Participating institutions
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology was founded in 1997. The institute's aim is to investigate the history of humankind with the help of comparative analyses of different genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations as well as those of primates closely related to human beings. The collaboration of the various departments at one institute leads to new insights into history, variety and abilities of the human species. The institute unites scientists with various research interests who are concerned with human evolution seen also from an interdisciplinary perspective. At present, the institute comprises seven departments, one Max Planck Research Group and two Lise Meitner Groups.
Departments and Research Groups participating in the IMPRS LSHO:
- Department of Archaeogenetics, Prof. Krause
- Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology, Prof. Haun
- Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Prof. Pääbo
- Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Prof. McElreath
- Department of Human Origins, Dr. Kivell
- Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Prof. Gray
- Department of Primate Behavior and Evolution, Prof. Tung
- Advanced DNA Sequencing Techniques Research Group, Dr. Meyer
- Computational Ancient Genomics Research Group, Dr. Kelso
- Lise Meitner Group BirthRites - Cultures of Reproduction, Dr. Colleran
- Lise Meitner Group Technological Primates, Dr. Luncz
- Max Planck Research Group for Ancient Environmental Genomics, Dr. Vernot
- Otto Hahn Research Group Tropical Archaeogenomics, Dr. Nägele
Leipzig University
The Leipzig University was founded in 1409. In the course of its diverse history, it grew to encompass a wide selection of disciplines comprising almost all areas of knowledge. World-renowned scientists have taught or studied in Leipzig, and important impulses for the development of thought originated here. The Leipzig University is combining all structured doctoral training programs in its faculty spanning Graduate Academy Leipzig which was established in 2006.
Six departments of four faculties are involved in the IMPRS LSHO and contribute to teaching, supervision and joint research activities:
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Behavioral Ecology, Prof. Widdig
- Cognitive and Biological Psychology, Prof. Schröger
- Human Biology and Primate Cognition , Prof. Liebal
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Prof. Stadler
- Faculty of Medicine, Molecular Biochemistry, Prof. Schöneberg