HIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION BY ADDRESSING THE HATCH ACT AREA(S) OF: PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION, PROTECTION, AND HEALTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY.THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION BY ADDRESSING THE HATCH ACT AREA(S) OF: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION, PROTECTION, AND HEALTH BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPORT OF THE 14TH 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. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AUGUST 13-17, 2023 AT THE GRANLIBAKKEN CONFERENCE CENTER IN TAHOE CITY, CA. THE CONFERENCE WILL CONSIST OF 25 INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND TWO POSTER SESSIONS. TOPICS OF INVITED TALKS INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, GENETIC CONTAINMENT AND REGULATION. SPEAKER AND POSTER ABSTRACTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE (OPEN ACCESS) ON THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE. TWO AFTERNOONS FROM NOON TO 4 P.M. AND ONE EVENING WILL BE FREE TO FOSTER SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS WITH THE INTENT OF BRINGING SCIENTISTS AND REGULATORS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS PROGRESS, PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF GENE BIOTECHNOLOGIES AS APPLIED TO ANIMALS. FUNDS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPORT CONFERENCE COSTS FOR THREE SPEAKERS (MASELKO, PINZON ARTEAGA AND HAN, $4,500), TEN $1,500 GRANTS (TOTAL OF $15,000) TO COVER ALL COSTS FOR TEN GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE (SELECTION BASED ON POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION), WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS ($5,550) BEING USED TO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONFERENCE. 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.