**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WE PROPOSE TO ORGANIZE A WORKSHOP TITLED GENOMICS AND EPIGENOMICS OF ANIMAL AGING AT THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL PLANT &AMP; ANIMAL GENOME CONFERENCE (PAG32) FROM JANUARY 10 TO JANUARY 15, 2025. THIS WORKSHOP WILL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AGING RESEARCH AND LIVESTOCK GENETICS BY SHOWCASING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH ON THE GENOMIC AND EPIGENOMIC MECHANISMS UNDERLYING AGING IN VARIOUS ANIMAL SPECIES (BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE, DOGS, MEDAKA, KILLIFISH, AND REPTILES). AGING IN LIVESTOCK RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC COSTS DUE TO DECLINING HEALTH, REDUCED REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY, AND INCREASED FRAILTY, ALL OF WHICH IMPACT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. BY BRINGING TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM BOTH THE AGING RESEARCH AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES, THE WORKSHOP WILL FOSTER INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE, ENCOURAGE THE INTEGRATION OF AGING PERSPECTIVES INTO LIVESTOCK RESEARCH, AND EXPLORE NEW COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES. THE EVENT WILL FEATURE EXPERT-LED PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM JUNIOR SCIENTISTS, AND WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ENGAGEMENT. THIS WORKSHOP IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE BY PROMOTING STRATEGIES TO EXTEND THE PRODUCTIVE LIFESPAN OF LIVESTOCK. IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THE FIELDS REPRESENTED, WHILE LONG-TERM BENEFITS TO AGRICULTURE MAY INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ANIMAL LIFESPAN. PAG32 IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRONG MENTORING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, WHERE SENIOR SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATE IN MENTORING LUNCHES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS. THE CONFERENCE IS POPULAR IN THE ANIMAL GENOMICS COMMUNITY FOR FOSTERING COMMUNICATION AMONG RESEARCHERS THROUGH A BALANCED MIX OF RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.