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Julian A. Liber

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9941-8268Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Genetics· 1 Genomics· 1

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Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Anushka Peer· 1 shared Gian Maria Niccolò BenucciiD· 1 shared Gregory M BonitoiD· 1 shared Joseph HeitmaniD· 1 shared Kayla WilhoitiD· 1 shared Marco A. CoelhoiD· 1 shared Paul M. MagweneiD· 1 shared Sheng SuniD· 1 shared

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2021-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Meiosis-specific genes play roles in ploidy reduction in Cryptococcus neoformans titan cells

Zhuyun Bian, Kayla Wilhoit, Julian A. Liber, Anushka Peer, Ziyan Zoe Xu, Paul M. Magwene, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman

This study identifies meiosis-specific genes critical for ploidy reduction in Cryptococcus neoformans titan cells, showing their role in generating stable diploid daughter cells.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 26, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Aimea gen. nov. defines a novel plant-associated yeast genus in Microbotryomycetes with three novel species

Julian A. Liber, Marco A. Coelho, Sheng Yang He

The paper describes a new yeast genus, Aimea, with three species, and provides genome resources and a transformation protocol for studying their plant-associated interactions.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

CONSTAX2: Improved taxonomic classification of environmental DNA markers

Julian A. Liber, Gregory M Bonito, Gian Maria Niccolò Benucci

CONSTAX2 improves taxonomic classification of environmental DNA markers by integrating BLAST-based classifiers and enhancing performance metrics and usability.

Bioinformatics · May 5, 2021Peer-reviewedBioinformatics