Dweck, H.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Functional loss of yeast detectors parallels transition to herbivory (commentary). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112 (10), pp. 2927 - 2928 (2015)
Huber, R.; Knaden, M.: Egocentric and geocentric navigation during extremely long foraging paths of desert ants. Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 201 (6), pp. 609 - 616 (2015)
Keesey, I.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Olfactory specialization in Drosophila suzukii supports an ecological shift in host preference from rotten to fresh fruit. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41 (2), pp. 121 - 128 (2015)
Thoma, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: High-resolution quantification of odor-guided behavior in Drosophila melanogaster using the flywalk paradigm. Journal of visualized experiments 106, e53394 (2015)
Buehlmann, C.; Graham, P.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Desert ants locate food by combining high sensitivity to food odors with extensive crosswind runs. Current Biology 24 (9), pp. 960 - 964 (2014)
Thoma, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Compound valence is conserved in binary odor mixtures in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (20), pp. 3645 - 3655 (2014)
Bühlmann, C.; Hansson, B.; Knaden, M.: Flexible weighing of olfactory and vector information in the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis. Biology Letters 9, 20130070 (2013)
Karpati, Z.; Knaden, M.; Reinecke, A.; Hansson, B.: Intraspecific combinations of flower and leaf volatiles act together in attracting hawkmoth pollinators. PLoS One 8 (9), e72805 (2013)
Knaden, M.; Tinaut, A.; Stökl, J.; Cerda, X.; Wehner, R.: Molecular phylogeny of the desert ant genus Cataglyphis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 16, pp. 123 - 132 (2012)
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“.