The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held Feb 29 - Mar 3 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Submitted by aolson on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:34

The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held from February 29 - March 3, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The meeting includes invited talks in genetics and plant biology, oral and poster presentations and networking opportunities. The invited speakers include Natalia de León, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Terri Long, from North Carolina State University, Anna Stepanova, from North Carolina State University, and Peter Balint-Kurti, from the USDA-ARS. Ricardo Salvador will also present a talk on fostering biodiversity in the maize research community and Caroline Dean, from the John Innes Centre and the 2024 McClintock Prize awardee, will present her work.

Conference topics include: 

  • Biochemical and Molecular Genetics

  • Cell and Developmental Biology

  • Computational and Large-Scale Biology

  • Cytogenetics

  • Education & Outreach

  • Evolution & Population Genetics

  • Quantitative Genetics & Breeding

  • Transposons & Epigenetics

For more information see the conference website.