› Mechanics and development of the mucociliary epithelium -
19:40-20:00 (20min)
› Oxygen-producing microalgae in the brain of Xenopus tadpoles rescue neuronal activity - Hans straka, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
20:00-20:20 (20min)
› In vivo time-lapse imaging of olfactory sensory neuron birth, differentiation, and axogenesis - Ivan Manzini, Department of Animal Physiology and Molecular Biomedicine, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany, Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany
20:20-20:40 (20min)
› dmrt2 and myf5 link early somitogenesis to left-right axis determination in Xenopus laevis - Melanie Tingler, University of Hohenheim
20:40-20:55 (15min)
› Mucus, ciliation, stemness - Spdef does it all - Maximilian Haas, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Center, Freiburg, Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, IMITATE - Institute for Disease Modeling and Targeted Medicine
20:55-21:10 (15min)
› The Axolotl limb skeleton through growth and regeneration - Tatiana Sandoval-Guzman, Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering [TU Dresden, Germany]
11:00-11:20 (20min)
› Redox control of stemness: insights from neural stem cells of the Xenopus retina - Morgane Locker, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay
11:20-11:35 (15min)
› Xenopus tropicalis Immature Sertoli Cells show potential in promoting muscle regeneration in tadpoles - Qing Zhao# , Charles University, Faculty of Science, Vinicna 7, 128 44, Prague 2, Czech Republic
11:35-11:50 (15min)
› Hmmr modulates Wnt signaling to drive mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in the developing forebrain - Fee Wielath, Universität Hohenheim Zoologie, University of Hohenheim, Institute of Biology, Dept. Zoology
11:50-12:05 (15min)
› Phenotyping embryonic development and disease using deep learning and mesoSPIM light-sheet microscopy - thomas naert, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich , Zurich 8057, Switzerland ; Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Kidney Control of Homeostasis (Kidney.CH) , Zurich 8057
12:05-12:20 (15min)
› The ribosomal proteins Bop1 and Rpl5 affect Xenopus laevis development - Corinna Gärtner, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ulm University
12:20-12:35 (15min)
› A functional Operon imparts laterality at the ciliated LR organizer - Bruno REVERSADE, A*Star
14:00-14:20 (20min)
› SOX transcription factors direct tissue-specific WNT responsive transcription independent of TCFs - Aaron Zorn, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Divisions of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine University of Cincinnati
14:20-14:40 (20min)
› Cross-talk between thyroid hormone and glucocorticoid signalling - Laurent Sachs, Physiologie moléculaire et adaptation
14:40-15:00 (20min)
› CHARGEd with neural crest defects - using Xenopus to characterize neurocristopathies - Annette Borchers, Faculty of Biology, Molecular Embryology, Philipps-Universität Marburg
15:00-15:20 (20min)
› TBC1D32/Bromi mutations are associated with retinitis pigmentosa: a study combining clinical ophthalmology, iPS-based disease modeling and Xenopus functional approaches -
15:20-15:35 (15min)
› European Xenopus Resource Centre, modelling rare monogenic human disease in Xenopus: recent progress in the behavioural analysis of tadpole models of Neurodevelopmental disorders. -
16:40-16:55 (15min)
› The PKA-PP2A dynamics keep oocytes arrested in meiosis I -
16:55-17:15 (20min)
› Let's make a quantum leap: Xenopus laevis advantages to shed light on axonal circRNAs -
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Role of foxn1 in innate T cells driven immune tolerance of X. laevis tadpoles. -
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Hnf1b renal expression directed by a distal enhancer responsive to Pax8 -
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› The Rho GEF Trio is a major regulator of neural crest cell migration and dynamically localized at microtubules in cranial NC cells - Stefanie Gossen, DFG Research Training Group, GRK 2213, Phillipps University Marburg, Department of Biology, Molecular Embryology, Philipps University Marburg
18:00-18:15 (15min)
18:20 - 19:00 (40min)
Fast Talks
› Impact of glyphosate-based herbicide on early embryonic development of the amphibian Xenopus laevis - Hannah Flach, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ulm University
18:20-18:23 (03min)
› Using Xenopus laevis tadpoles to study basic principles underlying vertebrate motor control - wen-chang li, school of psychology and neuroscience, the university of st andrews
18:23-18:26 (03min)
› Modelling USH2A-associated retinal disease in Xenopus tropicalis to investigate the pathogenicity of human missense variants implicated in inherited blindness - Marjolein Carron, Developmental Biology Unit, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Centre for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent
18:29-18:32 (03min)
› Investigating EZH2 as a druggable mediator of immune cell exclusion in desmoid tumors - Marthe Boelens, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Cancer Research Institute Ghent (GRIG), Ghent
18:32-18:35 (03min)
› Ptk7 is dynamically localized at NC cell-cell contact sites and interacts with the RhoGEF Trio -
18:35-18:38 (03min)
› Subcellular translation in neurons: when mRNAs meet endosomes - Jean-Michel Cioni, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan
09:30-09:50 (20min)
› Trim29: Ubiquitin signaling in ectodermal development - Thomas Hollemann, University of Halle-Wittenberg
09:50-10:10 (20min)
› A non-transcriptional function of Yap regulates the DNA replication program - Odile Bronchain, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay
10:10-10:25 (15min)
› Otic Neurogenesis in Xenopus: Proliferation, Differentiation, and the Role of Eya1 - Gerhard Schlosser, National University of Ireland Galway
10:25-10:40 (15min)
› Development and Evolution of Tetrapod Motor Circuits -
11:10-11:30 (20min)
› Xenopus: An in vivo model for studying skin response to UVB irradiation -
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› Novel penetrant and short latency models for liposarcoma and wilms tumor using CRISPR multiplexing in Xenopus tropicalis -
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› Using CRISPR/Cas9 in Xenopus tropicalis to investigate cis-regulatory element variants in developmental eye anomalies : identification of an Otx2-binding site in a novel putative enhancer of the mab21l2 gene -
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› Receptor-mediated endocytosis orchestrates anterior neural tube closure - Kerstin Feistel, University of Hohenheim, Institute of Biology, Dept. Zoology
14:00-14:20 (20min)
› microRNAs: novel transport route and action in axons development - Marie-Laure Baudet, University of Trento [Trento]
14:20-14:40 (20min)
› Dr. Strangefoot (aka, Xenopus) or: How did I Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Metabolism - Enrique Amaya, University of Manchester [Manchester]
14:40-15:00 (20min)
› R-spondin 2 as a BMP receptor 1A antagonist in the Spemann Organizer function to regulate Xenopus axial patterning - Hyeyoon Lee, DKFZ
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› ENTPD5: a new player during kidney formation - karine masse, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives
15:15-15:30 (15min)