Patrick Leighton, Université de Montréal

Research

'Two-Eyed Seeing' Concept Dog Ecohealth First Nation Human Health Human Wellness Inuit Participatory Research

Latest papers

Spatial Landscape Structure Influences Cross-Species Transmission in a Rabies-like Virus Model.
Microorganisms · 2025
Use of stable isotopes to reveal trophic relationships and transmission of a food-borne pathogen.
Scientific reports · 2024
A Portrait of Sentinel Surveillance Networks for Vector-Borne Diseases: A Scoping Review Supporting Sentinel Network Design.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) · 2021 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

PARCS en Santé: Contrôler les agents pathogènes transmis par les tiques tout en protégeant la biodiversité des parcs nature péri-urbains
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$581,193
Ecological change and the dynamics of zoonotic disease
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$120,000
One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 8 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Spatial Landscape Structure Influences Cross-Species Transmission in a Rabies-like Virus Model.

Forero-Muñoz NR, Dansereau G, Viard F, Acheson E, Leighton P, Poisot T

Microorganisms2025

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13020416 PMID: 40005781

02

Use of stable isotopes to reveal trophic relationships and transmission of a food-borne pathogen.

Bouchard É, Bonin M, Sharma R, Hernández-Ortiz A, Gouin GG, Simon A, Leighton P, Jenkins E

Scientific reports2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53369-6 PMID: 38307906

03

A Portrait of Sentinel Surveillance Networks for Vector-Borne Diseases: A Scoping Review Supporting Sentinel Network Design.

Guillot C, Bouchard C, Berthiaume P, Mascarenhas M, Sauvé C, Villeneuve CA, Leighton P

Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2021.0008 PMID: 34348055

PARCS en Santé: Contrôler les agents pathogènes transmis par les tiques tout en protégeant la biodiversité des parcs nature péri-urbains

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Aenishaenslin, Cécile CA

Keywords: Cervidés; Conservation; Écologie; Épidémiologie; Gestion de la faune; Pathogènes transmis par les tiques; Science citoyenne; Une seule santé

$581,193

Ecological change and the dynamics of zoonotic disease

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leighton, Patrick

$120,000

One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Zhu, Huaiping

$2,500,000

Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Murty, Vijayakumar

$3,000,000

Rôle de la tique d'hiver dans l'écologie des populations d'orignaux dans l'Est du Canada**********

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tremblay, JeanPierre

$635,818

Mitigating Illness and Raising Wellness at the Human-Dog Interface in Northern Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ravel, André; Fernandez Prada, Christopher; Harper, Sherilee L; Herrmann, Thora M; Leighton, Patrick; Lévesque, Francis; Saint-Charles, Johanne

Keywords: 'Two-Eyed Seeing' Concept; Dog; Ecohealth; First Nation; Human Health; Human Wellness; Inuit; Participatory Research; Rabies; Zoonoses

$784,124

Functional landscape connectivity and the dynamics of parasite invasion

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leighton, Patrick

$144,000

Balancing Illness and Wellness at the Inuit-dog Interface: Proposal for an Ecohealth Project in Nunavik

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ravel, André

Keywords: Dog; Ecohealth; Inuit Health; Inuit Wellness; Participatory Research

$9,800

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: 'Two-Eyed Seeing' Concept Dear Professor Leighton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Spatial Landscape Structure Influences Cross-Species Transmission in a Rabies-like Virus Model." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Ecological change and the dynamics of zoonotic disease" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]