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Tweets from the Maize Genetics Cooperation Board of Directors. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a global community of maize genetics researchers.
Joined August 2019
The McClintock Prize and medal will be conferred during a ceremony in Cologne, Germany, as part of the 2026 Maize Genetics Meeting being held from February 26 - March 1, 2026. The event will include a plenary address by Dr. Ecker to an international audience of meeting attendees.
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Take the survey.
We need your input on which maize accessions to include in the next round of variant calling. In the upcoming 2025 release, we intend to remap ~2,500 new maize accessions. We aim to incorporate community feedback to make this resource more broadly useful. https://t.co/LklzZSQXRb
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Congratulations Ed Buckler on this well deserved recognition.
Congrats to Ed Buckler (USDA-ARS) who has been chosen as the 2025 recipient of The Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies by the Maize Genetics Cooperation!
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The MGC is hosting a Career Development Workshop on Monday May 6th, 2024 for MGC members! Registration is required, see below for more information.
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Let's raise our glasses and celebrate our National #CornYieldContest winners! #NCYCWinnersCircle #Classic24
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The #MGM2024 organizing committee gave us paper and crayons to draw and write comments during the sessions. This is tonight's contribution.
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A masterpiece of @freeaSarahgene illustrating the cover of Program and Abstract book of Maize Genetics Meeting 2024 #MGM2024 @CoopMaize @MaizeGDB
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The 2024 R. Emerson Lifetime Awardees Vicki Chandler, L. Curt Hannah, and Jesús Sánchez González.
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The 2024 L. Stadler Mid-Career Awardee Jinsheng Lai. Congratulations.
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The 2024 M. Rhoades Early Career Awardee Rubén Rellán Álvarez. And also chair of the 2024 MGM in Raleigh. Congratulations.
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The 2024 MGC Leadership Awardees Mark Lubkowitz and Ruth Wagner. Many congratulations.
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It has been an honor to serve on the Board of Directors for @CoopMaize. I am forever humbled that people voted for me. I hope I made an impact & represented Black, Indigenous, international scholars & other marginalized groups well. 1/2
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The 2024 MGC Cooperator Awardees Carson Andorf, Darwin Campbell, and John Portwood. We would not be a community without all your hard work and support. #MGM2024.
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New at #MGM2024 Maize Genetics Meeting. Concerns or potential CoC violations can be made confidentially and informally through the Conference Ombuds, who will serve as an on-site impartial 3rd party to discuss concerns. See more info here:
maizegdb.org
The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting.
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New at #MGM2024 Maize Genetics Meeting. Concerns or potential CoC violations can be made confidentially and informally through the Conference Ombuds, who will serve as an on-site impartial 3rd party to discuss concerns. See more info here:
maizegdb.org
The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting.
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Congratulations to Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra (@jrossibarra) of @UCDavis, recipient of the 2024 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences! He is recognized for his studies on the evolutionary genetics of maize. Read more: https://t.co/pQLPRn9hi3
#NASaward #agriculture #genetics
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With great sadness, we announce the passing of Peter Rogowsky on February 7th, 2024. Peter was involved in maize research and plant science management at INRAE, a member of the MGC Steering Committee, and did pioneering work on maize kernel development.
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The schedule for the 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting (#MGM2024) is now available on the MGM homepage or directly at this link. https://t.co/BR4hMOFcE1
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Just read the 1st issue of „The Kernel“, the new @CoopMaize community dispatch. It is now official that the Maize Genetics Meeting 2026 will be held in Cologne 🇩🇪. @Koeln #MGM2026
https://t.co/yAhP6C0Hnx
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