National Xenopus Resource Center for amphibian model research
Official title: National Xenopus Resource Center
Funded at Marine Biological Laboratory · NIH-11393859 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national center provides Xenopus frog stocks, training, and resources to researchers to advance biology using this amphibian model.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Marine Biological Laboratory NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Woods Hole, United States) |
| Project start | August 12, 2010 |
| Project end | May 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $987,414 |
| NIH project number | 5P40OD010997-17 |
| Project ID | NIH-11393859 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Researchers and clinicians whose work relies on Xenopus models and related biological materials may benefit from improved access and training.
✕Less likely to help
Patient participants are not directly enrolled in this grant as it is a resource and training center.
What this research studies
The National Xenopus Resource (NXR) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole supports researchers who use Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis by maintaining frog stocks, providing access to materials, and offering advanced training. The center keeps current stock lines, acquires new inbred, wild-type, and mutant lines, and links its data with Xenbase to facilitate discovery. This service helps researchers across institutions—from large universities to smaller colleges—conduct Xenopus-based experiments more efficiently. By serving as a centralized resource, NXR aims to address complex biological questions that require specialized animal models.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could benefit indirectly from faster biomedical discoveries using Xenopus models that inform human disease understanding.
How similar studies have gone: Centralized resource centers like NXR have historically improved research productivity and reproducibility in model-organism biology.
Where this research is happening
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Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Horb, Marko E — Marine Biological Laboratory
- Study coordinator: Horb, Marko E
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.