For Immediate Release: August 17, 2010 Contact: Gina Hebert, 508-289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu WOODS HOLE, MA—The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) today announced that it has received a 5-year, $3.4 million grant to establish a national resource for the aquatic frog known as Xenopus, a major model organism used in regenerative biology research. The grant, provided by The [...]

For Immediate Release: June 29, 2011 Contact: Diana Kenney, 508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu WOODS HOLE, MA—Dr. Marko E. Horb has been named director of the National Xenopus Resource (NXR), a center dedicated to supporting scientists nationwide who use the aquatic frog Xenopus for research into the biological basis of human health, disease, aging, and recovery from injury [...]