Gary D. Foster

Gary D. Foster is a British phytopathologist.

Foster was educated at Banbridge Academy from 1976-1983. Foster then read microbiology at Queen’s University Belfast, graduating in 1986. Four years later, he received a doctorate from the same institution. Foster completed postdoctoral research at the University of Leicester.

In 1996, Foster began teaching at the University of Bristol. Foster founded the journal Molecular Plant Pathology in 2000, serving as chief editor through 2012. Foster was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in 2011.