Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology.

Features Brian Staskawicz, recipient of the Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology. Birth in Boston, Massachusetts; Collaboration between Staskawicz and Keen on pioneering contributions to studies on plant resistance to pathogens; Cloning of the first avr gene from Pseudomonas; Membership in the American Phytopathology Society and the American Society for Microbiology.