Gary D. Foster is a British

phytopathologist Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Plant pathology involves the study of pathogen identification, disease ...

Education

Gary Foster was educated at Banbridge Academy from 1976-1983. Foster then read microbiology at

Queen's University Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...

, graduating in 1986. Four years later, he received a doctorate from the same institution. Foster completed postdoctoral research at the

University of Leicester The University of Leicester ( ) is a public university, public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park, Leicester, Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, Univ ...

Career

In 1996, Foster began teaching at the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

. Foster founded the journal ''

Molecular Plant Pathology ''Molecular Plant Pathology'' is a monthly open access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Society for Plant Pathology. It was established in January 2000 by Gary D. Foster, University of Bristol ...

'' in 2000, serving as chief editor through 2012. Foster was elected a fellow of the

Royal Society of Biology The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), previously called the Society of Biology, is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research. Fo ...

in 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Gary D. British phytopathologists Living people Alumni of Queen's University Belfast British academic journal editors Academics of the University of Bristol Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology Year of birth missing (living people)