The Gregor Mendel Institute
The Gregor Mendel Institute
The Gregor Mendel Institute
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Gregor</strong> <strong>Mendel</strong> <strong>Institute</strong><br />
Karel Říha
<strong>The</strong> GMI<br />
• <strong>The</strong> GMI was established in 2000 by<br />
the Austrian Academy of Sciences to<br />
promote research excellence in the<br />
area of plant molecular biology<br />
• It is one of few international center<br />
for basic plant research in Austria<br />
• Complements other institutes (IMP,<br />
IMBA, MFPL) on the Vienna Biocenter<br />
Campus
Key Facts - Staff<br />
• 90 staff from 28 countries<br />
– 90% of staff directly involved in<br />
research<br />
• 8 independent research groups<br />
– Wolfgang Busch<br />
– Thomas Greb<br />
– Claudia Jonak<br />
– Marjori & Antonius Matzke<br />
– Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid<br />
– Magnus Nordborg<br />
– Karel Říha<br />
– Hishashi Tamaru
Research: Development<br />
• root development<br />
• live imaging of root growth<br />
• quantitative biology<br />
• plant secondary growth<br />
• laser capture microdissection<br />
• RNA profiling
Research: Adaptation<br />
• stress signaling<br />
• metabolomics<br />
• protein phosphorylation<br />
• population genetics<br />
• GWAS<br />
• genome sequencing
Research: Epigenetics<br />
• siRNA -mediated DNA methylation<br />
• interphase chromatin organization<br />
• analysis of chromatin structure<br />
• polyploidy<br />
• stress-induced epigenetic alterations<br />
• analysis of chromatin structure
Research: Epigenetics & Chromosome Biology<br />
• chromatin structure in pollen<br />
• centromeric heterochromatin<br />
• sorting of pollen nuclei<br />
• telomeres<br />
• regulation of meiosis<br />
• detail analysis of telomere<br />
structure
Vienna Biocenter Campus<br />
• ~1400 scientists<br />
• 16 organizations (universities, research institutes, biotech companies)
Vienna Biocenter Campus
Vienna Biocenter PhD Programme<br />
• world-wide announced biannual call (winter, summer)<br />
• duration 3-4 years<br />
• structured curriculum<br />
• student conferences and recesses, social activites<br />
www.vbcphdprogramme.at
Service Facilities<br />
IMP/IMBA/GMI<br />
Core Facilities<br />
• Biooptics (FACS, LSM, 2 photon, spinning disc...)<br />
• Electron Microscopy (TEM)<br />
• Genomics (Illumina sequencing)<br />
• Histology<br />
• Protein Chemistry<br />
• Media Kitchen<br />
• Library<br />
• ...
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