{{primary sources|date=March 2020}} {{short description|American plant microbiologist}} {{infobox scientist |name=Eugene Nester |education=Cornell University (BS)<br>Case Western Reserve University (PhD) |occupation=Plant microbiologist |awards=Australia Prize (1990) }} '''Eugene Nester''' is an American plant microbiologist who has made significant contributions to the field of microbe-host interactions in plants and especially on ''Agrobacterium'' species. He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/7065.html|title=Eugene Nester|website=National Academy of Sciences}}</ref> He is an emeritus professor at the University of Washington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://microbiology.washington.edu/faculty/emeritus|title=Emeritus Faculty|website=UW Microbiology}}</ref>

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