Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
Welcome to the web pages of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön!We are an internationally oriented institution dedicated to exploring the principles, mechanisms, and impacts of evolutionary change. The institute comprises the departments of Theoretical Biology and Microbial Population Biology, along with several independent research groups. Currently, around 180 individuals from over 30 nations are actively contributing to research at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön. Discover more about our research activities under the "Research" section and stay updated on the innovative insights generated by our diverse and collaborative team.
Science in Dialogue: New Lecture Series starts at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön
No Reason for Concern about Genetic Erosion
Successful Symposium on Antibiotic Resistance "Evolutionary biology meets the antibiotic crisis"
New DFG research group ‘DynaSym’ in cooperation with the University of Konstanz.
Evolution evolves!
A new scientific understanding of evolution is emerging
City of Plön Takes Sponsorship of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
Exploring the evolution of social norms with a supercomputer
Workshop on Evolutionary Single-Cell Biology
Rent-a-Scientist 2024:
Christine Pfeifle and Kristian Ullrich inspire students as part of the "Rent-a-Scientist" programme
Change of Managing Director
Symposium to mark the 10th anniversary of the Department of Theoretical Biology
Evolution of reciprocity with limited payoff memory
Evolutionary Diversification and Innovation:
Dr. Nathalie Feiner becomes new research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics of Bacteria: Dr. Mario Santer Receives the Otto Hahn Medal
Workshop "Women in Evolutionary Biology" Advances Diversity and Equality in Science
News
The Plön section of the Schleswig-Holstein University Society (SHUG) is launching an exciting lecture series in the winter semester of 2024/25, which will begin on November 7, 2024, at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön. Under ...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön and the University of Edinburgh have, for the first time, analyzed the effects of mutation accumulation on various traits, including reproductive fitness, in mammals through a ...
From September 24 to 26, 2024, the second symposium on antibiotic resistance titled "Evolutionary biology meets the antibiotic crisis" took place at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön. Organized by Professor Dr. Hinrich ...