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Technician ("Frog Fancier" and "Frog Whisperer"):
Maura Lane - maintains the health of our tropicalis colony. She has developed a database to keep track of our animals which is both thorough and versatile. She is also in the process of selecting for animals that mature rapidly, are robust, and produce high quality haploids. Finally, she is investigating husbandry conditions that maximize the maturation rate of these frogs.
Cate Oldenburg - is developing transgenesis methods in X. tropicalis.
Veterinarian:
John Parker - has identified chytrid infections and mycobacterial infections in our frogs. He continues a scientific program to understand the diseases that affect these amphibians.
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