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Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

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Basic research for healthy ageing

We are one of the world's leading institutes for ageing research. Our mission is to understand the natural ageing process and find out how to intervene in age-related diseases to mitigate or even prevent them.

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At the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, researchers are working to understand aging. Meet our scientists in the video and learn more about their research.

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Research Laboratories

We aim to elucidate the molecular, physiological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying ageing.

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Core Facilities

Our core facilities are a hallmark of our institute. They offer all researchers the opportunity to pursue their research questions with the latest techniques and state-of-the-art methods.

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Publications

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News

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Protective Brain Immune Cell State Discovered

November 05, 2025

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Discovery points to a potential new therapeutic pathway for Alzheimer’s disease

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Brain disease in children and Parkinson's disease in adults are linked

October 10, 2025

Antebi Brain Press release

Defect in a gene causes developmental disorder and dementia

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Hidden cause of inflammation

September 24, 2025

Langer Press release

Excess RNA building blocks destabilize mitochondrial DNA

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Career

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What We Offer

Comprehensive support for our international employees, individual career service and promotion of a healthy work-life balance.

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Education

No matter what your goal is and on which step of the career ladder you are: As long as excellent research is part of your path and you want to support our vision, you are in the right place.

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Diversity

We strive to create an equal, diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.

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Events

Biomedical Seminars Cologne "Mechanisms Underlying Renal Ciliopathies: Cilia and Beyond"

Nov 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPI for Biology of Ageing, Room: Auditorium

Biomedical Seminars Cologne "Interacting or Interfering? The Complex Relationship Between ADPRibose Transferases and Ubiquitin Ligases"

Nov 25, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPI for Biology of Ageing, Room: Auditorium

Cologne Seminars on Ageing "Talk title to come"

Dec 4, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPI for Biology of Ageing, Room: Auditorium

November 2025

Biomedical Seminars Cologne "Fuelling the Fight: T-cell Metabolism as a Target in Cancer Therapy"

Nov 4, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Peter Kreuzaler

Cologne Seminars on Ageing "Sex-differences in immune aging: are we missing half of the picture?"

Nov 6, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Bérénice Benayoun

Cologne Seminars on Ageing "Targeting polyamine transport in liver cancer"

Nov 13, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Christoph Müller

Wissenschaftsfestival Köln

Nov 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Biomedical Seminars Cologne "Mechanisms Underlying Renal Ciliopathies: Cilia and Beyond"

Nov 18, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Bernhard Schermer

Biomedical Seminars Cologne "Interacting or Interfering? The Complex Relationship Between ADPRibose Transferases and Ubiquitin Ligases"

Nov 25, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Orsolya Leidecker