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After completing his PhD, Siddall completed a postdoc at the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]]. Subsequently, he was a fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows from 1996 - 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lsa.umich.edu/herbarium/news-events/all-events.detail.html/37412-6534097.html|title=All Events &#124; U-M LSA University of Michigan Herbarium|website=lsa.umich.edu}}</ref> Siddall was hired at the [[American Museum of Natural History]] in July, 1999<ref name="auto1" /> and served there as a curator until September, 2020.
After completing his PhD, Siddall completed a postdoc at the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]]. Subsequently, he was a fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows from 1996 - 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lsa.umich.edu/herbarium/news-events/all-events.detail.html/37412-6534097.html|title=All Events &#124; U-M LSA University of Michigan Herbarium|website=lsa.umich.edu}}</ref> Siddall was hired at the [[American Museum of Natural History]] in July, 1999<ref name="auto1" /> and served there as a curator until September, 2020.


The [[American Museum of Natural History]] let him go in September 2020 after an outside law firm, Kaplan Hecker & Fink<ref name = "Jacobs">{{cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|date=October 2, 2020|title=Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/mark-siddall-sexual-harassment.html|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> led by Roberta Kaplan (co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/style/media-men-list-lawsuit.html|title=Time’s Up Co-Founder to Represent Media Men List Creator|publisher=New York Times|date=|accessdate=2018-10-16}}</ref>) provided the museum with a determination that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student. As part of the investigation, which occurred when the [[American Museum of Natural History]] was seeking to fill a $120 million budget gap<ref>{{cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|date=2020-05-06 web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/arts/design/natural-history-layoffs-virus.html|title=Natural History Museum Slashing Staff With Layoffs and Furloughs|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>, he was cited for violating a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between staff and mentees under their academic supervision<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnh.org/content/download/56829/914521/file/RGGS%20Handbook%20for%20Students%20and%20Faculty%20on%20Academic%20and%20Conduct%20Policies%20and%20Procedures%20January%202017.pdf |title=Richard Gilder Graduate School Handbook for Students and Faculty on Academic and Conduct Policies and Procedures|publisher=AMNH.org|date= |accessdate=2021-02-22}}</ref>. Siddall denied that the graduate student was ever under his supervision<ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs"/>. The AMNH graduate school roster from that time period does not indicate any student being under his academic supervision<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303060700/https://www.amnh.org/research/richard-gilder-graduate-school/meet-our-phd-students|title=Meet Our PhD Students|publisher=Internet Archive|date= |accessdate=2020-03-03}}</ref>.
The [[American Museum of Natural History]] let him go in September 2020 after an outside law firm, Kaplan Hecker & Fink<ref name = "Jacobs">{{cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|date=October 2, 2020|title=Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/mark-siddall-sexual-harassment.html|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> led by Roberta Kaplan (co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/style/media-men-list-lawsuit.html|title=Time’s Up Co-Founder to Represent Media Men List Creator|publisher=New York Times|date=|accessdate=2018-10-16}}</ref>) provided the museum with a determination that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student. As part of the investigation, which occurred when the [[American Museum of Natural History]] was seeking to fill a $120 million budget gap<ref>{{cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|date=2020-05-06 web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/arts/design/natural-history-layoffs-virus.html|title=Natural History Museum Slashing Staff With Layoffs and Furloughs|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>, he was cited for violating a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between staff and mentees under their academic supervision<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnh.org/content/download/56829/914521/file/RGGS%20Handbook%20for%20Students%20and%20Faculty%20on%20Academic%20and%20Conduct%20Policies%20and%20Procedures%20January%202017.pdf |title=Richard Gilder Graduate School Handbook for Students and Faculty on Academic and Conduct Policies and Procedures|publisher=AMNH.org|date= |accessdate=2021-02-22}}</ref>. Siddall denied that the graduate student was ever under his supervision<ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs"/>. The AMNH graduate school roster from that time period does not indicate any student being under his academic supervision either in the museum's own Richard Gilder Graduate School Comparative Biology program or in its Collaborative Program at partnering universities<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303060700/https://www.amnh.org/research/richard-gilder-graduate-school/meet-our-phd-students|title=Meet Our PhD Students|publisher=Internet Archive|date= |accessdate=2020-03-03}}</ref>.


Siddall has denied that anything of a sexual nature ever took place<ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222211028/https://marksiddall.net/reply_to_jacobs/|title=Response to New York Times Inquiry – September 23, 2020 |publisher=Internet Archive|date=|accessdate=2021-02-22}}</ref>. Worried about data-fabrication in a paper they were coauthoring, Siddall asked to remove his name from the paper on 22 May 2020<ref name = "Jacobs"/><ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs"/>. Within days of that request<ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs"/> the graduate student filed a sexual assault complaint that was not upheld in the investigation<ref name = "Jacobs"/>.
Siddall has denied that anything of a sexual nature ever took place<ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222211028/https://marksiddall.net/reply_to_jacobs/|title=Response to New York Times Inquiry – September 23, 2020 |publisher=Internet Archive|date=|accessdate=2021-02-22}}</ref>. Worried about data-fabrication in a paper they were coauthoring, Siddall asked to remove his name from the paper on 22 May 2020<ref name = "Jacobs"/><ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs"/>. Within days of that request<ref name = "Siddall2Jacobs"/> the graduate student filed a sexual assault complaint that was not upheld in the investigation<ref name = "Jacobs"/>.

Revision as of 00:54, 9 April 2021

Mark E. Siddall is a Canadian[1] invertebrate zoologist and infectious disease expert[2].

Siddall's research has focused on the diversity and evolutionary biology of a wide range of parasites, from single-celled microbes to leeches. He has led expeditions throughout the world, most recently including South Sudan, Cambodia and the Lower Amazon of Brazil. His work ranges from sequencing the whole genome of bed bugs uncovering hemotoxic venom compounds in blood feeding animals, to leveraging iDNA as a measure of endangered animal diversity in protected tropical forests[3]. In addition to over 160 peer reviewed publications[4], he is author of the whimsical[3] book “Poison: Sinister species with deadly consequences”[5]. Siddall is a committed science communicator making frequent public program appearances, at venues around New York City and more widely; even garnering recognition from the Entertainment Exchange of the National Academy of Sciences[3]. He has curated of the Irma and Paul Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life and other exhibitions including The Power of Poison, Life at the Limits: Stories of Amazing Species, Picturing Science, Undersea Oasis and Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease[3] in collaboration with President Jimmy_Carter. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1994, is a recipient of the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal from the American Society of Parasitologists and is a Fellow of The Explorers Club[3].


Education

Siddall completed a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Immunology, a Masters [6] and PhD in Parasitology[7] under the supervision of Sherwin S. Desser at the University of Toronto in 1998, 1991 and 1994, respectively.[8]

Career

After completing his PhD, Siddall completed a postdoc at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Subsequently, he was a fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows from 1996 - 1999.[9] Siddall was hired at the American Museum of Natural History in July, 1999[1] and served there as a curator until September, 2020.

The American Museum of Natural History let him go in September 2020 after an outside law firm, Kaplan Hecker & Fink[10] led by Roberta Kaplan (co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund[11]) provided the museum with a determination that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student. As part of the investigation, which occurred when the American Museum of Natural History was seeking to fill a $120 million budget gap[12], he was cited for violating a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between staff and mentees under their academic supervision[13]. Siddall denied that the graduate student was ever under his supervision[14]. The AMNH graduate school roster from that time period does not indicate any student being under his academic supervision either in the museum's own Richard Gilder Graduate School Comparative Biology program or in its Collaborative Program at partnering universities[15].

Siddall has denied that anything of a sexual nature ever took place[14]. Worried about data-fabrication in a paper they were coauthoring, Siddall asked to remove his name from the paper on 22 May 2020[10][14]. Within days of that request[14] the graduate student filed a sexual assault complaint that was not upheld in the investigation[10].

Siddall also publicly disagreed with the lesser harassment findings that led to his dismissal, however, he chose to not appeal the decision to protect his family and due to legal costs[10][14]. The American Museum of Natural History responded with termination even though there is no record of a prior sexual harassment complaint against Siddall[14]. The New York Times noted that in 2017, Dr. Siddall and Dr. Susan Perkins had filed competing work-related complaints against each other[10][14] while Perkins was in the position of power (Chair of the Faculty Senate[16]). The museum found that Dr. Siddall had not violated any of the institution's policies, and exonerated him in full. Dr. Perkins admitted that the museum concluded "nothing wrong had happened"[10].

Research

Siddall studies phylogenetics and evolution.[17] He began his career publishing on blood parasites.[18] He has published extensively on leech systematics.[19][20][21]

References

  1. ^ a b "INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT MARK E. SIDDALL - ProQuest". search.proquest.com.
  2. ^ "Disease experts reveal their biggest worries about the next pandemic". 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e The Explorers Club (2018-04-30). "Public Lecture Series with Mark Siddall - The Bloodsucker Proxy: Terrestrial Leeches and Revolutionary New Techniques For Genetic Forest Sampling".
  4. ^ "Google Scholar Profile for Mark Siddall". Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ^ "Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences - Mark Siddall - Google Books". Google.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ^ "U of T Magazine | Winter 2014". Issuu.
  7. ^ "Mark Siddall". World Science Festival. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. ^ Siddall, Mark E. (2016). "Presidential Address: Reinvention and Resolve". The Journal of Parasitology. 102 (6): 566–571. doi:10.1645/16-113. JSTOR 44810235. PMID 27626125. S2CID 11802614.
  9. ^ "All Events | U-M LSA University of Michigan Herbarium". lsa.umich.edu.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Jacobs, Julia (October 2, 2020). "Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher" – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ^ "Time's Up Co-Founder to Represent Media Men List Creator". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  12. ^ Jacobs, Julia (2020-05-06 web). "Natural History Museum Slashing Staff With Layoffs and Furloughs" – via NYTimes.com. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Richard Gilder Graduate School Handbook for Students and Faculty on Academic and Conduct Policies and Procedures" (PDF). AMNH.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Response to New York Times Inquiry – September 23, 2020". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  15. ^ "Meet Our PhD Students". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  16. ^ "Resolution To Appoint Susan Perkins with Immediate Tenure" (PDF). CUNY.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  17. ^ Zimmer, Carl (February 7, 2006). "His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty (Published 2006)" – via NYTimes.com.
  18. ^ Siddall, Mark E.; Desser, Sherwin S. (November 3, 1990). "Gametogenesis and Sporogonic Development of Haemogregarina balli (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) in the Leech Placobdella ornata". The Journal of Protozoology. 37 (6): 511–520. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01257.x – via Wiley Online Library.
  19. ^ Siddall, Mark E.; Burreson, Eugene M. (October 1, 1996). "Leeches (Oligochaeta?: Euhirudinea), their phylogeny and the evolution of life-history strategies". Hydrobiologia. 334 (1): 277–285. doi:10.1007/BF00017378. S2CID 21736028 – via Springer Link.
  20. ^ Siddall, Mark E.; Burreson, Eugene M. (February 1, 1998). "Phylogeny of Leeches (Hirudinea) Based on Mitochondrial CytochromecOxidase Subunit I". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 9 (1): 156–162. doi:10.1006/mpev.1997.0455. PMID 9479704 – via ScienceDirect.
  21. ^ "Download Limit Exceeded". citeseerx.ist.psu.edu.
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