CONFERENCE: 55th Annual Maize Genetics Conference to be held March 14-17, 2013; St. Charles, Illinois

会议：第 55 届年度玉米遗传学会议将于 2013 年 3 月 14-17 日举行；

• 批准号: 1302963
• 负责人: Philip Becraft
• 金额: $ 3.37万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1302963&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CONFERENCE; 55th; Annual; Maize; Genetics

The 54th Maize Genetics Conference (MGC) will be held at the Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL on March 14-17, 2013. This conference assembles scientists from industry and academia to discuss the latest research developments on many areas encompassing maize genetics The 2013 conference will have an outstanding program consisting of four plenary speakers: Michael J. Scanlon (Cornell University), Julia Bailey-Serres (University of California, Riverside), Jen Sheen (Harvard Medical School), and James Holland (USDA-ARS/North Carolina State University). The core program will consist of 35 18-minute oral talks scheduled in the morning sessions and two afternoon poster sessions with the four plenary talks held in the evening. The 2013 MGC meeting will have a special drought workshop consisting of oral presentations by scientists from academia and industry [Marc Cooper (Dupont Pioneer), Roberto Tuberosa (University of Bologna) and Dan Dyer (Syngenta Seeds) followed by a panel discussion on future strategies to enhance drought tolerance in this major cereal crop. The Maize Genetics Conference is not only an exciting scientific meeting but provides outstanding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to interact with outstanding scientists within and outside the maize community. The meeting actively emphasizes and supports the training of students and postdocs in developing their communication and interpersonal skills. The conference is unique in that it attempts to support the hotel and meal costs of all student attendees. Detailed efforts are planned to broaden the participation of women and members of groups under-represented in the sciences. The funding provided by NSF will broaden participation and help defray the costs of participation of students from the U.S. scientific community.

第54届玉米遗传学大会(MGC)将于2013年3月14-17日在伊利诺伊州圣查尔斯市的野鸡跑动度假村举行。本次会议汇集了来自工业界和学术界的科学家，讨论包括玉米遗传学在内的许多领域的最新研究进展。2013年会议将有一个出色的项目，由四位全体演讲者组成：Michael J.Scanlon(康奈尔大学)、Julia Bailey-Serres(加州大学河滨分校)、Jen Sheen(哈佛医学院)和James Holland(USDA-ARS/北卡罗来纳州立大学)。核心计划将包括35个18分钟的口头演讲，安排在上午的会议和两个下午的海报会议，其中四个全体会议在晚上举行。2013年MGC会议将有一个特别的干旱研讨会，由来自学术界和工业界的科学家[Marc Cooper(Dupont Pioneer)、Roberto tuberosa(博洛尼亚大学)和Dan Dyer(先正达种子公司)]口头介绍，然后举行小组讨论，讨论未来加强这种主要谷类作物抗旱性的战略。玉米遗传学会议不仅是一次激动人心的科学会议，而且为研究生和博士后科学家提供了与玉米界内外杰出科学家互动的绝佳机会。会议积极强调和支持培养学生和博士后的沟通和人际交往能力。这次会议的独特之处在于，它试图资助所有学生与会者的住宿和餐饮费用。计划作出详细努力，扩大妇女和科学界代表性不足群体成员的参与。NSF提供的资金将扩大参与范围，并帮助支付来自美国科学界的学生参与的费用。