Michele R. Tennant received her PhD in Biology from Wayne State University, and her MLIS from UCLA. Since 1995, she has provided liaison, outreach and instructional services at the Health Science Center Libraries of the University of Florida, with a focus on bioinformatics and genetics. Tennant served as PI on NLM-funded outreach projects related to women’s health, sex and gender differences in health, and HIV/AIDS. She recently edited two children’s book – “Madagascar from A to Z” – published by the LibraryPress@UF and distributed to non-governmental agencies in Madagascar, and a version specifically created for the southwestern part of the country. She co-teaches a study abroad course on biodiversity, conservation, sustainability and culture in Madagascar, as well as honors courses on these topics. Tennant has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles in the library and scientific literature, as well as 7 invited book chapters, and over 160 posters and presentations at conferences and other venues. Since 2005 she has been a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). In 2019, she was named a Fellow of the Medical Library Association (MLA). She was the recipient of the Estelle Brodman Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Award (2005), and the Lucretia McClure Excellence in Education Award (2014), both from the MLA, and has served on numerous grant panels for the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine.