THE TOPICS COVERED IN MAMPM FALL DIRECTLY WITHIN NIFA'S MISSION TO CATALYZE TRANSFORMATIVE DISCOVERIES AND ENHANCE EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT ON BROAD TOPICS RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY, HEALTH OF AGRICULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT ORGANISMS, AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE. THROUGH ITS BREADTH OF RESEARCH ON ANIMAL AND HUMAN PATHOGENS AND ZOONOSES, MAMPM ALIGNS WITH THE "ONEHEALTH" VISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (HTTPS://WWW.CDC.GOV/ONEHEALTH/BASICS/INDEX.HTML). BETWEEN OUTBREAKS OF FOOD- AND WATER-BORNE PATHOGENS OF MAJOR ECONOMIC AND HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE, THE CONTINUED SCOURGES OF INFECTIONS THAT IMPACT ANIMAL HEALTH, AND THE RISE IN ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT MICROBES, MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS RESEARCH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. MAMPM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ATTENDEES TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THIS CRUCIAL SUBJECT AREA.