Editor’s Note: InterStellar is a new section of IS-MPMI Interactions that highlights members’ accomplishments and accolades.

IS-MPMI member Bart Thomma has received the first RKS Wood prize from the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP). BSPP reports that “the prize celebrates excellent science in the study of plant disease biology and its application in the protection of plants against pathogens.” Read more about Thomma and his accomplishments on the BSPP website. Also plan to attend Thomma’s plenary address at the IS-MPMI XVIII Congress in Scotland next year!