IS-MPMI is pleased to welcome the new Interactions Editor-in-Chief, Dennis Halterman. Dr. Halterman is a Research Geneticist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. He obtained his Ph.D. at Purdue University with a focus on genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology while under the instruction of Dr. Greg Martin. He continued his career as a USDA/ARS postdoctoral scientist at Iowa State University with Dr. Roger Wise. Since 2004, his laboratory in Madison, WI has focused on identifying and characterizing disease resistance genes in potato to a wide variety of pathogens. Dr. Halterman is also very active in science outreach through plantingscience.org, the American Phytopathological Society’s Office of Public Relations and Outreach, and K-12 activities throughout Wisconsin. Dr. Halterman has been an IS-MPMI member since 2001 and is looking forward to the opportunity to volunteer his efforts to improve the value of IS-MPMI membership through new and improved Interactions website (details forthcoming).