MULTI-YEAR CONFERENCE GRANT TO SUPPORT MEAT AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM AT THE RECIPROCAL MEAT CONFERENCES FOR 2024 AND 2025

The short-term goal of this project is to ensure access to essential meat and muscle biology research, education, and discussion over the next two years, while increasing the accessibility of the symposium for all interested parties, many of whom are from institutions and locations lacking adequate institutional support, by obtaining financial support from various sources to reduce registration costs to a level that allows interested people to attend. This conference grant will aid in ensuring that fundamental topics related to the impact of live animal nutrition and management on muscle growth and meat quality are presented. These topics are critical to the efficient and sustainable production of meat products. New and critical research will be disseminated and discussed in this symposium, and a comprehensive meeting proceeding will be published and available as open access via various refereed journals. Due to the nature of this invaluable meeting, the RMC Meat and Muscle Biology Symposium has an impact on the meats industry across the globe which cannot be measured. AMSA strives to increase diversity and inclusion in our programs. We will offer travel scholarships directly to professionals and students that will allow a greater number of individuals to attend our symposium. AMSA will provide complementary membership to anyone new to AMSA receiving a stipend. RMC serves as one of the only conferences consistent offering discussion and sessions related to meat and muscle biology.