NXR Bioinformatics Workshop

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the NXR Bioinformatics workshop will be held from April 18, 2026 (Sat) to April 25, 2026 (Sat). The tentative schedule for the workshop can be found on the NXR website.

NXR Bioinformatics Workshop: https://www.mbl.edu/research/resources-research-facilities/national-xenopus-resource/workshops-and-meetings

This time, we have changed the workshop format to a wet-dry-hybrid exercise, specifically emphasizing single-cell analysis. Many Xenopus researchers are working on single-cell data these days, but it seems that we are a bit behind other model organisms (based on the number of data and papers published recently). By working together for two days on tissue dissociation and cell quality checks, participants may get an idea of how to apply this approach in their own experiments (if you already have experience, it is also a good opportunity to share it with colleagues). Basic topics in bioinformatics, such as environment setup and RNA-seq/ChIP-seq/Proteomics analysis, will also be covered briefly.

This year, in addition to crew in the 2023 workshop, John Young at Simmons University and Wil Ratzan at Harvard Medical School will join for this special event, together with several members from the NXR and Xenbase.

If you are curious about single-cell analysis (and other bioinformatics skills), come to Woods Hole next Spring. Registration will be available shortly.

Sincerely
Marko Horb

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Marko Horb, Ph.D.
Director, National Xenopus Resource (NXR)
Senior Scientist, Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543

(image credit - single cell clustering analysis: Xenopus Cell Landscape - https://bis.zju.edu.cn/XCL/)