Leon originally trained in chemistry and mathematics at the University of Sydney, Australia before obtaining a PhD in theoretical chemistry at the University of Manchester, U.K. Since 1976 he has been a member of staff of the Pharmacy Department of the University of Manchester, where he teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
His major research interests lie in the area of pharmacokinetics. Although having a general interest in the subject as a whole, he has a special interest in modelling and data analysis. He collaborates with members of the pharmacokinetic group in Manchester but also with other scientists in industry and academia throughout Europe. Leon had established a world-wide reputation in the area of population pharmacokinetics, which is evidenced by many invitations to talk at international meetings and within pharmaceutical companies.
In addition to his research activities, he has been involved in providing pharmacokinetic training for many scientists through basic and advanced courses in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. For more than 10 years he has also taught pharmacokinetic courses throughout Africa under the auspices of Pharmacokinetics Africa.
