Name: Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2026
Start: 2026-10-06T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-09T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2026

from Tuesday, 6 October 2026 (14:30) to Friday, 9 October 2026 (15:00)

Monday, 5 October 2026
Tuesday, 6 October 2026

14:30 Experience our labs – SAB Members with Directors / Research Coordination / STC / Lab Manager

14:30 - 16:30

16:30 Transfer from MPIB to Harnack House

16:30 - 17:00

17:00 SAB Executive Session

17:00 - 18:00
Room: Room Ruska

18:00 Address of Managing Director Ulman Lindenberger

18:00 - 18:30
Room: Lobby

18:30 Welcome Reception

18:30 - 21:00
Room: Einstein Lounge
Wednesday, 7 October 2026

08:30 Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

08:30 - 09:00

09:00 SAB Executive Session / Oﬃcial Welcome by Vice-President

09:00 - 10:00
Room: Room 199

10:00 Ulman Lindenberger: Report of the Managing Director

10:00 - 10:25
Room: Big Conference Room

10:25 Discussion

10:25 - 10:50
Room: Big Conference Room

10:50 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:05
Room: Lobby

11:05 Simone Kühn: Overview of CEN

11:05 - 11:30
Room: Big Conference Room

11:30 Discussion

11:30 - 11:55
Room: Big Conference Room

11:55 Short presentation CEN

11:55 - 12:10
Room: Big Conference Room

12:10 Lunch for SAB Members, Max Planck Society delegation, Directors as well as Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Representatives
Lunch for SAB Members, Max Planck Society delegation, Directors as well as Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Representatives
12:10 - 13:10
Room: Cafeteria
13:10 SAB Executive Session / Meeting of Vice-President with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer
13:10 - 13:40
Contributions

13:10 SAB Executive Session

13:10 Meeting of Vice-President with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer
13:40 Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 1
13:40 - 14:55
Contributions

13:40 Meeting of Vice-President with Predoctoral Research Fellows

13:40 Meeting of SAB Members with Postdoctoral Research Fellows
14:55 Ralph Hertwig: Overview of ARC

14:55 - 15:20
Room: Big Conference Room

15:20 Discussion

15:20 - 15:45
Room: Big Conference Room

15:45 Short presentation ARC

15:45 - 16:00
Room: Big Conference Room

16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:15
Room: Lobby
16:15 Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 2
16:15 - 17:30
Contributions

16:15 Meeting of Vice-President with Postdoctoral Research Fellows

16:15 Meeting of SAB Members with Predoctoral Research Fellows
17:30 Poster Session Part 1 and Open Office of the Vice-President
17:30 - 18:30
Contributions

17:30 Poster Session Part 1

17:30 Open Office of the Vice-President
18:30 SAB Executive Session

18:30 - 19:30
Room: Room 199

19:30 Working dinner in the library

19:30 - 21:30
Room: Library

21:30 Transfer to Seminaris

21:30 - 22:00
Thursday, 8 October 2026

08:30 Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

08:30 - 09:00

09:00 Ulman Lindenberger: Overview of LIP

09:00 - 09:25
Room: Big Conference Room

09:25 Discussion

09:25 - 09:50
Room: Big Conference Room

09:50 Short presentation LIP

09:50 - 10:05
Room: Big Conference Room

10:05 Laurel Raﬃngton: Overview of MPRG Biosocial

10:05 - 10:20
Room: Big Conference Room

10:20 Discussion

10:20 - 10:30
Room: Big Conference Room

10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 10:45
Room: Lobby

10:45 Meeting of SAB Members and Vice-President with Research Group Leaders

10:45 - 11:45

11:45 Zoe Ngo: Overview of ENG Raven

11:45 - 12:00
Room: Big Conference Room

12:00 Discussion

12:00 - 12:10
Room: Big Conference Room

12:10 Mareike Grotheer: Overview of her LMG

12:10 - 12:25
Room: Big Conference Room

12:25 Discussion

12:25 - 12:35
Room: Big Conference Room

12:35 SAB Executive Lunch Buffet
SAB Executive Lunch Buffet
12:35 - 13:40
Room: Lobby
13:40 SAB Executive Session / Meeting of VP with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO
13:40 - 14:10
Contributions

13:40 SAB Executive Session

13:40 Meeting of Vice-President with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO
14:10 Group photograph

14:10 - 14:20
Room: Lobby

14:20 Iyad Rahwan: Overview of CHM

14:20 - 14:45
Room: Big Conference Room

14:45 Discussion

14:45 - 15:10
Room: Big Conference Room

15:10 Short presentation CHM

15:10 - 15:25
Room: Big Conference Room

15:25 Benedikt Poser: Overview of MPRG MR Physics

15:25 - 15:40
Room: Big Conference Room

15:40 Discussion

15:40 - 15:50
Room: Big Conference Room

15:50 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:50 - 16:05

16:05 Johanna Lukate: Overview of MFT RG Migration, Identity and Blackness in Europe

16:05 - 16:20

16:20 Discussion

16:20 - 16:30
Room: Big Conference Room

16:30 Poster Session Part 2

16:30 - 17:30
Room: Lobby

17:30 SAB Executive Session

17:30 - 18:30
Room: Room 199

18:30 Transfer to restaurant

18:30 - 18:50

18:50 Dinner at restaurant
Dinner at restaurant
18:50 - 21:00

21:00 Transfer to Seminaris

21:00 - 21:30
Friday, 9 October 2026

08:30 Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

08:30 - 09:00

09:00 Meeting of SAB Members with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

09:00 - 09:30

09:30 Meeting of SAB Members with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 N.N.: Future research projects at the Institute [Introduction of new Director and their research plans]

10:00 - 10:30
Room: Big Conference Room

10:30 Discussion

10:30 - 10:45
Room: Big Conference Room

10:45 SAB Concluding Session

10:45 - 12:15
Room: Room 199

12:15 Feedback of SAB to President and Vice-President

12:15 - 12:45

12:45 Feedback of President and Vice-President to Directors

12:45 - 13:15

13:15 Lunch
Lunch
13:15 - 14:00
Room: Cafeteria

14:00 Feedback of SAB to Directors and Research Group Leaders

14:00 - 15:00
Room: Room 199

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