Institute of Plant Sciences and Microbiology (IPM)

The Institute of Plant Sciences and Microbiology (IPM), located at the Loki Schmidt Garten, brings together different specialties in biological sciences. The variety of fascinating processes in nature from molecules to ecosystems are both taught and researched at the IPM. State of the art methods and instruments are used to answer current research questions.

The IPM thrives on the interdisciplinary exchange between individual working groups, which promotes synergy in common research topics and enables the common use and advancement of innovative techniques used in teaching and research. Likewise the Herbarium Hamburgense and the Microalgae and Zygnematophyceae Collection (MZCH), all located at the IPM, have a central function in this interdisciplinary exchange.