For the next 2 weeks EXRC is hosting a ITN NEUcrest gene editing workshop. Aim to test 100 Crispr guide RNAs. But yeah, there's basically no genetic manipulation in Xenopus......

Another busy morning injecting X. tropical is eggs to test gene function by CRISPR ITN NEUcrest

Another busy day The European Xenopus Resource Centre test gene function by CRISPR. Fear not, genotyping gels are running in the background! ITN NEUcrest Grant Wheeler

3rd European Amphibian Club 2022. Check (and save) the NEW date! (and please RT)

Lunch with truly dedicated amphibian biologists! The European Xenopus Resource Centre

Annie giving tadpole memory tests their debut EuropeanAmphibianClub

Congratulations Dr Sian and Dr Annie!

The team at the new Dual Imaging and Diffraction (DIAD - K11) beamline @DiamondLightSource looking at the differences in microstructure of frog and mouse bones in health and disease. Big thank you to sharif and the DIAD - K11 team! #raregeneticdisease #purasyndrome

Congratulations to Aaron Zorn Aaron Zorn. He has accepted the position as Division Director of Developmental Biology at Cincinnati Children's Medical Center Cincinnati Children's , starting July 1st, 2023. #xenopus #devbio

At EXRC we use tadpoles to test links between changes in patients' genomes and disease, e.g. in a newly discovered brain disease tinyurl.com/4wwcn7x6. These links are essential for supporting patients. #RareDiseaseDay. Look out for new work on PURA coming soon #PURAsyndrome

Despite his teacher’s opinion that he couldn’t learn simple biology, John Gurdon went on to receive a #NobelPrize, thanks to his classic frog experiment, which showed that the DNA of mature frog cells has all the information needed to develop all cells in its body. #WorldFrogDay

I can’t believe this needs to be said. TransGENIC mice are not TransGENDER mice

We are very excited to be hosting the 20th international Xenopus conference this year and are looking forward to seeing all of you lovely frog people. Come to Portsmouth for a week of science, fun and hopefully good weather. Check the EXRC website for more details.

Last minute preparations are underway! We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. #IXC25 #Xenopus #EXRC

Truly honored to receive the Int. Xenopus Board Award! 🐸Huge thanks to my team&collaborators and the amazing #Xenopus community Xenbase The European Xenopus Resource Centre 🙏Grateful for the support from Physics of Life Dresden European Research Council (ERC) & EMBO Becas Fundación "la Caixa" #IXC25 #DevBio #Biomechanics #Bioelectricity

Fantastic open discussion with the Xenopus community on our needs, support, and how to push this model forward—courses, databases, and beyond. Wow! Grateful & proud to be part of this community. 🐸💚 #Xenopus #ScienceCommunity

New Xenopus community lore unlocked at the #IXC25 @FrogWranglers The European Xenopus Resource Centre

This was like the 95 Theses posted on the seminar room door…