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Juli-Anne is a Jamaican aquaculture scientist specializing in aquaculture biosecurity, nutrition, and feed management. After graduating from the University of the West Indies Mona Campus, in Kingston, Jamaica with a BS in Chemistry and a minor in Zoology, Juli-Anne was awarded a USAID scholarship to pursue her Master of Science in Animal Nutrition at the University of Florida. From the University of Florida, she was awarded a Graduate Fellowship to pursue her Ph.D. in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. In 2023, Dr. Russo accepted a Fulbright Specialist Program Fellowship from the United States of America, State Department to teach and mentor research scientists and students in aquafeed production at the Island School in Eleuthera, The Bahamas. Juli-Anne is an advocate for the growth of aquaculture and more specifically mariculture in the Caribbean and is an Edinburgh Ocean Leader nominee. Her interest in the growth of seaweed farming grew after conducting assessments in Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Belize in the fall of 2023. She has been a consultant for several NGOs such as FAO, EcoLtd, IDB, USAID and Compete Caribbean.