# CSHL Cell and Developmental Biology of Xenopus Course

> **NIH NIH R25** · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · 2020 · $106,391

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Dramatic progress has been made in the fields of cell and developmental biology in recent years, largely due
to the application of new technical approaches to classical problems. This has led to a need for advanced
training in the models that have been important in making new discoveries, such as the African clawed frog
Xenopus. This grant proposal seeks to continue the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) short course on
the Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus, which has been taught annually at CSHL since 1993 as part
of an integrated portfolio of courses in a number of areas of modern biology. The CSHL Xenopus course
provides extensive laboratory exposure over a two week period to the biology and manipulation of embryos
from the species Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, and in doing so prepares students for independent
research in the cell, genetic, and molecular analysis of vertebrate development. The course introduces the
unique attributes of Xenopus that allow the functional analysis of developmentally important genes, while at the
same time introducing the major technologies of modern molecular and cellular developmental biology in a
system that allows direct manipulation of embryos and visualization of developmental processes. It is
appropriate for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career investigators, for those who are
experienced Xenopus researchers as well as those seeking a versatile interdisciplinary animal model. The
course also provides a rich resource network that students can easily access after they have returned to their
home laboratories and initiated research projects using concepts learned in the course.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9935358
- **Project number:** 2R25HD030269-27A1
- **Recipient organization:** COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. STEWART
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $106,391
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1993-04-01 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9935358

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9935358, CSHL Cell and Developmental Biology of Xenopus Course (2R25HD030269-27A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9935358. Licensed CC0.

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