THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE 13TH TRANSGENIC ANIMAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE HOSTED BY UC DAVIS. THIS CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER LEADING RESEARCHERS FROM LABS AROUND THE WORLD WORKING ON THE GENETIC ENGINEERING AND GENE EDITING OF AGRICULTURALLY-IMPORTANT ANIMALS INCLUDING LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND FISH. THE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO CONVEY NEW KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER COLLABORATIONS AND MOVE THE FIELD OF APPLYING GENOME MODIFICATIONS TO DOMESTICATED FOOD-ANIMAL SPECIES FORWARD. THE CONFERENCE ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERACTIONS WITH REGULATORS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND SHAPING OF POLICY. DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING COVID-19, THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY AUGUST 9-12, 2021. THE CONFERENCE WILL CONSIST OF 19 INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS, SHORT ORAL PRESENTATION BY SELECTED STUDENTS, PRESENTATIONS BY REPRESENTATIVES OF US FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES (APHIS, FSIS, FDA/CVM) AND A DISCUSSION PANEL FOCUSED ON THE REGULATION OF TRANSGENIC AND GENE EDITED ANIMALS. TOPICS OF INVITED TALKS INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND REGULATION. THE DAY DEVOTED TO REGULATION IS WITH THE INTENT OF BRINGING SCIENTISTS AND REGULATORS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS PROGRESS, PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF GENE BIOTECHNOLOGIES AS APPLIED TO ANIMALS. SPEAKER AND STUDENT ABSTRACTS WILL BE PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE ON THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE AND TENTATIVELY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL GENES AND GENOME EDITING. FUNDS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPORT THE VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CONFERENCE INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF REGISTRATION, THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE AND ZOOM SESSIONS. OVERALL, THE CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE A VENUE FOR THE SHARING OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN THIS FIELD LEADING TO OUTREACH AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS AROUND APPLYING CURRENT STATE OF THE ART BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR GENE MODIFICATION TO BENEFIT ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. THE CONFERENCE IS ALIGNED WITH THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE BRAG PROGRAM IN THAT IS GEARED TOWARD DISSEMINATING SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ANIMALS IN ORDER TO ASSIST FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES ON MAKING POLICY/DECISIONS ON THE USE OF SUCH ANIMALS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.