• JOIN US — We are constantly looking for people with big ideas, who would enjoy and augment the intellectual freedom we provide. If this appeals to you, get in touch — contact any group leader.

    Open Positions
  • JOIN US — We are constantly looking for people with big ideas, who would enjoy and augment the intellectual freedom we provide. If this appeals to you, get in touch — contact any group leader.

    Open Positions
  • JOIN US — We are constantly looking for people with big ideas, who would enjoy and augment the intellectual freedom we provide. If this appeals to you, get in touch — contact any group leader.

    Open Positions
  • JOIN US — We are constantly looking for people with big ideas, who would enjoy and augment the intellectual freedom we provide. If this appeals to you, get in touch — contact any group leader.

    Open Positions

JOIN US — We are constantly looking for people with big ideas, who would enjoy and augment the intellectual freedom we provide. If this appeals to you, get in touch — contact any group leader.

Open Positions

Our Mission

The GMI is a research institute devoted to plant biology. Plants created our atmosphere and sustain life on earth. Our goal is to make fundamental discoveries that help us understand how plants function — discoveries that may be essential to address global challenges like climate change. Our research ranges from molecules to ecosystems, involving a wide variety of plants — all depending on the question. We study photosynthesis in unicellular algae, and climate adaptation in coniferous trees. We believe in enabling researchers at all levels to pursue big questions in an intellectually stimulating, diverse, and collaborative environment. Key to our success are minimal hierarchy and bureaucracy, outstanding facilities, and core funding.

About us

The GMI is part of the Vienna BioCenter, a leading life science cluster comprising several research institutes, universities, and start-up companies and located close to the center of Vienna. The institute is owned and funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). Research topics include basic mechanisms of epigenetics, cell biology, plant-pathogen interactions, developmental biology, and population genetics. The GMI provides a lively, international working environment with around 130 people, embedded in a campus with over 1700 people from more than 70 countries. The working language is English. We strive for a friendly, inclusive environment, and provide an on-campus child care center.


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De la Concepcion JC, Duverge H, ... Dagdas Y (2024) Electrostatic changes enabled the diversification of an exocyst subunit via protein complex escape. bioRxiv:2024.08.26.609756.

Wallner ES and Dolan L (2024) Reproducibly oriented cell divisions pattern the prothallus to set up dorsoventrality and de novo meristem formation in Marchantia polymorpha. Current Biology 34 preprint bioRxiv:2024.07.08.602509.

Thoenen L, Kreuzer M, Pestalozzi C, et al. (2024) The lactonase BxdA mediates metabolic specialisation of maize root bacteria to benzoxazinoids. Nat Commun 15(1):6535.

Attrill ST and Dolan L (2024) Microtubules and actin filaments direct nuclear movement during the polarisation of Marchantia spore cells. Development 151(20):dev202823 preprint bioRxiv:2024.02.23.581750.

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Osakabe A, Takizawa Y, Horikhosi N, et al. (2024) Molecular and structural basis of the heterochromatin-specific chromatin remodeling activity by Arabidopsis DDM1. Nat Commun 15(1):5187 preprint bioRxiv:2023.07.10.548306.

Bradamante G (2024) Live Imaging of the Shoot Apical Meristem of Intact, Soil-Grown, Flowering Arabidopsis Plants. Bio Protoc 14(12):e5015.

McWhite CD, Sae-Lee W, Yuan Y, et al. (2024) Alternative proteoforms and proteoform-dependent assemblies in humans and plants. Mol Syst Biol 20(8):933-51 preprint bioRxiv:2022.09.21.508930.

Hartlmayr D, Ctortecka C, Mayer R, et al. (2024) Label-Free Sample Preparation for Single-Cell Proteomics. Methods Mol Biol 2817:1-7.


The GMI is part of the Vienna BioCenter, one of the leading international life science research centers worldwide that has established itself as the premier location for life sciences in Central Europe.

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