Department für Biotechnologie (DBT)

Chenopodium quinoa

Novel approach for genome reconstruction

Variation in 50 unrelated quinoa genomes was used to order and connect sequences of a new quinoa assembly generated by the Institute of Computational Biology. The approach relies on the comparison of variant patterns reflecting shared haplotypes of the species.

Subgenome evolution

Parental components in hybrid plant genomes

The Institute of Computational Biology developed a method to measure the intermixing state of subgenomes in polyploid plants. The work testifies to the power of bioinformatics for obtaining novel biological insights.

The genome of chard

Genome sequence of a vegetable crop

Researchers at the Institute of Computational Biology have published the chard genome incl. gene prediction and genome-wide comparisons with sugar beet. The sequence provides a molecular foundation to unravel the domestication history of beets.

DBT - Department of Biotechnology - is one of the leading biotechnology research institutions in Europe focusing on synergistic interaction of cell engineering, process engineering and resulting products. Based on molecular and systems biology research we are developing cell based bioprocesses. These include all biotechnologically relevant pro- and eukaryotic organisms. Our strength is based on an interactive network of our researchers and scientists active in various fields of biotechnology, ranging from genes, to cells, processes and products.

We are part of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), and belong to the Vienna Institute of BioTechnology (VIBT), a cluster of BOKU departments located at Muthgasse, Vienna.

Our Department is structured in six institutes:

Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering

Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology

Institute of Computational Biology

Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology

Institute of Cell and Tissue Culture Technologies

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology