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The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held in-person from February 29th - March 3rd, 2024 in Raleigh, NC, USA.

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Join researchers in-person February 29th - March 3rd 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 interactive poster sessions and networking opportunities
  • Present your latest research in a poster or oral presentation
  • Receive full-access to recordings of all talks and sessions

Invited Speakers:

Natalia de León
Natalia de León:
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Plant breeding and the infinitesimal model: cause or consequence
Terri Long
Terri Long:
North Carolina State University

From the stars to your table - plants as complex conduits for iron nutrition
Anna Stepanova
Anna Stepanova:
North Carolina State University

Leveraging synthetic biology to monitor and control plant hormone activity
Peter Balint-Kurti
Peter Balint-Kurti:
USDA-ARS

Selected Highlights of Maize Disease Resistance Genetics Research: These Are a Few of my Favorite Things.

Fostering Diversity in the Maize Research Community:

Ricardo Salvador Ricardo Salvador will present a talk on fostering diversity in the maize research community.

The McClintock Prize awardee:

Caroline Dean of the John Innes Centre, and the 2024 McClintock Prize awardee will present her work at this year's Maize Genetics Meeting. Additionally, the MGC will be presenting an early career, mid-career, Emerson, leadership, and cooperator award.

Research Topics:

  • Biochemical and Molecular Genetics
  • Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Computational and Large-Scale Biology
  • Cytogenetics
  • Education & Outreach
  • Evolution & Population Genetics
  • Quantitative Genetics & Breeding
  • Transposons & Epigenetics

This meeting received financial support from:

Logos of sponsors for the 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting NSF Corteva Agriscience Syngenta Bayer National Corn Growers Association KWS The Plant Cell

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, Petra Wolters ([email protected]).

Access to conference recordings:

Early access to invited speaker, fostering diversity, short talk, community session and McClintock Prize recordings will be made available shortly after the meeting through MaizeGDB for free to registrants of the official meeting and for a fee of $25 to non-registrants. After six months, talks will be made publicly available from speakers opting into the MaizeGDB talk archive.

  
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Important Dates
Conference Date
Start Date 29 Feb 2024
End Date 3 Mar 2024

Deadlines Date
Financial Aid 22 Nov 2023
Abstract Submission 3 Jan 2024
Registration Site 3 Jan 2024


News & Information
 
Feb 6: A new page with instructions on how to report code of conduct violations has been created.
 
Jan 2: Details for multiple pre-meeting workshops have been updated!
 
Dec 22: The registration, abstract, and logo contest submission deadlines have been extended to January 3rd!
 
Oct 24: The 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting website is now live!
 

Workshops

Optional pre-meeting workshops are being offered before the Maize Meeting starting February 28th, 2024!

Meeting Organizers
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Reporting Code of Conduct violations

Click here for instructions on how to report a violation of the meeting's Code of Conduct.