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'''Mark Siddall''' is a Canadian<ref>https://search.proquest.com/openview/826ba0e832e279739fb0691b74b947f6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=41450</ref> biologist. Siddall has studied the evolution and systematics of blood parasites and leeches, and systematic theory<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/3285473</ref>. He was formerly a curator at the American Museum of Natural History. In September 2020, Siddall was fired from the American Museum of Natural History for violating sexual harassment guidelines<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/mark-siddall-sexual-harassment.html</ref>.
'''Mark Siddall''' is a Canadian<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/openview/826ba0e832e279739fb0691b74b947f6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=41450|title=INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT MARK E. SIDDALL - ProQuest|website=search.proquest.com}}</ref> biologist. Siddall has studied the evolution and systematics of blood parasites and leeches, and systematic theory<ref name="auto2">{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3285473|title=Society Business|author1=Burreson, Eugene M.|author2=Siddall, Mark E.|author3=Connors, Vincent A.|year=2002|journal=The Journal of Parasitology|volume=88|issue=6|pages=1053-1070|via=JSTOR}}</ref>. He was formerly a curator at the American Museum of Natural History. In September 2020, Siddall was fired from the American Museum of Natural History for violating sexual harassment guidelines<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/mark-siddall-sexual-harassment.html|title=Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher|first=Julia|last=Jacobs|date=October 2, 2020|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>.


==Education==
==Education==
Siddall completed a Masters<ref>https://issuu.com/uoftmagazine/docs/winter14/62</ref> and PhD<ref>https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/participants/mark_siddall/</ref> under the supervision of Sherwin S. Desser at the University of Toronto in 1991 and 1994, respectively<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/44810235</ref>.
Siddall completed a Masters<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uoftmagazine/docs/winter14/62|title=U of T Magazine &#124; Winter 2014|website=Issuu}}</ref> and PhD<ref>https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/participants/mark_siddall/</ref> under the supervision of Sherwin S. Desser at the University of Toronto in 1991 and 1994, respectively<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/44810235|title=PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: REINVENTION AND RESOLVE|author=Siddall, Mark E.|year=2016|journal=The Journal of Parasitology|volume=102|issue=6|pages=566-571}}</ref>.


==Career==
==Career==


After completing his PhD, Siddall completed a postdoc at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/3285473</ref>. Subsequently, he was a fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows from 1996 - 1999<ref>https://lsa.umich.edu/herbarium/news-events/all-events.detail.html/37412-6534097.html</ref>. Siddall was hired as an assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History in 1999<ref>https://search.proquest.com/openview/826ba0e832e279739fb0691b74b947f6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=41450</ref> and served there as a curator until 2020<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/mark-siddall-sexual-harassment.html</ref>. He has written a popular science book, Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences<ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Poison/4PVBmQEACAAJ?hl=en</ref>.
After completing his PhD, Siddall completed a postdoc at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science<ref name="auto2"/>. 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 as an assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History in 1999<ref name="auto1"/> and served there as a curator until 2020<ref name="auto"/>. He has written a popular science book, Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences<ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Poison/4PVBmQEACAAJ?hl=en</ref>.


===Firing for sexual harassment===
===Firing for sexual harassment===


Siddall was fired from the American Museum of Natural History in September 2020 after the museum found that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student under his supervision; as part of the investigation, he was cited for violating a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between staff and mentees under their academic supervision<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/mark-siddall-sexual-harassment.html</ref>.
Siddall was fired from the American Museum of Natural History in September 2020 after the museum found that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student under his supervision; as part of the investigation, he was cited for violating a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between staff and mentees under their academic supervision<ref name="auto"/>.


==Research==
==Research==


Siddall studies phylogenetics and evolution<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/07/science/his-subject-highly-evolved-and-exquisitely-thirsty.html?searchResultPosition=2</ref>. He began his career publishing on blood parasites<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01257.x</ref>. He has published extensively on leech systematics<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00017378</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790397904553</ref><ref>https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.336.4213&rep=rep1&type=pdf</ref>.
Siddall studies phylogenetics and evolution<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/07/science/his-subject-highly-evolved-and-exquisitely-thirsty.html|title=His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty (Published 2006)|first=Carl|last=Zimmer|date=February 7, 2006|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>. He began his career publishing on blood parasites<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01257.x|title=Gametogenesis and Sporogonic Development of Haemogregarina balli (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) in the Leech Placobdella ornata|first1=Mark E.|last1=Siddall|first2=Sherwin S.|last2=Desser|date=November 3, 1990|journal=The Journal of Protozoology|volume=37|issue=6|pages=511–520|via=Wiley Online Library|doi=10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01257.x}}</ref>. He has published extensively on leech systematics<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017378|title=Leeches (Oligochaeta?: Euhirudinea), their phylogeny and the evolution of life-history strategies|first1=Mark E.|last1=Siddall|first2=Eugene M.|last2=Burreson|date=October 1, 1996|journal=Hydrobiologia|volume=334|issue=1|pages=277–285|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1007/BF00017378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790397904553|title=Phylogeny of Leeches (Hirudinea) Based on Mitochondrial CytochromecOxidase Subunit I|first1=Mark E.|last1=Siddall|first2=Eugene M.|last2=Burreson|date=February 1, 1998|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|volume=9|issue=1|pages=156–162|via=ScienceDirect|doi=10.1006/mpev.1997.0455}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/messages/downloadsexceeded.html|title=Download Limit Exceeded|website=citeseerx.ist.psu.edu}}</ref>.


Siddall has been described as "a staunch supporter of parsimony and a harsh critic of maximum likelihood approaches” to inferring phylogenies<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/3285473</ref>; notably, Siddall was involved in the Twitter controversy [https://twitter.com/hashtag/parsimonygate?lang=en #Parsimonygate] in 2016<ref>https://www.wired.com/2016/02/twitter-nerd-fight-reveals-a-long-bizarre-scientific-feud/</ref>.
Siddall has been described as "a staunch supporter of parsimony and a harsh critic of maximum likelihood approaches” to inferring phylogenies<ref name="auto2"/>; notably, Siddall was involved in the Twitter controversy [https://twitter.com/hashtag/parsimonygate?lang=en #Parsimonygate] in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/02/twitter-nerd-fight-reveals-a-long-bizarre-scientific-feud/|title=Twitter Nerd-Fight Reveals a Long, Bizarre Scientific Feud|via=www.wired.com}}</ref>.




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Revision as of 19:24, 3 November 2020

Mark Siddall is a Canadian[1] biologist. Siddall has studied the evolution and systematics of blood parasites and leeches, and systematic theory[2]. He was formerly a curator at the American Museum of Natural History. In September 2020, Siddall was fired from the American Museum of Natural History for violating sexual harassment guidelines[3].

Education

Siddall completed a Masters[4] and PhD[5] under the supervision of Sherwin S. Desser at the University of Toronto in 1991 and 1994, respectively[6].

Career

After completing his PhD, Siddall completed a postdoc at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science[2]. Subsequently, he was a fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows from 1996 - 1999[7]. Siddall was hired as an assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History in 1999[1] and served there as a curator until 2020[3]. He has written a popular science book, Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences[8].

Firing for sexual harassment

Siddall was fired from the American Museum of Natural History in September 2020 after the museum found that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student under his supervision; as part of the investigation, he was cited for violating a museum policy that prohibits sexual relationships between staff and mentees under their academic supervision[3].

Research

Siddall studies phylogenetics and evolution[9]. He began his career publishing on blood parasites[10]. He has published extensively on leech systematics[11][12][13].

Siddall has been described as "a staunch supporter of parsimony and a harsh critic of maximum likelihood approaches” to inferring phylogenies[2]; notably, Siddall was involved in the Twitter controversy #Parsimonygate in 2016[14].




References

  1. ^ a b "INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT MARK E. SIDDALL - ProQuest". search.proquest.com.
  2. ^ a b c Burreson, Eugene M.; Siddall, Mark E.; Connors, Vincent A. (2002). "Society Business". The Journal of Parasitology. 88 (6): 1053–1070 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ a b c Jacobs, Julia (October 2, 2020). "Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "U of T Magazine | Winter 2014". Issuu.
  5. ^ https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/participants/mark_siddall/
  6. ^ Siddall, Mark E. (2016). "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: REINVENTION AND RESOLVE". The Journal of Parasitology. 102 (6): 566–571.
  7. ^ "All Events | U-M LSA University of Michigan Herbarium". lsa.umich.edu.
  8. ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Poison/4PVBmQEACAAJ?hl=en
  9. ^ Zimmer, Carl (February 7, 2006). "His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty (Published 2006)" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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 – via Springer Link.
  12. ^ 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 – via ScienceDirect.
  13. ^ "Download Limit Exceeded". citeseerx.ist.psu.edu.
  14. ^ "Twitter Nerd-Fight Reveals a Long, Bizarre Scientific Feud" – via www.wired.com.
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