GMI is the only international center for basic plant research in Austria. Research covers many aspects of molecular and evolutionary genetics.https://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mup4hrrwoc2oOver the past 2 days, the 2nd EMBO Young Investigator Programme (YIP) meeting brought together 20 YIP and EMBO members to discuss recent work on meiosis and the germline across a variety of model systems. The meeting was co-organized by Joao Matos (Max Perutz Labs, Vienna) & Frédéric Berger (GMI).04 Sep 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup4hrrwoc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3muk2iczogc2jNew paper! A study led by Pamela Vetrano and @sramundo.bsky.social at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social revealed novel factors involved in maintaining chloroplast membrane integrity following exposure to stress. Read the study published in @pnas.org: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2605816123 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk2iczogc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mugzhgp2n22gAs part of the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social Summer School “Talents for Future” program, Cristina Cordero Garzona joined Nick Irwin’s lab at the GMI for 3 months, where she used CRISPR to investigate the role of horizontally acquired genes in plants. @vbcscitraining.bsky.social01 Sep 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugzhgp2n22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3muf5ji5mhc2cThe GMI & IMBA were happy to host outstanding Ukrainian students @viennabiocenter.bsky.social as part of the AITHYRA Summer School! Thanks to Nick Irwin, Darya Kripkiy Casado, Arie Fridrich, Helena Okulski, Kirill Salewskij, Olena Kim, and Dmytro Rzemovskyi for making this event possible.31 Aug 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf5ji5mhc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mt2clrhgl225🎉Congratulations Polina Foteva, PhD student in the @sramundo.bsky.social & @svenklumpe.bsky.social groups, who received a competitive PhD fellowship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) More: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/news/polina-foteva-receives-phd-fellowship-from-the-boehringer-ingelheim-fonds @gmivienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social @impvienna.bsky.social14 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2clrhgl225https://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3msscxrnqic2xThe GMI @gmivienna.bsky.social of the @oeaw.bsky.social seeks to appoint a Scientific Director (f/m/x) to lead one of Europe’s premier research institutes in plant biology. Apply by Nov. 15 via GMI.search.director@oeaw.ac.at. More information: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/de/gmi/join-us/currently-listed-positions/the-gmi-seeks-to-appoint-scientific-director11 Aug 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msscxrnqic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3msfg3453x22hNew paper! A team led by @dbuendia.bsky.social and group leader Arturo Marí-Ordóñez at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social investigated how plants silence potentially parasitic transposons when these “jumping genes” take over most of the genome.06 Aug 2026 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfg3453x22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mrry4thqmk2dOn July 24, the GMI and IMBA welcomed 120 curious young minds for an all-day KinderUni Day! The day began with an interactive lecture: “Superpower Diversity: Why being different makes you strong.” Liam Dolan, GMI Scientific Director, and Barbara Kraus, IMBA Managing Director, opened the program.29 Jul 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrry4thqmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mrphmgokpc2kThe GMI led a #KinderUni workshop at the @oeaw.bsky.social! Kids explored plant seeds, and the many different methods plants use to disperse them. Through games and hands-on activities, kids experienced how seeds fly, float, shoot, stick, or offer a reward as different ways of getting around.28 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrphmgokpc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mrn3enjeqc2p🎉Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Buendía-Ávila @dbuendia.bsky.social, researcher from the Marí-Ordóñez lab at the GMI, who successfully defended his PhD thesis, titled “Understanding Transposon Silencing in Duckweeds”. @fwf-at.bsky.social @vbcscitraining.bsky.social27 Jul 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn3enjeqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mq5aj4lyvc24Congratulations to Zeynep Begüm Şen, PhD student in the Ma group at the GMI, who received a DOC Fellowship from @oeaw.bsky.social! She aims to understand the phytohormonal regulation of Swede Midge-induced galls using an Arabidopsis thaliana model system. More: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/news/doc-fellowship-awarded-to-zeynep-beguem-sen08 Jul 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5aj4lyvc24https://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mpy7vtq5wk2zCongratulations to Tal Dahan-Meir, postdoc at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social, who received an @fwf-at.bsky.social ESPRIT Grant! She will investigate the genetic basis of Arabidopsis seed size variation & whether it provides an advantage in challenging environments. https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/news/tal-dahan-meir-receives-esprit-grant-from-the-fwf06 Jul 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy7vtq5wk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mpljfuzgos2uThank you to the organizers, attendees, and sponsors for making the 20th Microsymposium on RNA Biology at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social a success! See highlights below: [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpljfuzgos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mokzjvl4ds2vWomen in research have long been overlooked. Now women lead labs at the GMI & IMBA, advancing science and inspiring the next generation. See the @oeaw.bsky.social exhibition 'Discovering Women Researchers' in the GMI/IMBA foyer until 30 June. More: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/news/oeaw-exhibition-invites-to-discovering-women-researchers-118 Jun 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokzjvl4ds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mnrrtwxgrk2qThe GMI Communications Team wrapped up an inspiring week at #ECSITE 2026 in Gothenburg, connecting with other science communicators to gain new ideas & practical tools. Trust, elements of play, local connections & collaboration are key for broadening engagement with our science. #scicomm08 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrrtwxgrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mmwnc3k26s27New study published in Science! Led by @thevirusmc.bsky.social and @plantophagy.bsky.social, former group leader at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social, the researchers set out to understand how autophagy – the cell’s clean-up and recycling system – mediates plant immune response to viral infection.28 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwnc3k26s27https://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mmr6ok3rjk2gThe 2026 Mendel Early Career Symposium has come to a close! Last week, 100 international researchers gathered at the Vienna BioCenter to share their latest findings, network, and forge collaborations that will accelerate research and training in plant science.26 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr6ok3rjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mmqu3pjenk2sJoin the BioOptics team at @gmivienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social and @impvienna.bsky.social as a Microscopy Specialist! Follow the link for more information and to apply: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/imba/career-education/open-positions/pos2613-microscopy-specialist [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqu3pjenk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mmhfs3b4as2uDay 2 of the Mendel Early Career Symposium delivered outstanding science & discussion! Highlights include presentations on Structural Biology and Genetics & Evolutionary Biology, networking during the poster session, and an inspiring keynote lecture by Noah K. Whiteman.22 May 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhfs3b4as2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mmeqjt2gic2bDay 1 of the Mendel Early Career Symposium! 100 international researchers gathered for networking, engaging talks & posters, keynote by @emmanuellebayer.bsky.social, & workshop on ChimeraX/AlphaFold. Thanks to the sponsors for supporting expanding horizons in #PlantBiology. #Mendel_ECR_2621 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeqjt2gic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mldut5bp422mLast month, the GMI welcomed teenage girls for Daughters’ Day - an inspiring day of hands-on science and career exploration.08 May 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldut5bp422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3ml6gd4mcss2wNew paper! The study led by Jierui Zhao and supervised by former GMI group leader @plantophagy.bsky.social is now published at @natplants.nature.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6gd4mcss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mkztavz4yk2h🎉Congratulations to Dr. Johannes Rötzer, researcher from the Dolan lab at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social, successfully defended his PhD thesis. A recipient of the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social ENABLE Fellowship, he will embark on a 3-month research stay at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya.04 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztavz4yk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mkzkgczhj22xNew paper! A study from the Dolan lab at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social has just been published in Current Biology. Read the publication titled "Antagonism between blue- and red-light signaling controls thallus flatness in Marchantia polymorpha" here: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00297-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982226002976%3Fshowall%3Dtrue04 May 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzkgczhj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mksajcrads2qThe GMI hosted a hands-on workshop during the Rare Plants Fair at the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. Visitors of all ages explored how pigments shape plant survival & development. We also launched a new Botanic Quest route & new teaching materials - already played by 400+ people.01 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksajcrads2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mks7lcj7hs2tLast week, GMI researchers presented "Nature’s Paintbox: Decoding the Colors of Plants" at Austria’s largest outreach event – the Long Night of Research – at the headquarters of the @oeaw.bsky.social, welcoming around 3,500 guests. Thanks to our GMI researchers for an inspiring evening of outreach!01 May 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks7lcj7hs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mjwqlscesc2pDiscover just how colorful the spectrum of plant colors can be! Join the GMI on Friday April 24th at the Austrian Academy of Sciences for the Long Night of Research (Lange Nacht der Forschung). More: langenachtderforschung.at/station/113420 Apr 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwqlscesc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3mjf5aw6g722j🪴This Friday, April 17th, visit the GMI at Rare Plants Day in the Botanikum at the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna to learn more about the fascinating world of plants. More here: https://botanischergarten.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungen/raritaetenboerse/13 Apr 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf5aw6g722jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gmivienna.bsky.social/post/3migi5cwmrc24📢 Registration deadline extended to April 12, 2026 While poster and talk slots are already full, a few spots remain for conference attendance—don’t miss the chance to network with peers in plant science. 👉Register here: https://events.vbc.ac.at/gmi_events/mendel_early_career_symposium_2026.html01 Apr 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:7c66uzsha5e534aaevhcslbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3migi5cwmrc24