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Max Planck Scientists progress towards better understanding of neuronal circuit function

Jupiter, Fla.    May 21, 2013

Scientists from the Group of Dr. Samuel Young, Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, together ...

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Neuroscientists Collaborate to Inspire Local High School Students at Day-long Outreach Event Sponsored by the Quantum Foundation

Jupiter, Fla.    April 12, 2013

High school students from Palm Beach County Title I schools recently explored the marvelous aspects of the brain through hands-on activities ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Welcomes Obama’s BRAIN Project

Jupiter, Fla.    April 3, 2013

The Obama administration formally announced its plan to fund the development of a comprehensive map of the brain’s activity with a ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute Study Points to Major Discovery for Alzheimer's Disease

Florida    March 19, 2013

The Journal of Neuroscience has published a study led by researchers at the Max Planck Florida ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Receives New Grant Funding

Florida    March 14, 2013

The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, the first and only U.S. extension of the prestigious Max Planck Society, today announced it ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute Hosts Inaugural Sunposium in Palm Beach

Jupiter, Fla.    March 8, 2013

Nearly 300 scientists and students traveled to Palm Beach for the inaugural ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Jupiter, Fla.    March 5, 2013

Dr. Matthias Haury has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Max Planck ...

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Royal Palm Beach High School Student Wins 2013 Brain Bee Challenge

Jupiter, Fla.    February 13, 2013

Royal Palm Beach High School junior, Anastasia Colas was the winner of the Max Planck Florida Institute for ...

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Registration is Now Open for the 2013 Brain Bee Challenge

Jupiter, Fla.    January 17, 2013

Registration is now open for the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience’s (MPFIN) 2013 Brain Bee Challenge on Saturday, ...

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Winter Season Marks the Return of Max Planck Florida Institute's Annual Public Lecture Series

Palm Beach, Fla.    December 21, 2012

The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFIN) will offer an insider’s view of the mysteries of science when its winter ...

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Community Celebrates Grand Opening of Max Planck Florida Institute For Neuroscience

Jupiter, Fla.    December 14, 2012

The newly opened Max Planck Florida Institute for ...

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Grand Opening of the Max Planck Florida Institute in the U.S.

Jupiter, Fla.    December 5, 2012

Jeff Atwater, Chief Finance Officer of Florida, Cornelia Quennet-Thielen, German State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education and ...

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High School Students Prepare for Max Planck Florida Institute's 2013 Brain Bee Challenge

Jupiter, Fla.    September 18, 2012

Registration will open in mid-November for the Max Planck Florida Institute’s (MPFI) 2013 Brain Bee Challenge on Saturday, February 9. ...

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Students Spend Summer with Leading Neuroscientists at Max Planck Florida Institute

Jupiter, Fla.    July 26, 2012

Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) is providing a unique learning opportunity this summer for talented and highly motivated high school ...

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Hanno-Sebastian Meyer to receive the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society

Jupiter, Fla.    June 13, 2012

Hanno-Sebastian Meyer, Senior Research Associate and Postdoctoral fellow with Bert Sakmann at MPFI’s Digital Neuroanatomy Research Group, ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute Study Shows: Persistent Sensory Experience Is Good For The Aging Brain

Jupiter, FL    May 24, 2012

Despite a long-held scientific belief that much of the wiring of the brain is fixed by the time of adolescence, a new study shows that changes ...

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Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to Dr. Samuel Young Will Provide Tools for Parkinson's Drug Development

Jupiter, FL    May 2, 2012

Samuel M. Young, Jr., PhD, research group leader at the new Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI), has received his first grant from The Michael ...

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Robert Egger receives Otto-Haxel-Prize of the University of Heidelberg

Jupiter, Fla.    March 15, 2012

Robert Egger, graduate student in the Department of Digital Neuroanatomy, ...

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International Collaboration the Focus of Scientific Symposium Hosted by Max Planck Florida Institute

Jupiter, Fla.    March 15, 2012

The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) recently hosted a two-day scientific ...

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FAU and Max Planck Florida Institute Initiate Program in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience

Boca Raton, FL    March 9, 2012

To further establish their strong research and academic partnership, neuroscience faculty from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. ...

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Dr. Ryohei Yasuda Named Max Planck Florida Institute Scientific Director

Jupiter, Fla.    March 7, 2012

Jupiter, FL, March 7, 2012 – The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) announced today that Duke University neuroscientist Ryohei Yasuda, ...

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Suncoast Student Takes Top Honors at First-Ever Max Planck Florida Institute Brain Bee Challenge

Jupiter, Fla.    February 7, 2012

JUPITER, Fla. (February 7, 2012) –  More than 50 Palm Beach County students in grades 9-12 registered to experience a ...

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Drs. Hyungbae Kwon and Hiroki Taniguchi Join Max Planck Florida Institute as Research Group Leaders

Jupiter, Fla.    February 2, 2012

Jupiter, FL, February 1, 2012 - The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) announced today that neuroscientists Hyungbae Kwon, PhD and Hiroki ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute's Second Annual Public Lecture Series Will Explore Scientific Mysteries

Jupiter, Fla.    January 5, 2012

JUPITER, Fla.  (January 5, 2012) -- The human brain and our solar system — up until now our understanding of both of these wonders has ...

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Max Planck Florida Institute’s Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Accepting Applicants for Summer 2012

Jupiter, Fla.    January 5, 2012

Jupiter, FL, January 5, 2012 – The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship program is accepting ...

 

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