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You are invited to attend the 57th Annual Maize Genetics Conference. The Conference will be held March 12-15, 2015, at the Pheasant Run Resort of St. Charles, Illinois, USA.
The Conference will open with a Thursday evening meal, March 12 and close at noon Sunday, March 15.
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Download this year's schedule
DownloadAnnouncement Letter
Join researchers in St. Charles, to:
- Listen to invited talks in genetics and plant biology given by internationally renowned scientists
- Learn the most current scientific and technical advances in maize genetics
- Participate in broad subject area sessions to stimulate new ideas that you can share with your lab
- Network with potential collaborators at meals, poster sessions and evening mixers
- Submit your latest research in an abstract for inclusion as an oral or poster presentation
Plenary Speakers:
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Xuemei Chen:
University of California, Riverside
Mechanisms of microRNA turnover in Arabidopsis
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Dirk Inze:
Ghent University, Belgium
Plant growth beyond limits
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Shawn Kaeppler:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tuning developmental timing to maximize maize productivity
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Paula McSteen:
University of Missouri
Meristems, mutants and maize: genetic insights into fundamental processes in reproductive development
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The McClintock Prize awardee:
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The 2015 McClintock Prize was awarded to Prof. Susan Wessler of the University of California at Riverside in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the field of plant transposable element biology. Prof. Wessler will present her work at this year's Maize Genetics Conference.
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Special session: Maize Genome Editing
Organizer: Dave Jackson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Invited speakers will discuss recent successes with genome editing in maize using Crispr, and additional short talk abstracts are encouraged to be submitted under the Genome Editing research topic.
Research Topics:
- Biochemical and Molecular Genetics
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Computational and Large-Scale Biology
- Cytogenetics
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- Genome Editing*
- Education & Outreach
- Quantitative Genetics & Breeding
- Transposons & Epigenetics
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*Special session
Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Maize Genetics Conference?
If you are interested in becoming one of our partners to help sponsor the conference, please contact, Wes Bruce ([email protected]).
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 | Important Dates |
| Conference
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| Start Date
| 12 Mar 2015 |
| End Date
| 15 Mar 2015 |
| Deadlines
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| MaGNET
| 19 Jan 2015 |
| Talk Submission
| 19 Jan 2015 |
| Poster
| 30 Jan 2015 |
| Registration Site
| 30 Jan 2015 |
| Financial Aid
| 30 Jan 2015 |
| Housing
| 30 Jan 2015 |
 | News & Information |
| Jan 20: | Poster abstract deadline has been extended to Jan 30th. Talk submissions are closed.
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 | Workshops |
AIP, Gene Tagging with Green Ds, and MaizeGDB are offering workshops before the Maize Meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2015.
 | Meeting Organizers |
View the full Steering Committee
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