Max Planck Institute with people walking by.

Organization of MPI-TM

Conference space with posters, tables, and flower arrangements.

Scientific Advisory Board

White flowers in focus, tables with colored tablecloths in the background.

Board of Trustees

Sepia-toned photo of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology.

History

 
Group of people celebrating in the garden

Staff

Group standing against a leafy hedge.

Work Council

Marburg's historic town with castle and church on a hill.

How to find us

Aerial view of a large campus surrounded by dense forest and parking areas.

Campus Lahnberge

Gray, schematic outline of the Max Planck Institute.

Research at the institute is carried out in three departments with a total of five research groups. In addition the institute hosts three Max Planck Research Groups, one Emmy Noether Research Group, three department-independent research groups, two emerita and two emeriti, as well as two Max Planck Fellows.

The directors of the departments, Prof. Dr. Helge Bode (Department of Natural Products in Organismic Interactions), Prof. Dr. Victor Sourjik (Department of Systems and Synthetic Microbiology) and Prof. Dr. Tobias Erb (Department of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism) are scientific members of the Max Planck Society. Managing Director 2024 - 2026 is Prof. Dr. Helge Bode.

 

Structure

Structure of the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology as of January 2026
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