Allen Kerr
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Dr. Allen Kerr AO, FRS, FAA (born 1926) was a Scottish-born Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide
. His most significant work was his study of crown gall - a plant cancer induced by Agrobacterium tumerfaciens.
He was born in 21 May 1926 in Edinburgh and gained a BSc degree at Edinburgh University.
From 1947-1951 he was Assistant Mycologist at the North of Scotland College of Agriculture.
From 1951-1980 he was Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, then Reader in Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide.
From 1978-1983 he was Vice-President of the International Society for Plant Pathology.
From 1980-1983 he was President of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society.
In 1978 he was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
In 1986 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1990 he received the inaugural Australia Prize for his work with plant genetics and biology.
In 1990 he became Head of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide, and
in 1991 he became Head of the Department of Crop Protection at the University of Adelaide.
He retired in 1991, but since then has received many awards.
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
. His most significant work was his study of crown gall - a plant cancer induced by Agrobacterium tumerfaciens.
He was born in 21 May 1926 in Edinburgh and gained a BSc degree at Edinburgh University.
From 1947-1951 he was Assistant Mycologist at the North of Scotland College of Agriculture.
From 1951-1980 he was Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, then Reader in Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide.
From 1978-1983 he was Vice-President of the International Society for Plant Pathology.
From 1980-1983 he was President of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society.
In 1978 he was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
In 1986 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1990 he received the inaugural Australia Prize for his work with plant genetics and biology.
In 1990 he became Head of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide, and
in 1991 he became Head of the Department of Crop Protection at the University of Adelaide.
He retired in 1991, but since then has received many awards.
Awards
- 1978 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceAustralian Academy of ScienceThe Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The Academy is modelled after the Royal Society and operates under a Royal Charter; as such it is...
(FAA) - 1978 - Walter Buffitt Prize of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1982 - Ruth AllenRuth F. AllenRuth Florence Allen was an American plant pathologist. She increased the understanding of cytology of rust fungi, which are a chief cause of cereal diseases. These diseases can have a devastating effect on coffee, apple and pine trees....
Award of the American Phytopathological Society - 1986 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- 1990 - Inaugural Australia Prize
- 1991 - Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
- 1991 - Elvin Charles Stackman Award of the University of Minnesota
- 1992 - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 1995 - Fellow of the Australasian Plant Pathology SocietyAustralasian Plant Pathology SocietyThe Australasian Plant Pathology Society is a scientific association whose members study plant diseases. Its members are located in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and also the Indian, Pacific and Asian regions...
- 1996 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological SocietyAmerican Phytopathological SocietyThe American Phytopathological Society is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases. APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant health management in agricultural, urban and forest settings...
- 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
External links
- 100 Years of Australian Innovation - No Gall, biotechnology-innovation.com.au