Master of Molecular Plant Science

Next Tuesday, Oct 18, the MoPS study program will start with the welcome week! We are looking forward to meeting all new students of 2022!

Welcome to all new students of 2021! We hope to meet you in person very soon!

A warm welcome to all new students of 2020!

We are looking forward to the new MoPS students! Make sure to attend the Welcome Week starting Monday, the 14th of October 2019, at the Institute of Plant Sciences and Microbiology, small lecture hall at 9 a.m. 🙂

When plant roots learned to follow gravity Highly developed seed plants evolved deep root systems that are able to sense Earth's gravity. The 'how and when' of this evolutionary step has, until now, remained unknown. Plant biologists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have identified crucial components and proce...

‘Plant scientist’ should take its rightful place beside ‘doctor’, ‘lawyer’ and ‘vet’ in the list of top professions to which our most capable young people aspire, according to a hard-hitting letter by an international group of botanists and crop scientists.
Publication: https://buff.ly/2ZaV0A0

New way to relieve photosynthesis bottleneck in plants could boost crop yields Scientists have discovered a way to ease a bottleneck in the photosynthesis process. The breakthrough could allow plants to turn the sun's rays into food more efficiently, boosting crop yields.

Scientists identified a new signaling component important for plant symbiosis A proteomics-based protein-protein interaction study has led to the discovery of proteins that interact with a legume receptor that mediates signal transduction from the plasma membrane to the nucleus. This shows how symbiotic signals from symbiotic bacteria are transmitted upon perception, ultimate...

Sticky proteins help plants know when -- and where -- to grow: https://buff.ly/2KUalLr

Systems Biology of Plant-Microbiome Interactions (Rodriguez et al., 2019): https://buff.ly/2z6jFGq

To unravel the complex network of genetic, microbial, and metabolic interactions, including the signaling events mediating microbe–host interactions, comprehensive quantitative systems biology approaches will be needed.

Plant Proteases: From Key Enzymes in Germination to Allies for Fighting Human Gluten-Related Disorders Plant proteases play a crucial role in many different biological processes along the plant life cycle. One of the most determinant stages in which proteases are key protagonists is the plant germination through the hydrolysis and mobilization of other proteins accumulated in seeds and cereal grains....

DNA-Free Genome Editing: Past, Present and Future Genome Editing using engineered endonuclease (GEEN) systems has rapidly taken over the field of plant science and plant breeding. So far, Genome Editing techniques have been applied in more than fifty different model plants and crops including main crops like rice, maize or wheat as well as economic...