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Welcome to the department of Plant Systems Biology

Welcome to the department of Plant Systems Biology
A VIB - Ghent University research department
winter_1137Our mission is to integrate Genetics, Genomics and Biocomputing to unravel the Biology of Plants and to further explore the potential of plants to build a sustainable world.

This goal encompasses training scientists, educating students, and informing the public about our findings.


The department of Plant Systems Biology consists of two interacting divisions: the "Integrative plant biology division" headed by Dirk Inzé and the "Bioinformatics and systems biology division" headed by Yves Van de Peer. Please also visit the Contacts pages for details on group leaders.

ugent72x72_noborder Ghent University, abbreviated to UGent, is one of the major universities in the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
vib_newlogo_deppgs VIB is a non-profit scientific research institute.
 
Interested to work in this field?
workerScientists are working in an international environment; employees as well as visitors and students are hosted in modern and fully equipped laboratories. The department is also situated in the largest European Agrobiotech Campus, where approximately 830 persons are employed within the field of plant biotechnology.
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Why is plant research so important?
maizeThe global demand for plant-derived products such as feed and food is increasing dramatically, as illustrated by the recent doubling of the price of most commodity crops.
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