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The 67th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held in-person from March 6th - 9th, 2025 in St. Louis, MO, USA.

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Join researchers in-person March 6th - 9th to:

  • Listen to invited talks in genetics and plant biology given by internationally renowned scientists
  • Learn the most current scientific and technical advances in maize genetics
  • Participate in sessions with broad subject areas to stimulate new ideas and share with your lab
  • Network with potential collaborators at interactive poster sessions and networking opportunities
  • Present your latest research in a poster or oral presentation
  • Receive full-access to recordings of all talks and sessions

Invited Speakers:

Ivan Baxter
Ivan Baxter:
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

You need a real maize geneticist
Sióbhan Brady
Sióbhan Brady:
HHMI and UC Davis

Environmental integration with root cell type development
Helen Anne Curry
Helen Anne Curry:
Georgia Tech

Input, Insurance, Objective: Reflections on diversity from the history of crop science
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware:
USDA-ARS

Plant genomes: Understanding their past and managing their future
Jonathan F. Wendel
Jonathan F. Wendel:
Iowa State University

Genes, jeans, genomes, and the wonders of polyploidy in plants
   

The McClintock Prize awardee:

Edward S. Buckler IV of United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and the 2025 McClintock Prize awardee will present his work at this year's Maize Genetics Meeting. Additionally, the MGC will be presenting an early career, mid-career, Emerson, leadership, and cooperator award.

Research Topics:

  • Biochemical and Molecular Genetics
  • Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Computational and Large-Scale Biology
  • Cytogenetics
  • Education & Outreach
  • Evolution & Population Genetics
  • Quantitative Genetics & Breeding
  • Transposons & Epigenetics

The 2025 meeting received financial support from:

Logos of sponsors for the 2025 Maize Genetics Meeting NSF Corteva Agriscience Syngenta Bayer National Corn Growers Association KWS Inari Mol Breeding

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Maize Genetics Meeting?

If you are interested in becoming one of our partners to help sponsor the meeting, please contact, Petra Wolters ([email protected]).

Access to conference recordings:

Early access to invited speaker, fostering diversity, short talk, community session and McClintock Prize recordings will be made available shortly after the meeting through MaizeGDB for free to registrants of the official meeting and for a fee of $25 to non-registrants. After six months, talks will be made publicly available from speakers opting into the MaizeGDB talk archive.

  
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Important Dates
Conference Date
Start Date 6 Mar 2025
End Date 9 Mar 2025

Deadlines Date
Financial Aid 2 Dec 2024
Registration 10 Jan 2025
Abstracts 10 Jan 2025


News & Information
Jan 8: Deadlines for registration, abstract / logo contest submissions, and student hotel support applications have been extended until Friday January 10th!
 
Dec 20: Information on pre-meeting and post-meeting events are now available on the workshops page!
 
Nov 13: The 2025 Maize Genetics Meeting website is now live and financial aid applications are open!
 

Workshops

Four pre-meeting events, and one post-meeting event will be held on Thursday March 6th and Sunday March 9th. Check the workshops page for details!

Meeting Organizers
View the full Steering Committee