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Dear <i>Xenopus </i>Researchers,</div>
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We (Jen, Coral, Shinuo, and James) are excited to share that we are organizing the
<span style="font-weight: 700;">2026 <i>Xenopus </i>Resources and Emerging Technologies (XRET) Meeting</span>. Our goal for this meeting is to highlight recent advances in the
<i>Xenopus </i>model and identify important needs for our scientific community. We are also eager to shine the spotlight on early career researchers including postdocs and junior faculty. </div>
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Please save the date! This meeting will be held <span style="font-weight: 700;">October 2-5, 2026</span>, at MBL in Woods Hole, MA and will include scientific talks, workshops, and strategic planning sessions. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Updates, including future registration details, can be found
</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA078ea96c-aaf8-8e0e-b65f-476482a093d4" href="https://www.mbl.edu/research/resources-research-facilities/national-xenopus-resource/workshops-and-meetings">here</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are looking for your input and nominations to help us make this event maximally useful for the
<i>Xenopus </i>community. If there is a topic or speaker you would like to see highlighted in October - please let us know! For reference, the 2024 XRET program is archived
</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA317e76c3-4460-280f-0da8-b5a04d184592" href="https://www.mbl.edu/research/resources-research-facilities/national-xenopus-resource/workshops-and-meetings/xret-program">here</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></div>
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To submit nominations for research talks, keynote speakers, or workshop topics, please use this
<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA94219dc6-724c-50fc-c45a-f708753e6051" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedCvvvandhwneJMK92xYR0vMz2XPovFwQeQ5fkjxjW33PF7g/viewform?usp=header">google
form</a></u></span> to submit anonymously, or email Jen directly (<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA79598f09-6f28-e59c-3d73-23c448572d1b" href="mailto:jennifer.e.landino@dartmouth.edu">jennifer.e.landino@dartmouth.edu</a></u></span>).
Investigators are welcome to nominate themselves or postdocs in their lab. </div>
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<u>The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2026. </u></div>
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Please be aware that we may not be able to accommodate last-minute additions to the program. </div>
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Thank you for your participation and we look forward to welcoming you in October!</div>
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Sincerely, </div>
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The XRET 2026 Organizing Committee</div>
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Jennifer Landino</div>
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Coral Zhou</div>
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Shinuo Weng</div>
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James Dewar</div>
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