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Xenbase: Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis biology and genomics resource. Located in Calgary and Cincinnati. www.xenbase.org

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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Xenopus Resources and Emerging Technologies (XRET) Meeting: October 2-5, 2026 at MBL, Woods Hole, MA Registration now open! www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
The image shows the sign of the Marine Biologiacal Laboratory (MBL) located at Woods Hole, Massachusetts USA. There is an announcement for the Xenopus Resources and Emerging Tecchonologies (XRET) Meeting to be held on October 2-5, 2026.
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dr. Helen Willsey, Associate Proffessor at the University of San Francisco shares her insights and experiences in an interview with Ingrid Tsang, Reviews Editor at Development. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
The image shows a cartoon logo of a frog designed for the laboratory of Helen Willsey, Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Inset is a photo of Dr. Willsey herself wearing nitrile gloves holding a Xenopus frog in her aquatic animal facility. In the background is an image of the nervous system of a Xenopus frog tadpole visualized by fluorescence microscopy.
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The deadline for talk consideration for the 2026 Midwest SDB meeting has been extended to August 14th. Please register and submit your abstracts! www.midwestsdbincincy.org #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs #MWSDB26
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Lots of fantastic Xenopus research at the SDB meeting in Las Vegas. Consider publishing your research in the Society of Developmental Biology's official journal, Developmental Biology. Publication free for SDB members! www.sciencedirect.com/journal/deve... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Journal of Regeneration is an international peer-reviewed, Open Access journal aiming to provide a platform for the dissemination of research results on regeneration and tissue repair across phyla. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs #regeneration
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Midwest regional meeting of The Society of Developmental Biology will be held at the Graduate Hotel hosted by Cincinnati Children's Hospital on September 25-27, 2026. Registration now open! www.midwestsdbincincy.org #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs #MWSDB26
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
12th Aquatic Models for Human Disease (AQMHD) Conference: October 17-21, 2026; Marine Biological Labratory; Woods Hole, Massachusetts Abstract submission deadline: August 10 www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs #AQMHD2026
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Dr. Roberto Mayor of University College London, UK was elected to fellowship of the Royal Society and awarded the Society for Developmental Biology Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
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Dr. Peter Walentek (Walentek Lab) @walenteklab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It was a great pleasure to host Aaron Zorn and Christina James-Zorn (cincinnatichildrens.org @xenbase.bsky.social) here @uni-freiburg.de / @cibss.bsky.social / @uniklinik-fr.bsky.social for a great talk and res. paper annotation. Thanks so much! ❤️🐸🔬
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
2026 Xenopus Researcher Survey - OPEN NOW - forms.gle/uDUkGCrhpXCc... Your feedback is highly valuable. Help us make Xenbase more helpful to your research! #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
sorry, here are working links for the 2nd Asian Xenopus Conference: www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... 2026.xenopus-asia.org #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Working 🔗: www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... 😊
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
2nd Asian Xenopus Conference: August 24 (Mon) - 26 (Wed), 2026 - ST Convention Center, Seoul, Republic of Koreahttps://www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNewsRead.do?id=1051 #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
✨ 2026 SDB Art Show 🎨 SDB will host the show at the 85th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas 🎰 Deadline: June 1st ‼️ Open to meeting attendees: 2D & 3D in "Research Images as Art" or "Art Inspired by Research" 🎨 More information: www.sdbonline.org/2026mtg_art_...
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The American Society for Cell Biology members elected Rebecca Heald, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, to serve as the Society’s President in 2028. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Save the date! Xenopus Resources and Emerging Technologies (XRET) Meeting: October 2-5, 2026 at MBL, Woods Hole, MA www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spatial Mapping of Kidney Development and Disease Mechanisms in Xenopus laevis: Wednesday, April 1st 2026 @ 11:00AM EDT. Hosted by Dr. Rachel Miller and Dr. Adrian Romero Mora. my.demio.com/ref/2ZwGxz9P... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting: August 24-28. 2026 - University of California, Santa Cruz. Registration now open: scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Xiao and colleagues show the basis for the IgX multimerization without the J chain. Published in Science Advances. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
European Amphibian Conference 2026, July 3-5, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Please spread the word! @mads100tist.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Hey Frog-Folk, I saw that @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social recently used Crispr-Cas13 for mRNA depletion. Anyone else used this in a published paper yet? @goodfrognosis.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social @frogwranglers.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
25 years of Xenbase. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Cincinnati Children’s Research @cincyresearch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Celebrating 25 years of Xenbase—the world’s largest database for African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) and tadpole research. Learn how Aaron Zorn, PhD, and team are driving breakthroughs in genetics and regenerative medicine: scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/25-years-lat... @xenbase.bsky.social
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25 Years Later, Xenbase Still Supporting Scientific Leaps - Research Horizons
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
NXR Bioinformatics Workshop: April 18-26, 2026. The workshop format will be a wet-dry-hybrid exercise, specifically emphasizing single-cell analysis. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Drs. Halley-Stott, Hörmanseder, Jullien, and Pasque wrote a perspective on Sir John Gurdon about his mentorship and impact. Published in Nature Communications. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
@socdevbio.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Ana Martínez Gómez @brainbyana.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🚨✨🐸 Very excited to share the latest work I’m part of: “Developmental and adult expression of the Meis2 transcription factor in the CNS of Xenopus laevis”. Read below 👇 DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fnan... #Neurogenesis #BrainDevelopment #Neuroscience #EvoDevo #DevBio #Xenopus
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Ran et al. generated a retinal regeneration model and a tumor model using targeted integration in X. tropicalis (PNAS). Kagawa et al. provide a step-by-step protocol for knock-in targeted integration in X. laevis (DGD). www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Xenopus Conference 2025 - Check out the video of the 20th International Xenopus Conference held at the Univeristy of Portsmouth August 17-21st, 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxx... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenopus Conference 2025
YouTube video by IXC25
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course - Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus: Gene Discovery & Disease, April 7 - 21, 2026. Application Deadline: January 16, 2026 xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Prof. Sir John Gurdon (1933-2025). It is with great sadness that I share the news of the death of a father of the Xenopus field, Professor Sir John Gurdon. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Nature has published an article on the crisis facing MODs Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures www.nature.com/articles/d41... @zfinmod.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @yeastgenome.bsky.social @mousegenome.bsky.social @ratgenome.bsky.social @geneontology.bsky.social @nature.com
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Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures
Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Naert et al. (Nature Biotechnology) present Pythia editing enabling predictable, accurate genome editing in diverse cellular contexts, both in vivo (Xenopus and adult mouse brains) and in vitro. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Online only registration for the 20th IXC available. Deadline August 15. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Van Itallie et al. present a deep analysis of changes of ∼15,000 proteins and ∼11,500 phospho-sites at 11 developmental time points in Xenopus laevis embryos. Published in Developmental Biology. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
It is absolutely crazy to think we no longer need model organism research. - Carole Labonne www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Bresteau et al. report that apical size reduction via macropinocytosis serves as a malleable and less destructive form of tissue remodeling that can alleviate the need for cell loss. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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National Xenopus Resource on X: "https://t.co/q9x70xVVLs Please watch video and post a comment in support of use of animal models. They are seeking our input and if we don’t provide it then they will simply say well we didn’t hear anything" / X
https://t.co/q9x70xVVLs Please watch video and post a comment in support of use of animal models. They are seeking our input and if we don’t provide it then they will simply say well we didn’t hear anything
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Cyborg tadpoles: Sheng et al. developed soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic arrays that integrate seamlessly into developing embryos’ brains. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A significant emphasis will be placed on undergraduates, trainees, and junior faculty, with opportunities for platform presentations, flash talks, posters, and roundtable discussions. @socdevbio.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social @devdynamics.bsky.social
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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The Midwest Regional Society for Developmental Biologists meeting, Sept 19-21, 2025, will be at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio www.midwestsdbincincy.org Registration deadline 9/7/25; abstract deadlines 8/7/25 for talks, 8/22/25 for posters.
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Midwest SDB 2025
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
2025 Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Sept. 19-21: Registration and Abstract Submission now open! midwestsdbincincy.org #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Reminder: Nominations for the IXB Young Investigator Award are due by June 20. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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IXB Young Investigator Award
Xenbase: The Xenopus Model Organism Knowledgebase.
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Stickers for upcoming meetings. #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Edwards et al. discovered that endosomal trafficking, is essential for delivering key proteins to the correct locations during trachea and esophagus development. Published in Developmental Cell. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Cincinnati Xenbase BBQ dinner outing last Friday at Webb's BBQ in Newport, KY. Thanks to Joe Webb! www.facebook.com/webbsbbq #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The Alliance Office Hours topic for June is Orthology and Paralogy in the Alliance Thursday, June 12 @ noon (EDT). The registration form for the webinar is below. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... The Alliance Events calendar is: www.alliancegenome.org/event-calendar #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Please read and share this opinion piece written by Carole LaBonne (our fellow Xenopus researcher) published in STAT in support for animal models in biomedical research. www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
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There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research
The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.
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