**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT PARTIALLY SUPPORTSTHE SWINE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2024, TO BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (UW) MEMORIAL UNION, MADISON, WISCONSIN, JUNE 14-18. THIS IS THE 8TH IN THE CONFERENCE SERIES THAT WAS BEGUN IN 1995. THE OVERARCHING MISSION OF THIS CONFERENCE SERIES IS TO ENGAGE ANIMAL SCIENTISTS, HUMAN MEDICAL SCIENTISTS/CLINICIANS, AND VETERINARIANS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PIG BIOLOGY (IMMUNOLOGY, GROWTH, METABOLISM, NUTRITION, REPRODUCTION AND BEHAVIOR), DEVELOP AND REFINE RESEARCH TOOLS, AND FOSTER INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS.THE CONFERENCE WILL EMPHASIZE THE GENOME TO PHENOME VISION OF THE USDA ANIMAL GENOME BLUEPRINT, SPECIFICALLY GOAL 3--INCREASING SWINE FITNESS AND IMPROVING SWINE WELFARE. THE USE OF SWINE TO ADVANCE THE ONE HEALTH VISION WILL ALSO BE EMPHASIZED.THIS CONFERENCE WILL NOT ONLY BRING TOGETHER AND FOSTER COLLABORATIONS AMONG RESEARCHERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, BUT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A PUBLISHEDWHITE PAPER SUMMARIZING THE STATE OF THE FIELD. THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS (PDS ON THIS PROJECT) WILL PROVIDE A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE SUCCESS OF THE MEETING AND OUTLININGAREAS FOR FUTURE GROWTH IN THE SWINE RESEARCH COMMUNITY. THIS REPORT WILL ALSO OUTLINEOPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THE CONFERENCE SERIES AS TIME GOES ON.