Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun

Postdoc @EEB_Brown @Brown_IBES | Interested in how environmental change impacts species' traits, diet-microbiome linkages, nutrition, host health and fitness

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

Check out our new paper in @molecology which explores how #CRSIPR can be used for targeting #DNA #barcodes, entire #chloroplast #genomes, and the relative #abundance of species in a sample. Read here: https://t.co/CXjCO72wTG 🧬🥼 @Brown_IBES

[Molecular Ecology @molecology]

CRISPR technology offers an exciting opportunity for targeted sequencing in biodiversity science. Curious how DNA barcodes and entire chloroplast genomes can be enriched using CRISPR methods and without the need for PCR? Read: https://t.co/Ib948Ajaqk

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[Molecular Ecology @molecology]

@BethanColquhoun @tyler_kartzinel The authors also offer strategies for improvement and future development at https://t.co/7oLXbZYAxh

[Molecular Ecology @molecology]

Using a series of experiments, @BethanColquhoun and @tyler_kartzinel show #CRISPR can be used to target diagnostic #DNAbarcodes (>1,000 bp) and entire #chloroplast #genomes (>120,000 bp) in single- and mixed-species samples: https://t.co/7oLXbZYAxh

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[Celine Frere @c_frere]

Anyone out there who is an expert in machine learning for microbiome? DM me if you are keen to chat #wildlife #health @BethanColquhoun @lsweyrich

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

Come and work in a fabulous and exciting lab at Brown University on a variety of cool and interesting datasets! @tyler_kartzinel has an incredible opportunity available in his lab! Come and join us!

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

I have to say, this one feels pretty great ☺️ Thank you @PostdocsAtBrown for the award! Things are definitely made easier when you work with a fabulous team of lab mates, students, and an awesome PI @tyler_kartzinel 🙏🏼 @EEB_Brown @Brown_IBES #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM

[The Warren Alpert Medical School @BrownMedicine]

Congratulations to @DSilvaNatalie Ph.D. and @BethanColquhoun Ph.D., who received 2 of the 3 2023 Postdoctoral Excellence Awards. We are so proud to have such wonderful people in the Division of Biology and Medicine!

Read:
https://t.co/oQDs07CbB6 #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

So thankful to have @lsweyrich join @EEB_Brown today and give an incredible seminar! Great to think about how the evolutionary histories of our microbiomes can help shape modern medical practices. Thanks for joining us, Laura 🙏🏼

[Elin Videvall @ElinVidevall]

Exciting @EEB_Brown departmental seminar today, about the evolutionary history of the human #microbiome, by @lsweyrich.

[Celine Frere @c_frere]

Are you interested in a PhD on urban evolution and you live in Australia - come and join my lab @UQscience @Dragons_Lab - Scholarship round open now. #WomenInSTEM #LGBTQI #DiversityandInclusion

[Archie Lab @ArchieLab]

1/7 Do different hosts have different microbiome ecologies 🦠🧬🐒? @kimberlyeroche tackled this question in the @AmboseliBaboons, and we're ready to share the preprint! https://t.co/GqZX6V9IkO

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

@c_frere @NicolaEKent I know, right!! So so epic 😊 perseverance paid off!! And what a fabulous kick-ass team of authors it is 💪🏼 #WomenInSTEM

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

@NicolaEKent Woohooo! Congrats @NicolaEKent 🎉 �� 🧬 super proud of you ☺️

[Elin Videvall @ElinVidevall]

Research Assistant opening in the @tyler_kartzinel lab at @BrownUniversity!

Come work with us in exciting projects on wildlife diet and microbiomes. 🦬 Tyler is super nice and you'll get to work closely with @BethanColquhoun! Highly recommend! Job link: https://t.co/qVLi1boW6n

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

🚨A new research assistant opening in @tyler_kartzinel's lab at @BrownEnvt to support research on the diets, microbiomes, and metagenomes of wildlife!🧬💩🌱🧪 A great team to be a part of, so come and join or spread the news far and wide!
Info/apply here:https://t.co/EWOnaXojXv

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

@lsweyrich Thank you @lsweyrich 🙏🏼

[Celine Frere @c_frere]

PhD projects to study dolphins social behaviour available in my lab @UQscience with @sb_dolphins. If interested DM me or email me. Scholarships open end of February! Open to National and International applicants!

[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

So, could microbiome research could help us better understand natural variation, the composition, structure, and function of living systems, and how to maintain the resilience and ability of living systems to persist over time? We think so!

https://t.co/IHfo0n53Gi

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[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

The goals of #conservation biology often center around taxonomy, ecology, and genetics…but what about #microbiomes?

Our latest paper looks at koala gut microbiomes and genetics! 🐨🦠🧬💩

Link:https://t.co/IHfo0n53Gi

@c_frere @USCDetectionDog @KatrinHohwieler @lsweyrich

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[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

We show:
1) koala gut microbiomes show large variability across the landscape

2) koala landscape microbial patterns do not match landscape population genetic patterns (genetics are often considered when designing koala conservation initiatives)

https://t.co/IHfo0n53Gi

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[Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun @BethanColquhoun]

🚨Review the controversy around abundance filtering in #DNAmetabarcoding. Develop intuition. Ponder Yellowstone bison and bighorn sheep diets 🦬🐑

Read our review in @molecology 👇🏼
Link: https://t.co/qFIgUPMjEd
PDF: https://t.co/BHJi3C5bLI

@tyler_kartzinel @PTFreeman +others

[Molecular Ecology @molecology]

What does it mean to be ‘conservative’ with dietary DNA metabarcoding data? Popular strategies may do more harm than good, according to a perspective by @BethanColquhoun et al.
Review the controversy. Develop intuition. Ponder Yellowstone bison diets. Read https://t.co/2K7BWBVaNg