About the Institute
The Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IEB) was founded on 1 January 1962.
IEB at a glanceToday, the institute has 11 laboratories located in two cities, Prague and Olomouc, 4 core labs, and a breeding station in Střížovice, 70 km northeast of Prague. |
You can find a brief overview of the institute's history on a separate page.
Research focus
The institute primarily conducts fundamental research in plant biology, namely in plant genetics and molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, phytopathology and biotechnologies. However, IEB is also active in applied research.
Genetics and molecular biologyOur projects are focused on structural and functional plant genomics, molecular biology of pollen, regulation of reproduction, and integrative structural biology. |
PhysiologyTopics include hormonal and ecological control of plant growth and development, mechanisms of transport and action of growth regulators, physiology of plant viruses, and plant pathophysiology. |
BiotechnologiesWe investigate production methods for medicinally valuable proteins in plants and mechanisms of phytoremediation. |
Practical applications
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Studies of plant hormones, for example, resulted in the synthesis of compounds which delay skin aging, show promising cytostatic effects, or stimulate crop growth. IEB is also very successful in the breeding of apple cultivars resistant to some serious diseases. |
Collaboration
The institute collaborates with many research institutions and universities in Czechia as well as in other countries. IEB researchers teach at several Czech universities, and students from these schools work on their master's and doctoral theses at the institute.
Scientific Report 2021–2023
You can find more details about our current research in the report that summarises the institute's activities from 2021 to 2023.
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