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Publications & Projects

Julian, A. D., Vu, T., D’Emory-Edwards, C., Salisbury, A., Price, D. C. (2026) A draft genome sequence to facilitate molecular nematicide development for Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii, the causative agent of Beech Leaf Disease. [Manuscript in progress]

Mauriello, M. A., Hoyer, J. S., Julian, A. D., Crespo-Bellido, A., Seah, Y. M., Duffy, S. (2025) Taxonomic revision of the sweet potato-infecting Begomoviruses suggests that the existing Begomovirus species demarcation criteria often fail to create monophyletic species. [Manuscript submitted for publication]

Julian, A. D., Price, D. C. (2025) Preliminary topic presentation on Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii: A draft genome sequence to facilitate molecular nematicide development. [Formal presentation]. 2025-2026 George H. Cook Scholars Program, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.

Julian, A. D. (2025) Mock grant proposal to The Nature Conservancy for local Beech Leaf Disease monitoring project; Mock site visit and presentation of project proposal. [Unpublished term paper; Informal presentation]

Julian, A. D., Costa, E., Rafferty, L., Lathrop, R. G. (2024) Monitoring the severity of Beech Leaf Disease infecting Fagus grandifolia (American Beech) in the Rutgers University EcoPreserve. [Unpublished term paper]

Awards and Honors

• George H. Cook Scholars Program (2025-2026)

• Superintendent’s Award (2024)

• The State of New Jersey Senate and General Assembly Citation (2024a, 2024b)

• Club of the Year (Mercer Mycology Club) (2024)

• Chicago Excellence in Gardening Award (2024)

• Special Achievement Award of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (2024)

• Gold medal in the Education Class for the Philadelphia Flower Show (2024)

• National Honor Society (2023)

• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (2022)

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