munich, were able to witness the tremendous progress firsthand. The tour made it clear: the construction is a real challenge! Hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of earth must be excavated to build the tunnel structure. The excavated material is carefully stored, tested, and depending on its quality, either reused or properly disposed of. It’s especially important that a protective forest and a nearby biotope are not affected by the construction. Additionally, the surrounding scientific facilities place particular demands on the construction method: The construction of a bored pile wall with 2,000 bored piles is a complex but particularly low-vibration technique. The subway construction is expected to be completed by 2027. We’re already looking forward to the first ride to the Martinsried Campus! 🚇✨ #IZB #campusmartinsried #Innovation #ScienceHub #PublicTransport #FutureReady 

We are happy to invite you to the symposium Early Steps in Fly Vision at our Institute! With distinguished speakers and a program packed with inspiring science, we hope to see many Drosophila enthusiasts & vision researchers! The symposium is free for everyone, no registration required. More information: https://lnkd.in/dnCNWvcK

Seewiesen, near Starnberg, is one of our two Institute locations and home to most of our bird research. Surrounded by nature, we think this is perhaps the most beautiful Max Planck campus there is. What do you think?