The annual meeting of the international project 'Investigation of Diagnosis and Treatment Possibilities of Persistent Foot and Mouth Infection through Proteogenomic Host Response,' was held in Istanbul on June 7-8, 2023. This project is supported by the ICRAD ERA-NET TÜBİTAK 1071 program and coordinated by the Foot-and-Mouth Disease(SAP) Institute in Turkey. It featured the active participation and valuable contributions of Associate Professor Pelin TUNCER GOKTUNA, a partner of this project from Pendik VCI.