Pre-meeting Events: Maize Crop Germplasm Committee, Corn Breeding Research, Development and Cell Biology, Bayer Tour, 39N Lunch & Danforth Center Tour, and Computational Resources workshops!
Post-meeting Events: Missouri Botanical Gardens!
This year, four pre-conference workshops are being offered prior to the start of the meeting on Thursday, March 6th, and one post-conference event is being offered after the meeting on Sunday March 9th! Registration is required for the Maize Development Genetics, the Bayer Tour, the Danforth Center, and the Missouri Botanical Gardens event.
2025 Schedule:
| Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 |
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| 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Maize Crop Germplasm Committee.
The Maize Crop Germplasm Committees (CGC) serve as subject matter experts to guide US National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) curatorial staff on best practices, including the priorities and techniques for characterizing the collections. They also help review proposals that fund plant explorations and evaluation grants for scientific rigor. Contact Bill Tracy for more information.
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Bill Tracy
| Missouri History Museum |
| 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2025 Corn Breeding Research Meeting (Day 1)
The annual Corn Breeding Research meeting will take place March 5th - 6th. Registration is now closed. The schedule and speakers are being finalized; for more information, please contact Cinta Romay.
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Cinta Romay
| Midway 1 & 2 |
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| Thursday, March 6th, 2025 |
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| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 2025 Corn Breeding Research Meeting (Day 2)
The annual Corn Breeding Research meeting will take place March 5th - 6th. Registration is now closed. The schedule and speakers are being finalized; for more information, please contact Cinta Romay.
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Cinta Romay
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| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Development and Cell Biology Workshop.
Join us for a workshop dedicated to discussing the latest research in Maize Development and Cell Biology. Graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty will present their results in a short talk format, with a small, friendly audience. Plenty of time will be available after each talk for animated discussion. If you would like to present your work, or if you have any questions, please contact one of the hosts Paula McSteen, David Jackson, or Josh Strable. Attendance is limited and registration is required. The deadline to register is February 7th.
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Paula McSteen
David Jackson
Josh Stable |
Midway 1 & 2 |
| 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Bayer Tour
Join us for an exciting tour of the Bayer Crop Science Chesterfield Research Center on March 6, 2025! Open exclusively to attendees of the Maize Genetics Conference, this is a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge research facilities where the next generation of biotech traits are developed and tested.
The tour will provide an insightful glimpse into the product commercialization process, from initial research to market-ready solutions. Don’t miss your chance to see firsthand how Bayer Crop Science is leveraging innovative research and technologies to unlock solutions that shape the future of agriculture.
Reserve your spot at the link below, as spaces are limited! Transportation and lunch will be provided. Please see the itinerary and additional details in this sign-up link.
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Alex Brohammer |
Transportation will be provided via bus pick-up at the Union Station |
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 39N Lunch and Danforth Center Tour
Get lunch in the 39N Innovation District and tour the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, a non-profit research institute! Learn about startups and other opportunities in the area. Space is limited to the first 30 people who register here. Transportation on your own, ~20 min drive via Lyft or Uber from Union Station Hotel.
Register here!
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Katie Murphy |
1001 N. Warson Road,
St. Louis, MO 63132 |
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Maize Genetics & Genomics Resources Workshop
MaizeGDB will host a Computational Resources Workshop on Thursday, March 6th from 2–5 p.m., featuring the latest updates from MaizeGDB and Gramene, and a series of short talks on new tools, datasets, and resources for maize genetics and genomics research. No registration required, but seating will be limited. The full schedule for this workshop can be found below.
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Carson Andorf |
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2:00 PM
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MaizeMine: Tools for Mining Gene Expression in the Maize NAM Lines
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Chris Elsik
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2:20 PM
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PlantCaduceus (PlantCAD) as a tool for cross-species genome modeling
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Ana Berthel (Buckler lab)
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2:40 PM
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The Practical Haplotype Graph Version 2: a streamlined and simple pangenome system
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Zack Miller (Buckler lab)
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3:00 PM
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Expanding maize breeding resources with teosinte alleles through a practical haplotype graph map of the Zea Synthetic population
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Micah Kelleher (Baxter lab)
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3:20 PM
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Updating the maize nomenclature recommendations
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Ethy Cannon (Maize Nomenclature Committee)
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3:40 PM
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Maize Data For Biology, Breeding, and Genomics: The PanMaize Gramene Database
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Zhenyuan Lu (Ware lab)
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4:00 PM
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SNPversity: Present and future approaches to unifying and visualizing maize variation at MaizeGDB
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Margaret Woodhouse and Carson Andorf (MaizeGDB)
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4:20 PM
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Maize Annotation Tools
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Arun Seetharam
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4:40 PM
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Discussion on the future of pan-genomes
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Matthew Hufford and Candy Hirsch
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| Sunday, March 9th, 2025 |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Missouri Botanical Garden - Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World
View maize art, artifacts, and more in a special exhibit at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum inside the Missouri Botanical Garden. Nezka Pfeifer, the museum curator, will be available for Maize Meeting attendees to learn more about the exhibit from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (museum hours are 11:30 am - 4:30 pm daily).
Free admission to the first 50 registrants; additional visitors welcome by purchasing tickets to the Garden through the MoBot webpage or upon arrival. Transportation on your own, located ~10 minutes from Union Station Hotel via Lyft or Uber.
Register here!
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Katie Murphy |
Missouri Botanical Garden,
4344 Shaw Blvd,
St. Louis, MO 63110 |
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