Welcome to Xenbase

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New Xenopus Genome Assemblies

The Xenopus Genome Consortium has released the newest laevis v7.1 and tropicalis v8.0 assemblies.

2014 Xenopus White Paper

Representatives of the research community have released the 2014 Xenopus White Paper summarizing strategic resource development.
 

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Richard Harland Awarded 2014 Conklin Medal

Dr. Harland discovered that BMP antagonists are fundamental for the patterning of early germ layers. His research also expands our knowledge of neural induction and patterning, FGF signaling, planar cell polarity, and the developmental control of RNA splicing.

Christopher Wylie and Janet Heasman Honored with SDB Lifetime Achievement Award

Wylie and Heasman are being honored for their outstanding and sustained research and mentoring contributions to the field of developmental biology.

15th International Xenopus Meeting

Save the date!

The biennial gathering of Xenopus biomedical researchers:

August 24th - 28th, 2014 in Asilomar, CA

Abstract sumissions are now being accepted.

Submit your abstract between April 9 and June 10.

Conference registration opens April 11.

3rd Annual Xenopus Bioinformatics Workshop

Registration now open. The workshop will be held May 11-18 at the MBL in Woods Hole, MA.

CRISPr/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis in Xenopus

In back-to-back articles published in genesis, Blitz et al. and Nakayama et al. each report CRISPr/Cas targeted transgenesis works well in Xenopus tropicalis.

For additional information on genome editing techonologies, click here.

Welcome to Xenbase

Check out the new Xenopus antibody database and improved genome browser.

Please send us comments and feedback.