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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear <i>Xenopus</i> community,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> I am writing to inform you of a change in NXR staff personnel. Many of you know Sean McNamara who has worked at the NXR for over 4 years and overseen husbandry of NXR frogs. Sadly, he has now moved on to “greener” pastures.
<span style="color:black">Nikko Shaidani has been promoted to the Assistant Manager position of the National<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Xenopus</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Resource. Nikko received his Master in Science
from the University of Maine. He's been working at the NXR for over 3 years, focusing on creating mutant<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Xenopus</i> lines for the community. He now will oversee the husbandry operations of the NXR's facility holding
over 8,500 frogs, as well as continuing working with the <i>Xenopus</i> communities. Nikko can be reached at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:nshaidani@mbl.edu">nshaidani@mbl.edu</a>. Nikko will work closely with Marcin Wlizla
(NXR Manager, <a href="mailto:mwlizla@mbl.edu">mwlizla@mbl.edu</a>) to provide the best service to the community. Please welcome Nikko to his new position.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:black">Sean McNamara is continuing to work with the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Xenopus</i> community and has moved on to work for Iwaki Aquatic. He brings his hands on skills
of husbandry and housing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Xenopus</i> as Iwaki's Lead Aquatic Technician. Sean can be reach at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:smcnamara@iwakiaquatic.com" title="mailto:smcnamara@iwakiaquatic.com">smcnamara@iwakiaquatic.com</a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">and
774-217-0416</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marko horb<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">**************************************************************************</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><br>
</span><b><i><span style="color:black">If the NXR contributed to your work please cite us in your papers.</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Cite us in Materials and Methods as National Xenopus Resource RRID:SCR_013731 at the Marine Biological Laboratory</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Cite us in your references: Pearl, E. et al "Development of Xenopus resource centers: the National Xenopus Resource and the European Xenopus Resource Center" Genesis 50, 155-163</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Marko Horb, Ph.D. |Director, National <i>Xenopus</i> Resource (NXR) |Senior Scientist, Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering<br>
Marine Biological Laboratory | 7 MBL Street | Woods Hole, MA 02543</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Email: </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:mhorb@mbl.edu"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">mhorb@mbl.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">|
Office: 508-289-7627 | Lab: 508-289-7370 | Cell: 508-564-3764</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.mbl.edu/horb"><span style="color:#954F72">http://www.mbl.edu/horb</span></a><br>
<a href="http://www.mbl.edu/xenopus"><span style="color:#954F72">http://www.mbl.edu/xenopus</span></a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/xenopusnxr"><span style="color:#954F72">https://twitter.com/xenopusnxr</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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