Gregor Mendel Institute
The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) is a basic research institute in the field of molecular plant biology founded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 2000 and located at the Vienna Biocenter. It is named after Gregor Mendel, the "father of genetics", who studied at the University of Vienna in the middle of the 19th century.
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| Formed | 2000 |
| Jurisdiction |  Austria |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
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| Parent agency | Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| Website | http://www.gmi.oeaw.ac.at |
Research at the GMI covers aspects of molecular genetics, including basic mechanisms of epigenetics, population genetics, chromosome biology, developmental biology, stress signal transduction and plant pathogens. Arabidopsis thaliana is the primary model organism used.
The scientific director of the GMI is Magnus Nordborg.[1]
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