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

Experience our labs – SAB Members with Directors / Research Coordination / STC

Transfer from MPIB to Harnack House

SAB Executive Session

Address of Managing Director Ulman Lindenberger

Welcome Reception

Wednesday 7 October

Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

SAB Executive Session / Official Welcome by Vice-President

Ulman Lindenberger: Report of the Managing Director

Discussion

10:50 Coffee break

Simone Kühn: Overview of CEN

Discussion

Moana Beyer: Short presentation CEN

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

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

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

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

2 SAB Executive Session

Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 1

3 Meeting of SAB Members with Postdoctoral Research Fellows

4 Meeting of Vice-President with Predoctoral Research Fellows

Iyad Rahwan: Overview of CHM

Discussion

Neele Engelmann: Short presentation CHM

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

16:00 Coffee break

Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 2

5 Meeting of SAB Members with Predoctoral Research Fellows

6 Meeting of Vice-President with Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Poster Session Part 1 and Open Office of the Vice-President

7 Open Office of the Vice-President

8 Poster Session Part 1

SAB Executive Session

Working dinner in the library

Transfer to Seminaris

Thursday 8 October

Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

Ulman Lindenberger: Overview of LIP

Discussion

Sina Schwarze: Short presentation LIP

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

Laurel Raffington: Overview of MPRG Biosocial

Discussion

10:30 Coffee break

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

Zoe Ngo: Overview of ENG Raven

Discussion

Benedikt Poser: Overview of MPRG MR Physics

Discussion

12:35 SAB Executive Lunch Buffet

SAB Executive Session / Meeting of VP with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

9 Meeting of Vice-President with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

10 SAB Executive Session

Group photograph

Ralph Hertwig: Overview of ARC

Discussion

Ralf Kurvers: Short presentation ARC

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

Mareike Grotheer: Overview of LMG NeuroLearn

Discussion

15:50 Coffee break

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

Discussion

Poster Session Part 2

SAB Executive Session

Transfer to restaurant

18:50 Dinner at restaurant Schnitzelei

Transfer to Seminaris

Friday 9 October

Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

Meeting of SAB Members with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

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

Mara Mather: Introduction of CAAN and her research plans

Discussion

SAB Concluding Session

Feedback of SAB to President and Vice-President

Feedback of President and Vice-President to Directors

13:15 SAB Executive Lunch Buffet

Feedback of SAB to Directors and Research Group Leaders