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Brandon Troy Leader is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the field of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. With a PhD in Pathobiology, he specializes in sustainable communities and infectious diseases. He serves as the Deputy Director of the USAID-funded Discovery & Exploration of Emerging Pathogens - Viral Zoonoses (DEEP VZN) project, which aims to enhance global capacity for detecting and understanding the risks of viral spillover from wildlife to humans, which can cause pandemics. Dr. Leader is recognized as a global health expert in infectious diseases, diagnostics, epidemiology, and health system strengthening in developing countries. His research interests focus on the development and utilization of new molecular-based methodologies to improve the detection and surveillance of infectious diseases in clinical and environmental samples. He is also involved in mentoring new students and has teaching interests that include molecular epidemiology and foodborne disease molecular diagnostics.
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