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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Prof. Philip Barker, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research & Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation, UBCO
philip.barker@ubc.ca
tel: 250-807-9582
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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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Maureen Collins
Executive Assistant to Rachel Fernandez & Greg Martyn
maureen.collins@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2983
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Hannelore Roos
Executive Assistant to Matthew Evenden
hannelore.roos@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-0057
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Daniela Hetrea
Executive Assistant to Phil Barker
daniela.hetrea@ubc.ca
tel: 250-807-9042
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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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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Riya Ganguly (on leave)
Director, Strategic Partnerships
riya.ganguly@ubc.ca
tel: 604-218-7628
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Jamie Hall
Senior Manager, Communications
jamie.hall@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1267
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Stacey Herzer
Manager, Internal Research Competitions
stacey.herzer@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2379
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Jonathan Hayes
Director, Strategic Benchmarking
jonathan.hayes@ubc.ca
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Planning & Evaluation Strategist, Dimensions
adedoyin.luwaji@ubc.ca
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Ariane Madden
Communications Coordinator
ariane.madden@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5399
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Greg Martyn
Director, VPRI Portfolio
greg.martyn@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1439
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Vanessa Power
Communications Coordinator
vanessa.power@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6050
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Sahan Ranamukha
Manager, Innovation Partnerships – Natural Resources/Clean Technology
sahan.ranamukha@ubc.ca
tel: 604-446-0793
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Megan Stewart
Project Manager, Major Research Projects
megan.stewart@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5107
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Marina Tischenko
Partnership Development Specialist, Innovation Partnerships
marina.tischenko@ubc.ca
tel: 778-885-0448
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
Institutional Programs Office
The Institutional Programs Office manages the full cycle of major federal, provincial and regional research infrastructure awards including those offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD), the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), Canada 150 programs, and Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs).
Lis Boyan
Financial Analyst
lisrianti.boyan@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8026
Meisan Brown-Lum
CFI/BCKDF Program Officer
meisan.brownlum@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5170
Jackie Cheung
Finance Manager
jackie.cheung@ubc.ca
tel: 604-872-1756
Senior Finance Officer
lynn.chia@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5278
Andy Lam
Associate Director, Institutional Programs Office
andy.lam@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-9965
Senior Financial Analyst
timothy.leung@ubc.ca
Sharon Wu
Managing Director, Research Support Services
sharon.wu@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5279