Noel T. Keen

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Noel T. Keen
Born(1940-08-13)August 13, 1940
Marshalltown, Iowa, US
DiedApril 18, 2002(2002-04-18) (aged 61)[1]
Riverside, California, US
Education
B.S in botany, Iowa State University (1963)
Title
William and Sue Johnson Endowed Chair of Molecular Plant Pathology (1997-2002)[3]
SpouseDiane Ill Keen[6]
Awards
UCR Faculty Research Lecturer (1996)[3]
  • USDA
    Secretary's Honor Award for Personal and Professional Excellence (1996)
  • CSREES Award of Merit (1996)
  • John Innes Institute Gatsby Traveling Fellow Lectureship (1992)[5]
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Noel Thomas Keen (August 13, 1940 – April 18, 2002) was an American

plant physiologist. He spent his career teaching at University of California, Riverside (UCR). His research focused on the varied ability of cultivars to detect and resist pathogens
.

Early life and education

Noel Keen was born in

postdoctoral experience.[10]

Career

Keen arrived at UCR in 1968 and was promoted to associate professor in plant pathology in 1972.

biochemical interactions responsible for resistance to Phytophthora sojae in one cultivar of soybean but not another, publishing the first findings on the subject in 1975.[10] He coined the term "elicitor" to describe the chemicals given off by invading organisms that elicited phytoalexin response in the host plant. This work led him to identify the single gene in Pseudomonas syringae responsible for producing elicitors.[5][4] Since 1977 Keen spoke at many National Science Foundation-funded international conferences, particularly with the Japanese scientists like Masaaki Yoshikawa.[12] In 1997 Keen co-founded Connecting Research and Economic Development for the 21st Century (CORE21), a business-academia collective. He served on its board of directors until 2002.[4][13][14]

Awards and honors

In 1995 Keen was awarded the American Phytopathological Society's annual award, named after Ruth Allen (herself a plant pathologist), alongside fellow professor Brian Staskawicz.[15][16] The two had worked together in 1980 at the International Plant Research Institute in San Carlos, California in order to use recombinant DNA techniques to clone bacterial avirulence genes. Their work confirmed an aspect of the Gene-for-gene relationship.[4]

Keen was elected to the

Erwinia chrysanthemi.[5]

The American Phytopathological Society awards an annual cash prize in Keen's name for "research excellence in molecular plant pathology."[19][20] University of California, Riverside hosts an annual lecture named for Keen focusing on plant biology and pathology. The lecture series is endowed by the Noel T. and Diane Ill Keen Fund.[21] In 2003 University of California, Riverside named their renovated bio-agricultural library "Noel T. Keen Hall."[22] Keen Hall houses UCR's stem cell research center.[23]

Death

Keen was the victim of a 1999 car crash. Subsequent to the crash, blood tests revealed Keen had leukemia.[3] He remained active until weeks before his death in 2002.[4][24]

Selected published works

  • The Polygalacturonase of Pyrenochaeta Terrestris. Iowa State University. 1965.
  • —; Ji, Cheng; Boyd, Carol; Slaymaker, David; et al. (March 17, 1998). "Characterization of a 34-kDa soybean binding protein for the syringolide elicitors".
    PMID 9501258 – via NCBI
    .
  • Keen, Noel T. (1999). "Plants and microorganisms—listening in on the conversation".
    S2CID 12963851
    .
  • —; Okinaka, Y; Yang, CH; Herman, E; et al. (December 2002). "The P34 syringolide elicitor receptor interacts with a soybean photorespiration enzyme, NADH-dependent hydroxypyruvate reductase". Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 15 (12): 1213–1218.
    PMID 12481993 – via NCBI
    .
  • —; Fletcher, J (January 2003). "A critical shortage in u.s. Agricultural research funding: a time for action".
    PMID 18944151 – via ResearchGate
    .

References

Citations

  1. ^ Staskawicz, Collmer & Cooksey 2014, p. 1.
  2. American Society of Plant Physiologists: 3. May–June 1997. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  3. ^ a b c Staskawicz, Collmer & Cooksey 2014, p. 10.
  4. ^
    PMID 17459000
    .
  5. ^ a b c d e J. J. Sims; D. A. Cooksey; D. D. Focht; B. C. Hyman; L. L. Walling; F. A. Jurnak. "In Memoriam Noel T. Keen". University of California. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  6. ^ a b "Noel T. Keen, 61" (PDF). Mid-Iowa Enterprise. April 25, 2002.
  7. ^ a b Staskawicz, Collmer & Cooksey 2014, p. 2.
  8. ^ Scaffer, Barb (July 2009). "do you remember?" (PDF). Past Times: 3, 6.
  9. Newspaperarchive.com
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  10. ^ a b Staskawicz, Collmer & Cooksey 2014, p. 4.
  11. ^ "Academic Promotions and Appointments, 1972-73". University Bulletin. 21 (5). University of California: 29. September 18, 1972.
  12. ^ Staskawicz, Collmer & Cooksey 2014, pp. 3–4.
  13. ^ Flanigan, James (June 17, 1998). "Removing Roadblocks to Prosperity". Los Angeles Times.
  14. LCCN 2010925155. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  15. ^ "Berkeleyan Gazette". University of California, Berkeley. May 3, 1995.
  16. ^ American Phytopathological Society. "Ruth F. Allen". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  17. ^ Silverman, Edward (June 9, 1997). "New NAS Members, 1997". The Scientist.
  18. ^ Staskawicz, Collmer & Cooksey 2014, pp. 7, 9.
  19. ^ "Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology". American Phytopathological Society.
  20. ^ "Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology". American Phytopathological Society. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  21. ^ "Keen Endowed Fund". University of California, Riverside.
  22. ^ "Former Bio-Agricultural Library to be Named "Noel T. Keen Hall"". University of California, Riverside. April 18, 2003.
  23. ^ "UC Riverside's new state-of-the-art technology to accelerate stem cell research". Phys.org. February 2, 2010.
  24. ^ "UCR Loses Distinguished Scientist to Cancer". University of California, Riverside. April 19, 2002.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • American men & women of science, 1998-99 : a biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. Vol. 4.
    OCLC 760078309
    .
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