GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology

The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) was founded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in 2000 to promote research excellence in the area of plant molecular biology. It is the only international center for basic plant research in Austria and one of only very few throughout the world.

Research at the GMI covers many aspects of molecular biology, including basic mechanisms of epigenetics, cell biology, plant-pathogen interactions, developmental biology, and population genetics. While Arabidopsis thaliana is the primary model organism in most groups, the focus is on basic biology and a wide range of organisms are studied. For more information about the institute, please visit the website.

The GMI is part of the Vienna BioCenter, one of Europe's foremost life science research locations, located close to the center of Vienna. 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. Beside of their research activities, staff at the GMI contributes to academic teaching and scientific communication with the media and the public.