Staff Directory

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
View bio

 

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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Vivian Lee 
Executive Assistant to Matthew Evenden and Rachel Fernandez
vivian.lee@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-0057

 

Hannelore Roos 
(on leave)

 

Maureen Collins
Executive Assistant to Greg Martyn &
Manager, Special Projects
maureen.collins@ubc.ca 
tel: 604-827-2983

Prof. Suzie Currie, PhD
Associate Vice-President & Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation, UBCO

Daniela Hetrea
Executive Assistant to Associate Vice-President & Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation, UBCO
daniela.hetrea@ubc.ca
tel: 250-807-9042

Staff in the VPRI Office

Janice Andrade
Manager, Shared Research Platforms Operations
janice.andrade@ubc.ca

 

Iain Begg
Managing Director, Innovation Partnerships
iain.begg@ubc.ca
tel: 778-855-1757
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Zamyla Chan
Manager, Shared Research Platforms Strategy
zamyla.chan@ubc.ca

 

Mary Chen
Communications Specialist
mary.chen@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6050

 

Iris Cheung
Research Security Advisor
iris.cheung@ubc.ca

 

Karen Chu
Innovation Partnerships Manager– 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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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
Innovation Partnerships Manager – Digital
sabrina.hauser@ubc.ca
tel: 604-561-4124
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Stacey Herzer
Manager, Internal Research Competitions
stacey.herzer@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2379
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Alia Januwalla
Knowledge Exchange Learning and Development Specialist
alia.januwalla@ubc.ca
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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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Ariane Madden
Communications Strategist
ariane.madden@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5399
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Jay Shankar
Manager, Institutional Programs
jay.shankar@ubc.ca
tel:604-827-5107
 

Robbin Simao
Innovation Partnerships Manager – Natural Resources and Sustainability
robbin.simao@ubc.ca
tel: 778-874-9769
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Akshay Singh
Director, Research Security
akshay.singh@ubc.ca
tel: 604 827-0042  
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Sam Wollenberg
Research Security Advisor
samuel.wollenberg@ubc.ca

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. Jehannine Austin
CFI Advisor
jehannine.austin@ubc.ca
tel: 604 875 2000 x5943

Dr. Kelly McNagny
Health Research Advisor (CIHR)
kelly.mcnagny@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-7824

Dr. Christina Laffin
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Advisor (SSHRC)
christina.laffin@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-4990

Dr. Lisa Sundstrom
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Advisor (SSHRC) (on sabbatical)