Richard S. Ostfeld

Richard S. Ostfeld
Born (1954-09-25) September 25, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forEcology of tick-borne diseases
Scientific career
FieldsEcology
InstitutionsCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Richard Simon Ostfeld (born September 25, 1954) is a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. He is best known for his work on the ecology of Lyme disease, which he began studying while monitoring the abundance of small mammals in the forests of Cary Institute property in the early 1990s.