Background
Ligon, James Madison was born on March 4, 1950 in Tokyo. Son of Richard Gist and Hope Cassell Ligon.
Ligon, James Madison was born on March 4, 1950 in Tokyo. Son of Richard Gist and Hope Cassell Ligon.
Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1972. Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1986.
Research microbiologist Allied Signal Corporation, Solvay, New York, 1981—1986. Postdoctoral associate USDA/ARS, Peoria, Illinois, 1986—1987. Research scientist Ciba-Geigy, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1987—1989.
Research group leader Ciba-Geigy, then Novartis, then Syngenta, 1989—2001. Biotechnology liason Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Switzerland, 1994—1995. Manager, regulatory affairs Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, since 2002.
Adjunct professor microbiology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1998. Board directors Agrasol, Inc.
Instructor swimming American Red Cross, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, 1962—1966. Troup leader Boy Scouts, Cary, North Carolina, 1990—1993. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Industrial Microbiology, American Society Microbiology.
Married Hope Thompson Ligon, September 17, 1994. Children: Erica Ligon Czahor, Ryan Scott, Madison Hope, Taylor Ashley, Jackson Matthew.