Conference: 51st Annual Maize Genetics Conference

第51届玉米遗传学年会将于2009年3月12-15日在伊利诺伊州圣查尔斯市的Pheasant Run Resort and Spa举行。这次会议为玉米遗传学社区的成员提供了介绍和讨论他们最新研究成果的机会。本课程包括广泛的研究基因、途径和性状的结构和功能的主题，涵盖了基因作用的基础研究和在作物改良中的应用。第51届年会将由四位受邀的全体演讲者进行45分钟的演讲：索尔克研究所的乔·埃克尔、佛罗里达大学的柯特·汉纳、加州大学戴维斯分校的卢卡·科迈和冷泉港实验室的玛丽亚·蒂默曼斯。此外，该计划将包括从提交的摘要中挑选出的发言者进行的大约30次15分钟的演讲和两次海报会议。更广泛的影响：玉米遗传学会议计划是专门为允许学生参与并与来自其他机构的同行以及该领域的领导者科学家互动而设计的。该项目为研究生和博士后科学家提供了多种机会，以受邀的平台演讲或海报演示的形式展示他们的研究想法。对于大多数参加这次会议并在会上展示他们的数据的学生来说，这是他们第一次接触研究会议；学生们开始在这里建立他们的科学联系网络，随着他们继续推进他们的科学事业，这一系列会议作为玉米遗传学领域的信息和互动的来源仍然是有价值的。

The 51st Annual Maize Genetics Conference will be held March 12-15, 2009 at the Pheasant Run Resort and Spa in St. Charles, IL. The meeting offers members of the Maize Genetics community the opportunity to present and discuss their most recent research results. A wide range of topics investigating the structure and function of genes, pathways, and traits are included, spanning both basic studies of gene action and applications to crop improvement. The 51st Annual meeting will feature 45-minute talks by four invited plenary speakers: Joe Ecker, Salk Institute; Curt Hannah, University of Florida; Luca Comai, University of California-Davis; and Marja Timmermans, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. In addition the program will include approximately 30 15-minute talks given by speakers selected from submitted abstracts and two poster sessions. Broader Impacts:The Maize Genetics Conference program is designed specifically to allow students to participate and interact with their peers from other institutions and with scientists who are leaders in the field. The program provides multiple opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to present their research ideas as invited platform talks or as poster presentations. For most of the students attending and presenting their data at this meeting, it is their first exposure to a research conference; the students begin to establish their scientific contact networks here, and as they continue to advance their scientific careers, this conference series remains valuable as a source of information and interactions in the area of maize genetics.