External scientific members

To strengthen the scientific network of the Max Planck Institutes, the Max Planck Society appoints outstanding international scientists to external scientific members of an institute.

Present external scientific members

• Barbara B. Knowles (since 2002)
  Adjunct and Emeritus Staff, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, USA

• Michael G. Reth (since 2002)
  BIOSS - Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Germany

• Alain Fischer (since 2015)
  Unité d’Immunologie et d’Hématologie Pédiatriques, INSERM U 768, University Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France

Past external scientific members

• Donald F(rancis) Hoelzl Wallach (1974-✝2008)

• Anne Marie Staub (1967-✝2012)

• Paolo Sassone-Corsi (2011-✝2020)
  Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, University of California Irvine, USA // Obituary

• Michael Sela (1967-✝2022)
  Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel