Prof. Leask received his B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc from the University of Waterloo in 1994 and 1996 respectively and a PhD from the University of Toronto in 2002. Prof. Leask completed a fellowship in the department of Anatomical and Surgical Pathology at the Toronto General Hospital before coming to McGill. His research interests include clinical pathology, medical device design, cardiovascular biomechanics and cellular response.