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Austrian Academy of Sciences - GREGOR MENDEL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT BIOLOGY Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn DE EN Research Research Groups Publications PhD Students Postdocs Awards, Grants & Fellowships Scientific Facilities Scientific Advisory Board Join us Information for students and postdocs Currently listed positions Working at the Administration & Services News & Events Latest Research News & Press Events ProbGen24 Past Events Deutschsprachige Pressemitteilungen Downloads Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn DE EN Welcome to the 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 Welcome to the 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 Group Leader Search The is hiring a senior group leader. Apply now. 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 Welcome to the 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 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 alga, 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 is minimal hierarchy and bureaucracy, outstanding facilities, and core funding. Microscopy image of an Arabidopsis flower bud. In green, stem cell nuclei. In magenta, a cytoplasmic marker for the epidermal layer. ©Bradamante/Mittelsten Scheid/The is part of the Vienna BioCenter, a leading life science cluster, comprising several research institutes, universities, and start-up companies, 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 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. The ’s next symposium is The Mendel Early Career Symposium on May 16-17, 2024. Latest Research Finding the missing link in plant DNA damage response DNA damage response protects genome integrity by quickly repairing DNA lesions. Most plant proteins involved in this process have… Read more Decoding stem cell dynamics in plant growth and evolution Advancing our understanding of plant epigenetics, a new study led by Ruben Gutzat from the plant stem cell team” in Ortrun… Read more ROP signaling: Origin at dawn of multicellular plant life Plants regulate their development with a distinct group of molecular players. ROP proteins, a group of plant-specific proteins, are… Read more The last stand - Plant stem cells put up a fight against viruses Viruses are a threat to all organisms, including plants. A small group of plant stem cells, however, successfully defends itself from… Read more FURTHER NEWS In memoriam: Hans Tuppy (1924 - 2024) Hans Tuppy, biochemist, science politician, and one of the founding fathers of the Vienna BioCenter, passed away months before his 100th birthday. Read more Liam Dolan elected Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Liam Dolan has been elected full Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Academy announced today. Liam Dolan, Senior group leader at the since 2020, is one of 5 newly elected full members of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Read more FWF Emerging Fields Grant awarded to EvoChromo project The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has awarded an Emerging Fields Grant to EvoChromo, an interdisciplinary project coordinated by Frédéric Berger at the . EvoChromo will establish a new research laboratory to uncover how the evolution of genome architecture proteins led to the development of complex… Read more An interview with Nick Irwin, the newest group leader at the Nick Irwin is the newest group leader at the . His research group will focus on studying horizontal gene transfer in various plant organisms to understand how this rare but important process has shaped the evolution of species. We sat down with him to chat about his career so far, his future… Read more Three scientists awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships A hat-trick for the : three scientists at the have been awarded the European Commission’s highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2024. The fellowships will support their research projects and welcome the postdocs into a network of young researchers with high… Read more EVENTS May 13 12:30 Monday Seminar (Internal) Speaker: ZHAN Ni (Dagdas), PITASI Mattia (Leeb), HEINZL Monika (Stark) Type: Monday Seminar Location: IMP Lecture Hall Read more May 14 13:15 How superworms can help to solve our plastic waste crisis Speaker: Chris Rinke Type: Interaction and Evolution of O Location: UBB - Lecture Hall 1 Read more May 15 09:30 Mini Symposium Speaker: Sven Klumpe (MPI for Biochemistry) and Pavol Harar (University of Vienna) Type: Impromptu Seminar Location: IMBA/ Lecture Hall Read more May 16 11:00 Targeting a gerozyme to reverse muscle aging and increase healthspan Speaker: Helen Blau Type: Impromptu Seminar Location: IMBA/ Lecture Hall Read more PUBLICATIONS Clavel M, Bianchi A, Kobylinska R, et al. (2024) Metabolic enzymes moonlight as selective autophagy receptors to protect plants against viral-induced cellular damage. bioRxiv:2024.05.06.590709 . de la Mata R, Mollá-Morales A, Méndez-Vigo B, et al. (2024) Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity. BMC Ecol Evol 24(1):56 . Groot Crego C, Hess J, Yardeni G, et al. (2024) CAM evolution is associated with gene family expansion in an explosive bromeliad radiation. Plant Cell [epub] . Renaud O, Aulner N, Salles A, et al. (2024) Staying on track - Keeping things running in a high-end scientific imaging core facility. J Microsc [epub] . Otegui MS, Steelheart C, Ma W, et al. (2024) Vacuolar Degradation of Plant Organelles. Plant Cell [epub] . Ellis TJ and Ågren J (2024) Adaptation to soil type contributes little to local adaptation in an Italian and a Swedish population of Arabidopsis thaliana growing on contrasting soils. bioRxiv:2024.04.24.590956 . Yuen ELH, Leary AY, Clavel M, et al. (2024) A RabGAP negatively regulates plant autophagy and immune trafficking. Curr Biol [epub ] preprint bioRxiv:2023.07.03.547386. Julian J, Gao P, ... Dagdas Y (2024) ATG8ylation of vacuolar membrane protects plants against cell wall damage. bioRxiv:2024.04.21.590262 . Zuo Z, Roux ME, Dagdas YF, et al. (2024) PAT mRNA decapping factors are required for proper development in...