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Xenopus oocytes contribute to the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Drs. Nagel and Hegemann expressed channelrhodopsin-2 from single-celled algae in Xenopus oocytes. Light induces membrane channels to open. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

Cold Spring Harbor Course: Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus: Gene Discovery & Disease, April 7 - 21, 2026, application deadline: Dec. 16, 2026. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

Xenbase University of Calgary and Cincinnati Children's team meeting, Kananaskis, Canada. #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

Xenbase University of Calgary and Cincinnati Children's team meeting, Kananaskis, Canada. #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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! ❤️🐸🔬

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

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

Working 🔗: www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... 😊

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

✨ 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_...

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

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

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

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

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

European Amphibian Conference 2026, July 3-5, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

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

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

25 years of Xenbase. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

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

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

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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🚨✨🐸 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Online only registration for the 20th IXC available. Deadline August 15. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

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

It is absolutely crazy to think we no longer need model organism research. - Carole Labonne www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

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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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

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

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.

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

Reminder: Nominations for the IXB Young Investigator Award are due by June 20. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

Stickers for upcoming meetings. #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs