We are innovative With the Dresden Model, the MPI-CBG Research Faculty has a unique structure: no departments, but a vibrant network of independent Research Group Leaders.
We are bridging scales Our research program spans multiple scales of magnitude, from molecular assemblies, to organelles, cells, tissues, organs and organisms.
We are training outstanding young academics We offer one of Germany's largest and most successful PhD Program with 120 students from more than 30 countries.
We are sharing resources A key feature of the MPI-CBG is its centralized state-of-the-art facilities led by experts and shared by all researchers within the institute as well as across other institutes.
We are international 500 top scientists from more than 50 nations ask the same question: How do cells form tissues?
We are collaborators The MPI-CBG is part of DRESDEN-concept, a research alliance using synergies in research, education, infrastructure, and administration.

We are the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)

We do pioneering work in the field of basic research: 500 curiosity-driven scientists representing 50 nationalities work at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden and ask: How do cells form tissues? The cross-disciplinary research program brings together people from different parts of the world and from a wide variety of backgrounds and creates a vibrant working environment and an exciting atmosphere.

In 2009, The Scientist voted the MPI-CBG the number one place in the world in academia, and also ranked it the number one place in the world to do a postdoc. The institute was named the "Most family-friendly company in Dresden" in 2012.

The MPI-CBG is part of DRESDEN-concept, a research alliance of Dresden University of Technology together with the four major German research institutions – Max Planck, Helmholtz, Fraunhofer, and Leibniz – aimed at the development and use of synergies in research, education, infrastructure, and administration.

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