BSPP Best Student Paper Prize

This is a new award made for the best 'student paper' published in each of the Society's journals Plant Pathology and Molecular Plant Pathology. To be eligible for consideration the candidate must be the first author and the paper should be substantially the work of the first author carried out during their postgraduate studentship. Normally, papers are eligible for consideration if submitted up to 12 months after the candidate has been awarded their higher degree. An indication from the authors that the paper is eligible for consideration for this award should be indicated when the manuscript is submitted.

Criteria used to judge the best paper are a combination of scholarship, impact and novelty. The final decision is made by the Senior Editor of Plant Pathology and the Editor-in Chief of Molecular Plant Pathology. The author of the best paper in each journal is awarded a prize of £250, free membership of the Society for two years and an opportunity to attend the Society's annual Presidential conference.

2009 Winner for for Plant Pathology: Alison Bentley, University of Sydney, Australia for her paper 'Spatial aggregation in Fusarium pseudograminearum populations from the Australian grain belt': A. R. Bentley, M. G. Milgroom, J. F. Leslie, B. A. Summerell, L. W. Burgess. Abstract...

2009 Winner for for Molecular Plant Pathology: Pieter van Poppel, Wageningen University, The Netherlands for his paper: Recognition of Phytophthora infestans Avr4 by potato R4 is triggered by C-terminal domains comprising W motifs. Pieter M. J. A. van Poppel, Rays H. Y. Jiang, Jadwiga Śliwka, Francine Govers. Abstract...

2008 Winner for Plant Pathology: Abdullah Al-Sa'di, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman for his paper: 'Genetic diversity, aggressiveness and metalaxyl sensitivity of Pythium aphanidermatum populations infecting cucumber in Oman':  Al-Sa'di A. M., Drenth A., Deadman M. L. and Aitken E. A. B.  Abstract...

2008 Winner for Molecular Plant Pathology: Burt Bluhm, University of Arkansas, USA for his paper: 'Involvement of ZFR1 of Fusarium verticillioides in kernel colonization and the regulation of FST1, a putative sugar transporter gene required for fumonisin biosynthesis on maize kernels': B. H. Bluhm, H. Kim, R. A. E. Butchko and C. P. Woloshuk. Abstract...

2007 Winner for Plant Pathology: Natalie Wuyts, Catholic University of Leuven for her paper:
Potential physical and chemical barriers to infection by the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis in roots of susceptible and resistant banana (Musa spp.) N. Wuyts, G. Lognay, M. Verscheure, M. Marlier, D. De Waele and R. Swennen. Abstract...

2007 Winner for Molecular Plant Pathology: Reza Shafiei, University of Edinburgh for his paper:
Identification of loci controlling non-host disease resistance in Arabidopsis against the leaf rust pathogen Puccinia triticina. Reza Shafiei, Cui Hang, Jeong-Gu Kang and Gary J. Loake. Abstract...