Biography
Dr. Sidor received her veterinary degree from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 1999, followed by an internship and research fellowship in wildlife medicine at the Tufts Wildlife Clinic, studying mortality of and environmental contaminant effects in the common loon (Gavia immer). After a residency and Master’s degree program in anatomic pathology at the University of Connecticut, Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, she was board-certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 2004. From 2005-2008 she worked as a pathologist at the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, investigating brucellosis in marine mammals. Her current interests include investigation of wildlife zoonoses, development of molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases, environmental toxicology and immunology, and regional New England terrestrial, freshwater and marine wildlife pathology.