The 2026 Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held Feb 26-Mar 1 in Cologne, Germany, Abstracts and Registration due Dec 19

Submitted by aolson on Fri, 12/12/2025 - 14:39

The 2026 Maize Genetics meeting, hosted by the Maize Genetics Cooperation, will take place from February 26 to March 1 in Cologne, Germany.  The meeting will include invited talks in genetics and plant biology, sessions covering broad subject areas to stimulate new ideas, oral presentation, poster sessions and networking opportunities. The invited speakers are:

  • Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso, University of Leeds

  • Carlos Bustamante, Galatea Bio CEO

  • Eileen Furlong, EMBL

  • Hilde Nelissen, Ghent University

  • Silvio Salvi, University of Bologna

  • Joseph Ecker - The McClintock Prize awardee, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Abstracts and registration are due Dec 19. For more information, visit the meeting website.