Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
We investigate how organisms interact with chemical signals.
We do research in the lab to better understand interactions at a molecular level.
We do research in the glasshouse and in the field to better understand interactions and signals in their natural environment.
Photo: Anna Schroll
Training and international collaborations are key features of our work.
We believe diversity and inclusion leads to the best science.
We celebrate our 25th anniversary together with our neighboring institute.
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Research News
Current News and Announcements
Duplication of horizontally acquired GH5_2 enzymes played a central role in the evolution of longhorned beetles. Molecular Biology and Evolution 39 (6), msac128 (2022)
The peppered moth Biston betularia. Current Biology 32 (10), pp. R447 - R448 (2022)
Transient gene expression in Catharanthus roseus flower petals using agroinfiltration. In: Catharanthus roseus: Methods and Protocols, Vol. 2505, pp. 281 - 291 (Eds. Courdavault, V.; Besseau, S.). Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey (2022)
Mohammed Khallaf receives the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society.
The Max Planck Institutes for Biogeochemistry and Chemical Ecology in Jena celebrate their 25th anniversary with a joint ceremony.
Yuko Ulrich is the first recipient of the new research award of the Zukunftskolleg of the University of Konstanz. She convinced the jury with her research on the interaction between social organization and disease resistance in social insects.