Mythological nymphs reincarnate as a group of corn smut proteins to launch a battle on maize immunity. One of these proteins appears to stand out among its sister Pleiades, much like its namesake character in Greek mythology. The research carried out…

Professor Liam Dolan, Senior Group Leader at GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, was appointed Her Majesty The Queen’s Trustee to the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom.

The first plant embryo gene expression atlas at the single cell level was developed by a team of researchers at GMI – Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The work, published in the journal…

Gene-regulatory mechanisms at an early embryonic stage govern the flowering behavior of Arabidopsis later in development. The work of researchers at GMI – Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – and…

An ingenious mechanism by which Arabidopsis safeguards the integrity of its genome is uncovered by researchers at GMI – Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The paper is published in the journal…

Two complementary approaches unveil a co-evolutionary mechanism between bacteria and plants and also explain complex immune response patterns observed in the wild. Together the papers change the way scientists have been thinking about the…

The GMI has launched an international internship program to provide excellent students interested in plant biology the opportunity to work at the GMI for 3-6 months prior to applying for graduate school.

The Vienna Covid-19 Detection Initiative (VCDI) is a collaborative, inter-institutional effort to combat the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Chromatin in eukaryotic genomes is broadly divided into two classes: euchromatin, which are more open regions containing expressed genes, and heterochromatin, which is more densely packed and contains non-expressed regions including transposable…

Are you excited about doing a PhD in Plant Science?

Then apply now to the Vienna BioCenter (VBC) PhD Programme and join the Gregor Mendel Institute! The application deadline is November 15^th.

At the VBC you will find the support you need to develop…