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Mark E. Siddall is a Canadian[1] biologist. Siddall has studied the evolution and systematics of blood parasites and leeches, and systematic theory.[2] Siddall was hired as an assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History in July, 1999[1] and served there as a curator until September, 2020.

Education

Siddall completed a Masters[3] and PhD[4] under the supervision of Sherwin S. Desser at the University of Toronto in 1991 and 1994, respectively.[5]

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.[6] He is the author of the popular science book, Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences. [7]

The American Museum of Natural History let him go in September 2020 after an outside law firm, Kaplan Hecker & Fink[8] led by Roberta Kaplan famous for #TimesUp[9], provided the museum with a determination that he had sexually harassed and bullied a graduate student. 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[10]. Siddall has denied that anything of a sexual nature ever took place. Siddall did state that the student had initiated a physical encounter with him, which he had rejected. Siddall also denied that the graduate student was under his supervision [11]. The AMNH graduate school roster from that time period does not indicate any student being under his academic supervision [12]. A year after the which Siddall says he "rebuffed", Siddall found errors in the findings of a research paper on which they were both co-authors. Worried about data-fabrication, Siddall then asked to remove his name from the paper. The museum found that his efforts were motivated at least in part by a desire to retaliate against the student for refusing to engage with him. He publicly disagreed with the findings by the museum that led to his dismissal, however, he chose to not appeal the decision for his family and due to legal costs. The Museum responded with termination. There is no record of a prior sexual harassment complaint against Siddall. In 2017, Dr. Siddall and Dr. Susan Perkins had filed competing work-related complaints against each other while Perkins was in a position of power (Chair of the Faculty Senate). 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".

Research

Siddall studies phylogenetics and evolution.[13] He began his career publishing on blood parasites.[14] He has published extensively on leech systematics.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b "INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT MARK E. SIDDALL - ProQuest". search.proquest.com.
  2. ^ a b Burreson, Eugene M.; Siddall, Mark E.; Connors, Vincent A. (2002). "Society Business". The Journal of Parasitology. 88 (6): 1053–1070. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1053:IOMESA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3285473 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "U of T Magazine | Winter 2014". Issuu.
  4. ^ "Mark Siddall". World Science Festival. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "All Events | U-M LSA University of Michigan Herbarium". lsa.umich.edu.
  7. ^ "Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences - Mark Siddall - Google Books". Google.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. ^ Jacobs, Julia (October 2, 2020). "Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher" – via NYTimes.com.
  9. ^ "Time's Up Co-Founder to Represent Media Men List Creator". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  10. ^ "Richard Gilder Graduate School: Handbook for Students and Faculty on Academic and Conduct Policies and Procedures" (PDF). AMNH.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 32 (help)
  11. ^ "Response to New York Times Inquiry – September 23, 2020". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  12. ^ "Meet Our PhD Students". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-03. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ Zimmer, Carl (February 7, 2006). "His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty (Published 2006)" – via NYTimes.com.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Download Limit Exceeded". citeseerx.ist.psu.edu.
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