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Siddall studies [[phylogenetics]] and evolution.<ref>{{cite news|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|s2cid=21736028}}</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|pmid=9479704}}</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 [[Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics)|parsimony]] and a harsh critic of maximum likelihood approaches” to inferring phylogenies.<ref name="auto2" />
Siddall studies [[phylogenetics]] and evolution.<ref>{{cite news|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> Siddall has been described as "a staunch supporter of [[Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics)|parsimony]] and a harsh critic of maximum likelihood approaches” to inferring phylogenies.<ref name="auto2" />

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Mark E. Siddall is a Canadian biologist. Siddall has studied the evolution and systematics of blood parasites and leeches, and systematic theory.[citation needed] Siddall was hired as an assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History in July, 1999[1] and worked there as a curator until September, 2020, when he was terminated for having violated the museum's policy prohibiting sexual relationships between staff and mentees[2].

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.[6] Subsequently, he was a fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows from 1996 - 1999.[7]

Siddall has worked and published on parasitic and other animals, including leeches[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] jellyfish,[20] guinea worms,[21] and bed bugs.[22][23]

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

The American Museum of Natural History let him go in September 2020 after an outside law firm, Kaplan Hecker & Fink[2], made 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[2]. Siddall has denied that a sexual encounter took place.[2] Siddall did state that the student had initiated a physical encounter with him, which he had rejected [2]. A year after that incident, Siddall found an error in the findings of a research paper she was writing for a peer-reviewed publication, of which he was one of the co-authors and attempted to prevent the paper from being published; 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 [2]. He publicly disagreed with the findings by the museum that led to his dismissal, however, he chose to not appeal the decision for personal reasons and due to legal costs[2]. The Museum responded with termination[2]. There had been a prior complaint filed against him with the museum by Dr. Susan Perkins in 2017 [2].

Research

Siddall studies phylogenetics and evolution.[24] Siddall has been described as "a staunch supporter of parsimony and a harsh critic of maximum likelihood approaches” to inferring phylogenies.[6]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jacobs, Julia (October 2, 2020). "Museum Fires Curator Who It Says Sexually Harassed Student Researcher" – via NYTimes.com.
  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. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference auto2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "All Events | U-M LSA University of Michigan Herbarium". lsa.umich.edu.
  8. ^ Zimmer, Carl (2006-02-07). "His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  9. ^ Gorman, James (2012-06-25). "Falling in Love May Take a Lifetime of Research". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Blum, Deborah (2014-07-31). "A Toxic Menagerie". Well. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  12. ^ Flegenheimer, Matt (2014-08-01). "A Night of Dinosaurs and Stargazing (No Children Allowed)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  13. ^ Dean, Cornelia (2015-09-07). "The Tardigrade: Practically Invisible, Indestructible 'Water Bears'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  14. ^ Ray, C. Claiborne (2017-05-22). "A Taste for Poison in Warmer Climates?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  15. ^ Barron, James (2018-09-02). "It's the Biggest Oyster Found in New York in 100 Years. And It Has Stories to Tell". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  16. ^ Gorman, James (2019-10-28). "Meet the Bloodsuckers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  17. ^ Jr, Ralph Gardner (2014-03-19). "At Natural History Museum, the Lowdown on Leeches". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  18. ^ "Leech Expert Mark Siddall's Tech Essentials". Wall Street Journal. 2014-09-05. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  19. ^ Hsu, Michael (2015-07-10). "Best Bets for Avoiding Mosquitoes, Bees, Ants and Leeches". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  20. ^ Yong, Ed (2016-08-22). "A Tiny Jellyfish Relative Just Shut Down Yellowstone River". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  21. ^ Palmer, Brian (2015-03-10). "We're on the Verge of the Greatest Public Health Triumph of the 21st Century". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  22. ^ Borel, Brooke (2016-02-02). "Bed bug genome shows how gnarly these creatures really are". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  23. ^ Kolbert, Elizabeth. "Old Bugs". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  24. ^ Zimmer, Carl (February 7, 2006). "His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty (Published 2006)" – via NYTimes.com.
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