# International Xenopus Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · 2021 · $1

## Abstract

Abstract
Xenopus is a widely-used model organism for basic biomedical discovery. This application requests funds to
support the 17th International Xenopus Conference. Held every two years since 1984, this biennial meeting’s
prime objective is to provide a forum for information exchange and interaction amongst researchers using
Xenopus as a model organism for biomedical research. The last iteration of this meeting (in the United States)
was attended by over 350 researchers from all over the world.
In addition to serving as a platform for information exchange, this meeting will also provide 1) a venue for
introducing younger scientists to more established members of the field, 2) an opportunity for the Xenopus
community to learn about the latest technologies and to coordinate its infrastructure, and 3) an opportunity to
introduce this powerful model organism to students from under-represented groups.
This meeting will have a significant impact because Xenopus is widely used in developmental biology, cell
biology, molecular biology, and neurobiology, and many of the most exciting discoveries now are coming from
the interfaces between these disciplines. By bringing together researchers with divergent research interested,
but a common model system, the meeting should foster outstanding interdisciplinary thinking.
Modern biology demands that we be well-informed, broad-based, organized, and collaborative in our
approaches, and the International Xenopus Conference will facilitate exactly that style of science.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10178064
- **Project number:** 5R13HD096856-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
- **Principal Investigator:** Richard M Harland
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $1
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-07-15 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10178064

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10178064, International Xenopus Conference (5R13HD096856-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10178064. Licensed CC0.

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