CNS Teaching Fellow & CNS Graduate Student Ambassador

Colt Foster was selected as a CNS Teaching Fellow for the second consecutive year! Colt was also selected to serve as the CNS Graduate Student Ambassador for VASCI during the 2026 –2027 academic year.

Colt recently transitioned into the PhD program, continuing his work in the Cui Lab. His broader research interests center on reproductive and developmental biology, with a focus on applying biotechnology and his training in embryology to under-studied animal models and questions relevant to wildlife conservation.

Colt was born and raised in South Florida, and he earned his B.S. in Biology from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2020. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and completed Nuclear Power School as an Electronics Technician. In 2024, Colt began his graduate education at UMass as a Master's student in the Cui Lab,studying female germline biology, reproduction, and early embryonic development using mouse models.