Research Groups
Emmy Noether Groups
The Emmy Noether Programme gives exceptionally qualified early career researchers the chance to qualify for the post of professor at a university by leading an independent junior research group for a period of six years.
The research program of the Emmy Noether Group "Plasticity of Matrescence (PlasMa)" is dedicated to investigating neurobiological changes that occur during the transition to motherhood (matrescence) and their connection to depressive symptoms, particularly in the context of early life stress.
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The RAVEN group investigates how changes in early memory abilities and in the brain explain how accurately children remember meaningful experiences from their everyday lives from age 4 to age 10. By connecting lab findings to real-world memories, we hope to better understand how children build lasting memories that shape their sense of identity and structure their knowledge of the world.
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Minerva Fast Track Programme
The Minerva Fast Track programme offers exceptional female scientists the opportunity for long-term career planning after completing their doctorate. Upon completing their dissertation or their first postdoctoral position, participants receive funding for up to four years, with the goal of subsequently applying for a Max Planck research group with an open topic.
The Minerva Fast Track research group “Migration, Identity and Blackness in Europe” takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying Blackness, racialization, and processes of identity (trans)formation in the context of migration. Our research engages qualitative, ethnographic and computational methods to investigate the multifaceted dimensions of Blackness and its intersections with processes of migration and identity formation in Europe.
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Max Planck Research Groups
Max Planck Research Groups (MPRG) use the facilities and resources of a Max Planck Institute, but have their own staff and equipment, which enable them to pursue a research project independently and thus lay the foundation for a successful career. They are initially limited to five years, but can be extended.
Human development unfolds in transactions between biology, such as genetics, and social environments. The Max Planck Research Group Biosocial examines how genetic influences and social inequality in childhood combine to shape differential outcomes of education and health across the lifespan.
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The Max Planck Research Group “MR Physics” at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development is working on the implementation of reproducible and robust MR physics methods, quantitative MRI, and the validating and usage of in-vivo histology using MRI (hMRI).
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