Michael Francis Madelin

Michael Francis Madelin
Born1931 (1931)
London, England
Died2007 (aged 75–76)
Oxford, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College London
Known forPioneer work in slime moulds and conidial fungi
Awards
  • Forbes Memorial Medal and Prize in Biology (1951)
  • Huxley Memorial Medal and Prize (1967)
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsImperial College London
University of London
University of Bristol
ThesisFactors influencing growth and fruiting of Coprinus lagopus Fr. (1954)
Doctoral advisorRonald Karslake Starr Wood
Doctoral studentsGeorge C. Clerk

Michael Francis Madelin (1931–2007) was a British mycologist.[1] He held research faculty positions at Imperial College, University of London, and the University of Bristol, and undertook pioneering research in conidial fungi and slime moulds, with specific reference to their physiology and ecology.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Campbell, Richard (1 December 2008). "Michael Francis Madelin (1931–2007): a pioneer in the biology and ecology of conidial fungi and slime moulds". Mycological Research. 112 (12): 1489–1492. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2008.09.005. ISSN 0953-7562. PMID 19145717.
  2. ^ Campbell, Richard (2008). "Michael Francis Madelin (1931—2007): a pioneer in the biology and ecology of conidial fungi and slime moulds". Mycological Research. 112 (Pt 12): 1489–1492. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2008.09.005. ISSN 0953-7562. PMID 19145717.
  3. ^ "Michael Francis Madelin (1931–2007): a pioneer in the biology and ecology of conidial fungi and slime moulds". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ Madelin, Michael Francis; Knowles, David Oakington (1975). "Chemotactic and Other Responses of Plasmodia of Badhamia utricularis to an Extract of Stereum hirsutum and to Certain Other Substances". Journal of General Microbiology. 89 (2): 235–244. doi:10.1099/00221287-89-2-235. S2CID 73604183.