Progress 07/01/21 to 06/30/22
Outputs
Target Audience:University, government and industry scientists working in the fields of genetic engineering and gene editing Federal regulators Livestock producers Changes/Problems:The $2,000 budgeted for UC Davis Conference and Events Services was not needed as conference logistics and attendance enabled UC ANR to run registration and the website. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Graduate students had an opportunity for professional development with respect to presentation skills. Four graduate students participated in a student poster award competition where they submitted an abstract and if chosen, a poster on their work and then gave a 10 minute oral presentation and answered questions from the audience and judges during the plenary session on Day 1 of the conference. Details can be found here: https://ucanr.edu/sites/TARC/StudentPosterAward/. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Video recordings of all presentations are available on the conference website and can be accessed by anyone to extend the reach of the conference. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A four day international conference focused on genetic engineering and gene editing in livestock, poultry and fish was held online that brought together scientists from academia, industry and government labs/agencies and regulators from around the world to present and discuss the latest research and developments in the science of using gene biotechnologies in agriculturally important species. Over 400 people registered to attend the online conference with the majority of participants from the US (138) with others from India (30), Canada (23), Brazil (21), Nigeria (21), Australia, (20), the UK (19), Germany (18), China (14), Israel (13), Philippines (11), Pakistan (10), Kenya, (8), Bangladesh (7), Columbia (7), France (4), Saudi Arabia (4), Argentina (3), Mali (3), Peru (3),Turkey (3), two people each from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iraq, Mexico, Spain, Sudan and Uganda and one person each from Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland Thailand and Uruguay. Most attendees were from academic institutions (165) with 101 associated with regulatory agencies, 68 from government labs, 64 from biotechnology-related companies and 7 participants from various scientific organizations/commodity groups. Due to the uncertainties of Covid-19, the biannual conference was adapted to an online format. The conference consisted of 19 plenary talks, a panel discussion and 4 student poster presentations, all conducted synchronously on Zoom with recordings of each presentation made for later access. Each day of the conference was dedicated to a specific topic- Technology Development on Day 1 (4 talks), Agricultural Applications on Day 2 (5 talks), Biomedical Applications on Day 3 (6 talks) and Regulatory Considerations on Day 4 (4 talks, presentations from 3 US regulatory agencies (APHIS, FSIS and FDA/CVM) and a panel discussion with members representing academia and regulatory agencies). With respect to risk assessment, the presentations included topics such as transgene containment, assessment of off-target effects of CRISPR/Cas9 and regulatory issues associated with genetic engineering and gene editing in animals. The final program for the conference can be found at https://ucanr.edu/sites/TARC/Agenda/ and the conference website here: https://ucanr.edu/sites/TARC/.
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