Integrative approaches in Xenopus-based research: A report from the 1st Asian Xenopus Conference

The first Asian community conference on "Scientific research using Xenopus as an animal model system" was held in Osaka, Japan, from November 24 to 26, 2024. This event was organized by the Korean Society for Xenopus Development of KSMCB (Korean Society for the Molecular and Cellular Biology), Xenopus Community in Japan (XCIJ), KNU G-LAMP Project, National BioResource Project-Clawed frogs/Newts (NBRP), and Osaka University. The conference covered various research topics in biological sciences using Xenopus. The ultimate goal of this conference was to promote collaboration and encourage a new and sustainable relationship among researchers in the Asian region who utilize Xenopus in their studies by sharing scientific findings. The conference not only shared research findings from various biological fields in the Asian region but also provided opportunities to invite global experts in the Xenopus research for "Keynote Lectures" and rising researchers who use other animal models for the "Friends of Xenopus" session to foster interdisciplinary exchange. In addition, organizers planned a luncheon seminar to help trainee students learn how to write a scientific paper and how not to.