Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2026 for MPIB members

6 Oct 2026, 14:30 → 9 Oct 2026, 15:00 Europe/Berlin

Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Jonas Obleser

On this website, we will share meeting documents with the members of the MPIB, among them the biographical profiles of the SAB members and rapporteurs, the selected publications and, towards the end of September, the posters.

General_Information_for_MPIB.zip

Selected_Publications_MPIB_20260909.zip

Tuesday 6 October

14:30 → 16:30 Experience our labs – SAB Members with Directors / Research Coordination / STC

16:30 → 17:00 Transfer from MPIB to Harnack House

17:00 → 18:00 SAB Executive Session

18:00 → 18:30 Address of Managing Director Ulman Lindenberger

18:30 → 21:00 Welcome Reception

Wednesday 7 October

08:30 → 09:00 Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

09:00 → 10:00 SAB Executive Session / Official Welcome by Vice-President

10:00 → 10:25 Ulman Lindenberger: Report of the Managing Director

10:25 → 10:50 Discussion

10:50 → 11:05 Coffee break

11:05 → 11:30 Simone Kühn: Overview of CEN

11:30 → 11:55 Discussion

11:55 → 12:10 Moana Beyer: Short presentation CEN

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

12:10 → 13:10 Lunch for SAB Members, Max Planck Society delegation, Directors as well as Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Representatives

13:10 → 13:40 SAB Executive Session / Meeting of Vice-President with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

13:10 Meeting of Vice-President with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

13:10 SAB Executive Session

13:40 → 14:55 Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 1

13:40 Meeting of SAB Members with Postdoctoral Research Fellows

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

14:55 → 15:20 Iyad Rahwan: Overview of CHM

15:20 → 15:45 Discussion

15:45 → 16:00 Neele Engelmann: Short presentation CHM

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

16:00 → 16:15 Coffee break

16:15 → 17:30 Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 2

16:15 Meeting of SAB Members with Predoctoral Research Fellows

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

17:30 → 18:30 Poster Session Part 1 and Open Office of the Vice-President

17:30 Open Office of the Vice-President

17:30 Poster Session Part 1

18:30 → 19:30 SAB Executive Session

19:30 → 21:30 Working dinner in the library

21:30 → 22:00 Transfer to Seminaris

Thursday 8 October

08:30 → 09:00 Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

09:00 → 09:25 Ulman Lindenberger: Overview of LIP

09:25 → 09:50 Discussion

09:50 → 10:05 Sina Schwarze: Short presentation LIP

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

10:05 → 10:20 Laurel Raffington: Overview of MPRG Biosocial

10:20 → 10:30 Discussion

10:30 → 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 → 11:45 Meeting of SAB Members and Vice-President with Research Group Leaders

11:45 → 12:00 Zoe Ngo: Overview of ENG Raven

12:00 → 12:10 Discussion

12:10 → 12:25 Benedikt Poser: Overview of MPRG MR Physics

12:25 → 12:35 Discussion

12:35 → 13:40 SAB Executive Lunch Buffet

13:40 → 14:10 SAB Executive Session / Meeting of VP with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

13:40 Meeting of Vice-President with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

13:40 SAB Executive Session

14:10 → 14:20 Group photograph

14:20 → 14:45 Ralph Hertwig: Overview of ARC

14:45 → 15:10 Discussion

15:10 → 15:25 Ralf Kurvers: Short presentation ARC

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

15:25 → 15:40 Mareike Grotheer: Overview of LMG NeuroLearn

15:40 → 15:50 Discussion

15:50 → 16:05 Coffee break

16:05 → 16:20 Johanna von Seggern-Lukate: Overview of MFT RG Migration, Identity and Blackness in Europe

16:20 → 16:30 Discussion

16:30 → 17:30 Poster Session Part 2

17:30 → 18:30 SAB Executive Session

18:30 → 18:50 Transfer to restaurant

18:50 → 21:00 Dinner at restaurant Schnitzelei

21:00 → 21:30 Transfer to Seminaris

Friday 9 October

08:30 → 09:00 Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

09:00 → 09:30 Meeting of SAB Members with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

09:30 → 10:00 Meeting of SAB Members with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

10:00 → 10:30 Mara Mather: Introduction of CAAN and her research plans

10:30 → 10:45 Discussion

10:45 → 12:15 SAB Concluding Session

12:15 → 12:45 Feedback of SAB to President and Vice-President

12:45 → 13:15 Feedback of President and Vice-President to Directors

13:15 → 14:00 SAB Executive Lunch Buffet

14:00 → 15:00 Feedback of SAB to Directors and Research Group Leaders