Growth and Development of higher plants

The Interuniversity Attraction Poles programme is managed by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO). The programme was created in 1987 by Guy Verhofstadt, then Minister for Scientific Affairs. It is presently in its sixth phase. Full information about the programme can be found at the IAP website of BELSPO, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The aim of the programme is to fund basic research by promoting collaborative research, through networks of research teams in different Belgian universities. There are presently 44 networks in Belgium, covering all disciplines. Several of the teams of this network have participated in previous IAP networks.

Phase-I 1987 - 1991
Plant genetics
P1: Dirk Inzé

Phase-III 1992 - 1996
Plant genetics - P3/38
P1: Dirk Inzé

Phase-IV 1997 – 2001
Growth and development of higher plants – P4/15
P1: Dirk Inzé

Phase-IV 1997 – 2001
Transmembrane transport and protein phosphorylation in steering cell function
P4: Marc Boutry

Phase-V 2002-2006
Growth and development of higher plants – P5/13
P1: Dirk Inzé (Prof. Dr. Marc Van Montagu)
P2: Nathalie Verbruggen
P3: C. Périlleux

Phase-V 2002-2006
Transmembrane transport and protein phosphorylation in the regulation of cell function
P4: Marc Boutry, François Chaumont


The IUAP project PVI/33 « BARN » is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Dirk Inzé and runs from 2007-2011.