University of Rochester School of Medicine
Xenopus laevis
Research Resource for Immunobiology funded by NIAID
Outreach Activites
Training, Education and Outreach Activities
The amphibian Xenopus is an ideal animal model to introduce and educate pre-college and college students as well as teachers to research in Life biomedical Sciences.
The easy accessibility of various life stages including eggs, embryos, tadpoles, metamorphosing froglets and adult frogs, all available in our research resource, provides a unique opportunity to be familiarized with developmental processes and the multiple facets of biology. Science can be fun!
A visit to the Jumping Frog Lab
Students enjoy a visit to the jumping frog lab
Fourth year graduate students Ana Goyos and Thaminda Ramanayake, are giving an introduction on the use of the frog Xenopus laevis for scientific research to middle school students from the Lincoln School (School 22) of Rochester, New York.