ABOUT Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology

The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, also known as GMI, is a well known research institute that is supported by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Incorporated in the year 2000 by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, this organization was established with the view to promote excellence in scientific research and investigations pertaining to plant molecular biology and related fields. Recognized as a one of a kind research institution of global stature in the nation, this organization has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria that is located within the Vienna Biocenter Campus. At the helm of this institution is its Science Director, Dr. Magnus Nordborg. GMI has organized many seminars, workshops, training courses and other events in the past such as Seminar on the evolution of recombination hotspots while the GMI Mini Symposium and a conference on Plant Vascular Development is waiting to be organized very soon.