Conference: 51st Annual Maize Genetics Conference

第51届年度玉米遗传学会议将于2009年3月12日至15日在伊利诺伊州圣查尔斯的山鸡度假村举行。会议为玉米遗传学社区的成员提供了展示和讨论他们最新研究成果的机会。广泛的主题调查基因，途径和性状的结构和功能，包括基因作用的基础研究和作物改良的应用。第51届年会将由四位受邀的全体发言人进行45分钟的演讲：索尔克研究所的乔·埃克；Curt Hannah，佛罗里达大学；Luca Comai，加州大学戴维斯分校；以及冷泉港实验室的Marja Timmermans。此外，该计划还将包括由从提交的摘要中选出的演讲者进行的大约30次15分钟的演讲和两次海报会议。更广泛的影响：玉米遗传学会议项目是专门为让学生参与并与来自其他机构的同行和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，以邀请平台演讲或海报展示的形式展示他们的研究想法。对于大多数参加会议并在会上展示数据的学生来说，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，这个系列会议仍然是玉米遗传学领域信息和互动的宝贵来源。

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.