Kan Wang, Co-Director of Crop Bioengineering Center, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor, and Global Biotechnology Professor in the Department of Agronomy, received the 2026 Maize Genetics Cooperator Award. https://maizegdb.org/mgc/awards/.
According to the Maize Genetics Cooperation, “The Maize Genetics Cooperator Award recognizes maize cooperators who have dedicated their careers to service by supporting community resources, organizing collaborative efforts, or enabling maize research.” Eligible cooperators “must have shown dedication to service that has led to broad impact or advanced the spirit of cooperation within the community; and has been an active member of the maize genetics community for at least 10 years.”
The Maize Genetics Cooperation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in maize genetics and breeding and developing the next generation of scientists.