**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 APPLICATION SEEKS PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE (GRC) AND GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR (GRS) ON QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND GENOMICS TO BE HELD IN RENAISSANCE TUSCANI II CIOCCO, LUCA, ITALY ON FEBRUARY 16-21, 2025.THE GRC AND GRS AIMS TO (1) PROMOTE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND GENOMICS, (2) FOSTER NEW COLLABORATIONS AMONG SCIENTISTS WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, AND (3) BUILD A COMMUNITY FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR). WE WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES BY OFFERING AN OUTSTANDING AND DIVERSE OUTLINE OF SPEAKERS AND THROUGH A CONFERENCE FORMAT THAT IS DESIGN TO PROMOTE INTERACTIONS AMONG SCIENTISTS. THE MAIN THEME FOR THE 2025 GRC WILL BE THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN GENETICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.