The Max Planck Institute for Medical Research is a facility of the Max Planck Society for basic medical research, located in Heidelberg, Germany, that applies methods from physics and chemistry to the study of health and disease. Its four departments address atomic structure determination, optical nanoscopy, molecular reporter design, and cellular biophysics, with a current focus on observing and manipulating molecular interactions within living cells. First established in 1927 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, it reopened as a Max Planck Institute in 1948 and has since seen seven Nobel Prize winners work within its walls, including Stefan Hell in chemistry and Bert Sakmann in physiology or medicine.
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The institute was founded in 1927 by Ludolf von Krehl as the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research, opened in 1930, and re-founded as a Max Planck Institute in 1948.
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native_name = Max-Planck-Institut für medizinische Forschung
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abbreviation = MPImF
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The Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany, is a facility of the Max Planck Society for basic medical research.
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What kind of research does the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research do?
It applies physics and chemistry methods to basic medical research, focusing on molecular interactions in living cells.
It is a facility of the Max Planck Society for basic medical research, located in Heidelberg, Germany, that applies methods from physics and chemistry to the study of health and disease. Its four departments address atomic structure determination, optical nanoscopy, molecular reporter design, and cellular biophysics, with a current focus on observing and manipulating molecular interactions within living cells.
When was the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research established?
Established in 1927 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, it became a Max Planck Institute in 1948.
It was first established in 1927 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute and reopened as a Max Planck Institute in 1948. Seven Nobel Prize winners have worked within its walls, including Stefan Hell in chemistry and Bert Sakmann in physiology or medicine.
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