Patrick Leighton
Patrick Leighton is a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, and an active member of the Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Public Health Research Group (GREZOSP) and the Centre for Public Health Research (CReSP).
- Patrick's research focuses on the ecology of wildlife diseases that are transmissible to humans, and in particular the impact of ecological change on the epidemiology of these diseases and the risk they pose to public health. He is director of the Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network (CLyDRN) and co-directs U. Montreal’s Master’s Programs in One Health and Veterinary Public Health.