Gregor Mendel Institute

Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI)

Gregor Mendel Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenbiologie
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Agency overview
Formed	2000
Jurisdiction	Austria
Headquarters	Vienna, Austria
Employees	130
Agency executives	Magnus Nordborg, Scientific director Markus Kiess, CEO
Parent agency	Austrian Academy of Sciences
Website	http://www.gmi.oeaw.ac.at

The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) is a basic research institute in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 2000 by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) to promote cutting-edge research in the field of molecular plant biology. The GMI employs about 130 people. Its founding director was Dieter Schweizer, and the current scientific director is Magnus Nordborg.^[1] The institute is named after Gregor Mendel, who is also known as the "Father of genetics," due to his scientific work and the fact that he studied at the University of Vienna in the mid-19th century.