Conference: 54th Annual Maize Genetics Conference to be held March 15-18, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, OR

会议：第 54 届年度玉米遗传学会议将于 2012 年 3 月 15 日至 18 日在俄勒冈州波特兰市双树酒店及会议中心举行

• 批准号: 1212758
• 负责人: Paula McSteen
• 金额: $ 3.47万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-02-01 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1212758&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 54th; Annual; Maize; Genetics

Intellectual Merit. The 54th Annual Maize Genetics Conference will be held March 15-18, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, OR. The meeting offers members of the scientific community the opportunity to present and discuss their most recent research relevant to maize genetics and plant biology. A wide range of topics investigating the structure and function of genes, pathways, and traits are included, spanning the spectrum of maize genetics from basic studies of gene action to quantitative trait dissection to more applied topics relevant to crop improvement. The meeting will feature 45-minute talks by four invited plenary speakers: Thomas Dresselhaus, University of Regensburg; Jenny Graves, Australian National University; Bill Tracy, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Venkatesan Sundaresan, University of California - Davis. In addition, the program will include approximately 35 18-minute talks by speakers selected from submitted abstracts, and two poster sessions. Broader Impacts. The Maize Genetics Conference provides outstanding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to meet and interact with an international gathering of scientists in the field, to discuss their research while presenting talks or posters, and to establish scientific networks that will be valuable as they embark on their careers. Efforts to broaden participation at the meeting will occur through outreach and recruiting efforts that seek to support Conference attendance by students, postdocs and young faculty from underrepresented groups with an interest in exploring research possibilities in maize genetics. Partnering these awardees with experienced maize researchers at similar career stages will facilitate their productive participation in the Conference. The Maize Genetics Conference is unique compared to other meetings in its efforts to support attendance by all graduate student attendees.

知识价值。第54届年度玉米遗传学会议将于2012年3月15日至18日在俄勒冈州波特兰的双树酒店和会议中心举行。这次会议为科学界成员提供了展示和讨论他们与玉米遗传学和植物生物学相关的最新研究的机会。广泛的主题研究基因，途径和性状的结构和功能包括，跨越玉米遗传学的光谱从基因作用的基础研究到数量性状解剖到更多的应用主题相关的作物改良。会议将由四位受邀的全体发言人进行45分钟的演讲：雷根斯堡大学的Thomas Dresselhaus；珍妮·格雷夫斯，澳大利亚国立大学；比尔·特雷西，威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校；Venkatesan Sundaresan，加州大学戴维斯分校。此外，该计划还将包括从提交的摘要中选出的演讲者进行大约35次18分钟的演讲，以及两次海报会议。更广泛的影响。玉米遗传学会议为研究生和博士后科学家提供了与该领域的国际科学家聚会见面和互动的绝佳机会，在发表演讲或海报的同时讨论他们的研究，并建立科学网络，这对他们开始自己的职业生涯将是有价值的。扩大会议参与的努力将通过外联和招募工作来进行，这些工作旨在支持来自代表性不足的群体的学生、博士后和年轻教师参加会议，这些群体对探索玉米遗传学的研究可能性感兴趣。将这些获奖者与处于类似职业阶段的经验丰富的玉米研究人员结成伙伴关系，将有助于他们有效地参与会议。与其他会议相比，玉米遗传学会议在努力支持所有研究生与会者的出席方面是独一无二的。