Former IMPRS Faculty Members
The group leaders listed below are former members of our IMPRS faculty. They were affiliated to the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP) or the University of Potsdam (UP). They have moved on to new positions at other institutions or have retired from the teaching faculty of the IMPRS MolPlant.
Please note: These scientists are no longer available as supervisors for PhD projects in our IMPRS. If you are interested in joining their labs for a PhD, please contact them at their current institution.
If you are planning to apply for our IMPRS, please return to IMPRS Faculty (active) to inform yourself about our current faculty and their availability for supervising PhD projects.
Ute Armbruster
Regulation of Photosynthesis | IMPRS faculty (MPI-MP) 2021-2023
Since 2023: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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Armbruster lab at HHU
Arren Bar-Even
Systems and Synthetic Biology | IMPRS faculty (MPI-MP) 2015-2020
Dr Bar-Even passed away in September 2020. Tribute for
Arren Bar-Even
Ingo Dreyer
Biophysics and Synthetic Biology | IMPRS faculty (UP) 2007-2011
Since 2015: Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular Simulations (CBSM), Universidad de Talca, Chile
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Ingo Dreyer
Oliver Ebenhöh
Theoretical Biology | IMPRS faculty (UP) 2007-2009
Since 2013: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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Ebenhöh group at HHU
Kerstin Kaufmann
Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Flower Development | IMPRS faculty (UP) 2012-2016
Since 2016: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Kaufmann lab at HU Berlin
Mark Aurel Schöttler
Biophysics and Photosynthesis Research | IMPRS faculty (MPI-MP) 2021-2024
While Dr Schöttler has retired from the teaching faculty of the IMPRS MolPlant, he continues to share his expertise and supports MPI-MP (doctoral) researchers on photosynthesis-related questions in the frame of routine service measurements or as project collaborations.
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Dr Schöttler's Infrastructure and Service group at MPI-MP
Joachim Selbig
Bioinformatics | IMPRS faculty (UP) 2007-2017
Emeritus Professor
Martin Steup
Plant Carbohydrate Metabolism | IMPRS faculty (UP) 2007-2013
Emeritus Professor
Mark Stitt
Metabolic Networks | IMPRS Faculty (MPI-MP) 2007-2024
Emeritus Director; Profile of
Prof. em. Mark Stitt
Vanessa Wahl
Metabolism and Development | IMPRS faculty (MPI-MP) 2017-2021
Since 2022: The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Vanessa Wahl