Led by Dr. Tyler Kartzinel at Brown University, The Genomic Opportunities Lab (GenOps) integrates conservation genetics, dietary DNA metabarcoding, and long-term ecological research to inform wildlife management and conservation.
Active Initiatives
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🐘 Savanna Ecology: Where our dietary DNA strategies took shape — informing conservation across Kenya’s conservancies.
🦥 Sloth Conservation: Launching a genomics-informed program to understand connectivity and wildlife health in fragmented forests. 🌵 Bosque Fray Jorge National Park: A 35+ year ecological experiment revealing how climatic pulses reshape desert food webs. 🦬 Yellowstone Long-Term Ecological Research: Integrating diet, movement, and trophic ecology in North America’s most iconic National Park. |
Open the 2025 Annual Report from the Kartzinel Lab
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In the Press & Making an Impact
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📢 Conservation genomics study highlights impacts on diamondback terrapins. → Read coverage from EcoRI News 📢 Interview on genomic tools for biodiversity conservation with Mongabay. → View feature 📢 Yellowstone migration research featured in national media. → See behind-the-scenes story |
Paper highlighting impacts on diamondback terrapin populations in the northeast makes the news! [Read our announcement...] |
Explore The Lab
🔬 For Researchers & Practitioners
Protocols, genomic tools, and applied conservation methods.
→ Software & Data: open access code and data with helpful description.
→ Protocols: freely available to guide projects from the field to the lab.
→ Bioinformatics & Technology: browse resources that may help you.
Protocols, genomic tools, and applied conservation methods.
→ Software & Data: open access code and data with helpful description.
→ Protocols: freely available to guide projects from the field to the lab.
→ Bioinformatics & Technology: browse resources that may help you.
🎓 For Students & Trainees
Graduate opportunities, mentorship, and interdisciplinary training.
→ Join the Lab
Graduate opportunities, mentorship, and interdisciplinary training.
→ Join the Lab
🤝 For Collaborators & Partners
Agency partnerships, contract research, and training opportunities.
→ Collaborate with Us
Agency partnerships, contract research, and training opportunities.
→ Collaborate with Us
🌍 For Supporters
Help expand access to conservation technology in emerging & high-impact systems.
→ Support Our Work
Help expand access to conservation technology in emerging & high-impact systems.
→ Support Our Work
Featured Resources
🔗 Most Recent Posts
- Biodiversity credits: where markets meet monitoring, DNA reference libraries are a high-leverage investment
- Launch of Charismatic Critters Club
- Alumni spotlight: Andy Luo (2021-2024)
- How many samples do you need for a dietary DNA study?
- "Metabarcoding versus..." (series)
- Launching a Cross-Continental Parasite-Sleuthing Mission: Cecilia Trani
- Reconstructing 10,000 Years of Caribou Diets from Melting Yukon Ice Patches
- Lab guidelines for the use of AI for research (feel free to copy!)
We are accepting applications for a Field Course on Wildlife Parasites in Costa Rica!
Deadline extended: March 22, 2026!
Deadline extended: March 22, 2026!
Browse all News & Updates to learn about our research, find opportunities to join the team, and see behind-the-scenes as science happens.
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