Meeting: 58th Annual Maize Genetics Conference; Jacksonville, Florida; March 17-20, 2016

第58届年度玉米遗传学大会将于2016年3月17日至20日在佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔凯悦酒店举行。这次会议为科学界成员提供了介绍和讨论他们在玉米遗传学和植物生物学方面的最新研究的机会。这笔会议赠款将通过资助任职人数不足的群体的与会者出席，从而扩大会议的范围。这些与会者还将在会议期间通过介绍他们的研究和与特邀演讲者和科学家导师互动来接受专业发展培训。参加玉米遗传学会议的经历、对前沿研究的接触、科学互动和建立的联系对有抱负的学生和博士后的职业生涯是至关重要的催化剂。会议包括了广泛的主题，研究基因、途径和性状的结构和功能，从基因作用的基础研究到数量性状分离，再到与作物改良相关的更多应用主题。第58届年会将有四位受邀的全体演讲者发表演讲：Karen Koch(佛罗里达大学)、Mark Stitt(德国戈尔姆的马克斯·普朗克分子植物生理学研究所)、Chris Schoen(德国弗莱辛慕尼黑理工学院)和Jonathan Lynch(宾夕法尼亚州立大学)。还将举行全体会议，授予第三届芭芭拉·麦克林托克植物遗传学和基因组研究奖，以表彰当代最杰出的植物遗传学家之一。该计划将包括从提交的摘要中挑选出的演讲者进行约35次18分钟的演讲，以及两次海报会议。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科学家的国际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，这些网络在他们开始职业生涯时将是有价值的。来自NSF的资金将用于通过外联和招聘努力扩大会议的参与度，以支持有兴趣探索玉米遗传学研究可能性的学生、博士后和来自代表性不足群体的年轻教员参加会议。将这些获奖者与处于类似职业阶段的有经验的玉米研究人员结成伙伴关系，将有助于他们富有成效地参加会议。此外，少数族裔学生或第一次参加会议的学生将通过支付会议的食宿费用得到支持。与其他会议相比，玉米遗传学会议在支持所有研究生与会者的努力方面是独一无二的。

The 58th Annual Maize Genetics Conference will be held March 17-20, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. 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. This conference grant will broaden the scope of the meeting by funding participants from under-represented groups to attend. These participants will also receive professional development training through presenting their research and interacting with invited speakers and scientist-mentors during the conference. The experience of attending a Maize Genetics Conference, the exposure to cutting-edge research, the scientific interactions, and the contacts established are vital catalysts for the careers of aspiring students and postdocs.A wide range of topics investigating the structure and function of genes, pathways, and traits are included in the conference, 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 58th Annual meeting will feature talks by four invited plenary speakers: Karen Koch (University of Florida), Mark Stitt (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany), Chris Schoen (Technische Universitat Munchen, Freising, Germany), and Jonathan Lynch (Pennsylvania State University). There will also be a plenary session to award the 3rd Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies to recognize one of the most outstanding plant geneticists of the present era. The program will include approximately 35 18-minute talks by speakers selected from submitted abstracts, and two poster sessions. 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. Funding from NSF will be used to broaden participation at the meeting through outreach and recruiting efforts that seek to support Conference attendance by students, postdocs and young faculty from under-represented 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. In addition, students who are minorities or first time attendees will be supported by defraying the cost of food and lodging at the Conference. The Maize Genetics Conference is unique compared to other meetings in its efforts to support attendance of all graduate student attendees.