Office of the Vice-President, Research & innovation
Address
Walter C. Koerner Library
Suite 580, 1958 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada
Tel: 604-822-1995 Fax: 604-822-6295
Email: research.innovation@ubc.ca
Executive Officers
Prof. Gail Murphy, PhD
Vice-President, Research & Innovation
gail.murphy@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-4813
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Prof. Rachel Fernandez, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
rachel.fernandez@ubc.ca
tel: 604 822 1467
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Prof. Matthew Evenden, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
matthew.evenden@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-4100
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Greg Martyn
Executive Director, VPRI Portfolio
greg.martyn@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1439
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Elise Vredenbregt
Manager, Administrative Support &
Executive Assistant to Gail Murphy
elise.vredenbregt@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0233
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Hei Yeung Sze (Hiring Solutions)
Executive Assistant to Rachel Fernandez, Matthew Evenden & Greg Martyn
heiyeung.sze@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2983
Hannelore Roos
Executive Assistant to Matthew Evenden
(on leave)
Associate Vice-President, Research & Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation, UBCO
philip.barker@ubc.ca
tel: 250-807-9582
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Staff in the VPRI Office
Managing Director, Innovation Partnerships
iain.begg@ubc.ca
tel: 778-855-1757
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Karen Chu
Manager, Innovation Partnerships — Life Sciences
karen.k.chu@ubc.ca
tel: 672-999-3016
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Genevieve Creighton
Manager, UBC Knowledge Exchange
gen.creighton@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1009
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Marie-Claude Fortin
Manager, Shared Research Facilities
marie-claude.fortin@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-3603
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Leslie Grad
Manager, Strategic Initiatives
leslie.grad@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-4550
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Jamie Hall
Senior Manager, Communications
jamie.hall@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1267
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Sabrina Hauser
Manager, Innovation Partnerships – Digital
on leave until January 2023
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Stacey Herzer
Manager, Internal Research Competitions
stacey.herzer@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2379
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Jonathan Hayes
Clare Kiernan
Communications Strategist
clare.kiernan@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1870
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Tina Lee
Partnership Development Specialist
tina.lee@ubc.ca
tel: 778-522-1265
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Ugen Lhazin
Knowledge Exchange Specialist
ugen.lhazin@ubc.ca
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Adedoyin Luwaji
Planning & Evaluation Strategist, Dimensions
adedoyin.luwaji@ubc.ca
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Ariane Madden
Communications Specialist
ariane.madden@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5399
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Vanessa Power
Communications Specialist
vanessa.power@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6050
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Robbin Simao
Innovation Partnerships Manager, Natural Resources and Sustainability
robbin.simao@ubc.ca
tel: 778-874-9769
Evelina Tolstykh
Project Coordinator, Dimensions
evelina.tolstykh@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-0042
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Faculty Research Advisors
UBC's National Funding Agency Research Advisors are specially appointed faculty members who work closely with researchers to promote awareness of funding opportunities across all disciplines and to provide support for individuals or groups considering applications to external agencies.
Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi
Sciences & Engineering Research Advisor (NSERC)
purang@ece.ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-4741
Dr. Leonard Foster
CFI Advisor
foster@chibi.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8311
Dr. Liisa Galea
Health Research Advisor (CIHR)
liisa.galea@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6536
Dr. Lisa Sundstrom
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Advisor (SSHRC)
lisa.sundstrom@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6331