Sidney K Pierce

Sidney K. Pierce is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at the University of South Florida, specializing in molecular biology and cellular biochemistry of endosymbiosis between sea slugs and stolen algal chloroplasts. He earned his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1970 and has conducted research on marine biology topics, collaborating with investigators worldwide. Pierce is also noted in conchology records as Sidney K., Jr. Pierce.