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Due to the concerns of the spread of the novel Coronavirus COVID-19, the MGC Board of Directors (BOD) together with the Maize Genetics Meeting Steering Committee (MGMSC) have decided to cancel the 2020 Maize Genetics Meeting.
You are invited to attend the 62nd Annual Maize Genetics Meeting. The Meeting will be held March 12-15, 2020, at the Sheraton Kona of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, USA.
The Meeting will open with a Thursday evening meal, March 12 and close at noon Sunday, March 15.
Download this year's schedule
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Join researchers in Kailua-Kona, 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 sessions with broad subject areas to stimulate new ideas and share with your lab
- Network with potential collaborators at meals, poster sessions and evening mixers
- Present your latest research in a poster or oral presentation
Invited Speakers:
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Sarah Hake:
UC Berkeley
Organogenesis in maize - lessons from mutants.
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Kirsten Bomblies:
ETH Zurich
How to tango with four - the evolution of meiotic stability in autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa.
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The McClintock Prize awardee:
Research Topics:
- Biochemical and Molecular Genetics
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Computational and Large-Scale Biology
- Cytogenetics
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- Education & Outreach
- Quantitative Genetics & Breeding
- Transposons & Epigenetics
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The 2019 meeting received financial support from:
Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Maize Genetics Meeting?
If you are interested in becoming one of our partners to help sponsor the meeting, please contact, Todd Jones ([email protected]).
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 | Donate |
Click here to donate to an endowment? that will provide financial assistance to students attending the meeting.
 | Important Dates |
| Conference
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| Start Date
| 12 Mar 2020 |
| End Date
| 15 Mar 2020 |
| Deadlines
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| MaGNET / PUI / DB / Jamboree
| 2 Dec 2019 |
| Abstract Submission
| 17 Jan 2020 |
| Registration Site
| 17 Jan 2020 |
| Financial Aid
| 17 Jan 2020 |
| Hotel
| 17 Jan 2020 |
| Late-Poster Submission
| 24 Jan 2020 |
 | News & Information |
| Feb 27: | Due to the concerns of the spread of the novel Coronavirus COVID-19, the MGC Board of Directors (BOD) together with the Maize Genetics Meeting Steering Committee (MGMSC) have decided to cancel the 2020 Maize Genetics Meeting. |
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| Jan 21: | Talk submissions are closed, but you may submit a poster abstract until Jan 24!
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| Jan 16: | Notice! If you don't have approval to register for the conference yet, then please proceed with submitting an abstract by the deadlines. If you're unable to receive approval by late Feb then we will pull your abstract from the program.
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 | Workshops |
Five pre-conference Workshops are being offered before the Maize Meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
 | Meeting Organizers |
View the full Steering Committee
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