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Michael T. Madigan received his B.S. in Biology and Education from Wisconsin State University?Stevens Point (1971) and his M.S. (1974) and Ph.D. (1976) in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin?Madison in the laboratory of Thomas Brock. Following a postdoc at Indiana University with Howard Gest, Madigan moved to Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he taught courses in introductory microbiology and bacterial diversity as a professor of microbiology for 33 years. In 1988 Madigan was selected as the Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science and in 1993, the Outstanding Researcher. In 2001 he received the SIUC Outstanding Scholar Award. In 2003 he received the Carski Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching from the American Society for Microbiology, and he is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Madigan’s research is focused on bacteria that inhabit extreme environments, and for the past 20 years his emphasis has been Antarctic microbiology. Madigan has co-edited a major treatise on phototrophic bacteria and served for 10 years as chief editor of the journal Archives of Microbiology. He currently serves on the editorial board of the journals Environmental Microbiology and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Madigan’s other interests include forestry, swimming, reading, and caring for his dogs and horses. He lives on a quiet lake with his wife, Nancy, three dogs (Kato, Nut, and Merry), and three horses (Eddie, Gwen, and Georgie).