Beth wins 2023 Postdoctoral Excellence Award!

Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun wins 2023 Postdoctoral Excellence Award

Congratulations to Beth, for the much-deserved honor of a 2023 Postdoctoral Excellence Award in Research and Teaching from Brown University. Our lab and the entire university community are fortunate to collaborate with such a talented and dedicated leader in the field!

Beth’s scientific research is world-class. She is developing cutting-edge CRISPR-based techniques that are poised to become foundational tools in the fields of molecular ecology, food web ecology, and conservation biology. While other research wunderkinds sequester themselves, Beth has done just the opposite; she is the linchpin of the Kartzinel lab. She has expertly mentored numerous graduate and undergraduate students in the lab, but her standout achievement was in BIOL1515/2015 last Fall where she masterfully blended cutting-edge science research with creative learn-by-doing pedagogy. Beth gave those students access to authentic and impactful research experiences in the classroom that are wholly unique. I have no doubt that every undergrad from that class that goes on to a career in science will point to that semester as a pivotal experience