Allen Kerr Prize
The Allen Kerr Prize is awarded by the APPS for the most outstanding piece of original research undertaken by a postgraduate student in the field of plant pathology. The prize will normally be awarded on the basis of publication in refereed journal(s).
Allen Kerr was Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide. Allen Kerr’s own research career had many significant highlights, including the discovery of the tumour-inducing plasmids (Ti plasmids) in Agrobacterium and the successful biological control of crown gall of stonefruit using strain K84. Allen Kerr and his collaborators also made numerous contributions to plant bacteriology with significant impacts on the control of crown gall disease of grapevines, on the understanding of conjugation in Agrobacterium, and on the role of bacteria and bacteriophage in Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT).
You can read more about Allen Kerr’s research career at http://www.australasianplantpathologysociety.org.au/Miscellaneous/allen_kerr.htm
For more information about the Allen Kerr Prize, and to nominate a candidate please follow the links on the APPS website at http://www.australasianplantpathologysociety.org.au/