Vilim, F. S.; Sasaki, K.; Rybak, J.; Alexeeva, V.; Cropper, E. C.; Jing, J.; Orekhova, I. V.; Brezina, V.; Price, D.; Romanova, E. V.et al.; Rubakhin, S. S.; Hatcher, N.; Sweedler, J. V.; Weiss, K. R.: Distinct mechanisms produce functionally complementary actions of neuropeptides that are structurally related but derived from different precursors. The Journal of Neuroscience 30 (1), pp. 131 - 147 (2010)
Ai, H.; Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.; Itoh, T.: Response characteristics of vibration-sensitive interneurons related to Johnston's organ in the honeybee, Apis mellifera. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 515 (2), pp. 145 - 160 (2009)
Kvello, P.; Lofaldli, B. B.; Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.; Mustaparta, H.: Digital, three-dimensional average shaped atlas of the Heliothis virescens brain with integrated gustatory and olfactory neurons. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 3 (14), 14 (2009)
Okada, R.; Rybak, J.; Manz, G.; Menzel, R.: Learning-related plasticity in PE1 and other mushroom body-extrinsic neurons in the honeybee brain. The Journal of Neuroscience 27 (43), pp. 11736 - 11747 (2007)
Zannat, M. T.; Locatelli, F.; Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.; Leboulle, G.: Identification and localisation of the NR1 sub-unit homologue of the NMDA glutamate receptor in the honeybee brain. Neuroscience Letters 398 (3), pp. 274 - 2799 (2006)
Brandt, R.; Rohlfing, T.; Rybak, J.; Krofczik, S.; Maye, A.; Westerhoff, M.; Hege, H. C.; Menzel, R.: Three-dimensional average-shape atlas of the honeybee brain and its applications. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 492 (1), pp. 1 - 19 (2005)
Richardt, A.; Rybak, J.; Störtkuhl, K. F.; Meinertzhagen, I. A.; Hovemann, B. T.: Ebony protein in the Drosophila nervous system: optic neuropile expression in glial cells. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 452 (1), pp. 93 - 102 (2002)
Abel, R.; Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.: Structure and response patterns of olfactory interneurons in the honeybee, Apis mellifera. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 437 (3), pp. 363 - 383 (2001)
Evans, C. G.; Alexeeva, V.; Rybak, J.; Karhunen, T.; Weiss, K. R.; Cropper, E. C.: A pair of reciprocally inhibitory histaminergic sensory neurons are activated within the same phase of ingestive motor programs in Aplysia. The Journal of Neuroscience 19 (2), pp. 845 - 858 (1999)
Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.: Integrative properties of the Pe1 neuron, a unique mushroom body output neuron. Learning and Memory 5 (1-2), pp. 133 - 145 (1998)
Rybak, J.; Meinertzhagen, I. A.: The effects of light reversals on photoreceptor synaptogenesis in the fly Musca domestica. European Journal of Neuroscience: European Neuroscience Association 9 (2), pp. 319 - 333 (1997)
Rybak, J.; Eichmuller, S.: Structural plasticity of an immunochemically identified set of honeybee olfactory interneurones. Acta Biologica Hungarica 44 (1), pp. 61 - 5 (1993)
Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.: Anatomy of the mushroom bodies in the honey bee brain: the neuronal connections of the alpha-lobe. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 334 (3), pp. 444 - 465 (1993)
Gruber, L.; Cantera, R.; Pleijzier, M. W.; Steinert, M.; Pertsch, T.; Hansson, B. S.; Rybak, J.: The unique synaptic circuitry of specialized olfactory glomeruli in Drosophila melanogaster. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
Rybak, J.; Hansson, B. S.: Olfactory microcircuits in Drosophila melanogaster. In: Handbook of Brain Microcircuits (2nd ed.), pp. 361 - 367 (Eds. Shepherd, G. M.; Grillner , S.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK (2018)
Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.: Mushroom body of the honeybee. In: Handbook of Brain Microcircuits (2nd ed.), pp. 353 - 360 (Eds. Shepherd, G. M.; Grillner, S.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK (2018)
Rybak, J.; Menzel, R.: Antennal lobe of the honeybee. In: Handbook of Brain Microcircuits (2nd ed.), pp. 345 - 352 (Eds. Shepherd, G. M.; Gillner, S.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK (2018)
Rybak, J.: Exploring brain connectivity in insect model systems of learning and memory. In: Invertebrate Learning and Memory, Vol. 22, pp. 26 - 40 (Eds. Menzel, R.; Benjamin, P. R.). Academic Press, San Diego (2013)
The natural product chemist and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences.
As the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, we are fully committed to the principle of scientific freedom as enshrined in Article 5 of the German Basic Law and recognized worldwide as a fundamental human right.
The award recognizes her outstanding research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant natural products, with particular emphasis on the detailed elucidation of metabolic pathways and the engineering of novel pathways and compounds for biomedical applications.
The doctoral researcher from the Department of Insect Symbiosis gave an excellent talk about the temporal and spatial dynamics of symbiont lineages in a grain pest beetle.
At the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), currently taking place in Prague, Jonathan Gershenzon, Managing Director of our Institute and Head of the Department of Biochemistry, was awarded the Society's Silver Medal.
Jonathan Gershenzon, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to the life sciences.
After the IMPRS symposium on April 17-18, 2024, Marion Lemoine, Ronja Krüsemer, Johannes Körnig and Iulia Barutia received the presentation awards for the best talks and posters.
Wir laden am 25. April 2024 wieder alle interessierten Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 8. Klasse ein, am Forsche Schüler Tag einen Blick in unsere Forschungslabore zu werfen und selbst Wissenschaft „auszuprobieren“.