Photosynthesis is one of the most critical biological processes, requiring a specialized network of membranes to operate efficiently. In a study published in PNAS, the Ramundo lab at the GMI identified the conserved protein VIA1 as an important…

Polina Foteva, PhD student in the Ramundo (GMI) and Klumpe (IMBA/IMP) labs, has been awarded a highly competitive fellowship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF).

Genomes can expand to many times their size when transposons, mobile "jumping genes", proliferate. By comparing two closely related duckweed species with very different degrees of genome expansion, researchers at the GMI show that plants meet this…

Zeynep Begüm Şen, PhD researcher from Yan Ma’s group at the GMI, receives a DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW).

Tal Dahan-Meir, postdoc in the Nordborg group at the GMI of the ÖAW, was awarded a prestigious ESPRIT Grant from the FWF to support her research on how seed size in Arabidopsis contributes to adaptation across different environments.

From 3 to 30 June 2026, the exhibition Discovering Women Researchers will be on display in the foyer in front of the GMI/IMBA lecture hall. The exhibition highlights the stories, achievements, and lasting impact of women researchers at the Austrian…

When viruses attack, autophagy – the cell’s cleanup system – helps plant cells survive by striking the balance between defence and self-destruction, preventing both fatal overreactions and unchecked damage, a study published in Science by researchers…

Blue and red light act as opposites and provide plants with crucial signals for their growth. A new study involving the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) of the OeAW shows how plants use light to control their shape and…

Newly identified autophagy receptor in liverworts found to recycle membraneless organelles – and to send Parkinson’s linked alpha-synuclein for degradation in human neurons. This was discovered by plant researchers at the OeAW in a new study.