Find contact information for the Office of Research and Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education.
Name
Position
Contact details
Contact for:
Neha Manjari Akella
MS Research Network Manager
Support strategic planning, management and development of the MS Research Network.
Support donor stewardship and accountability in liaison with Development & Alumni Engagement.
Shelly Au
Associate Director, Research Programs and Administration
604-822-0990
shelly.au@ubc.ca
Strategic research programs, chairs & professorships, awards & funding opportunities.
Information on searches & reviews for research institutes, centres & directors.
Courtney Bryce
Student Research and Education Coordinator (On Leave)
604-822-7154
courtney.bryce@ubc.ca
Information on undergraduate research opportunities.
General inquiries about the Student Summer Research Program and Multidisciplinary Research Program in Medicine.
Stefanie Cheah
Strategic Programs Officer
604-822-7396
stefanie.cheah@ubc.ca
Information and proposal development for institutional awards.
Strategic research initiatives including Precision Health Initiative and BC COVID-19 Biobank Network.
Tara Chen
Senior Program Assistant
604-822-9667
tara.chen@ubc.ca
Award competitions, website administration, and communications.
Hansen Chou
Research Evaluation Officer
604-822-7899
hansen.chou@ubc.ca
Impact metrics and evaluation data for research institute & centre reviews, strategic research projects.
Corne du Plessis
Strategic Programs Officer
604-822-7914
corne.duplessis@ubc.ca
Information and proposal development for institutional awards.
Support for strategic research initiatives and projects.
Sophia Frangou
Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine
Please contact Administrative Assistant
Yan Gao
Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Advancement Coordinator
604-822-6455
yan.gao@ubc.ca
Information about graduate and postdoctoral research opportunities.
Graduate program reviews, curriculum changes, and the Responsible Conduct of Research course.
Andrea Guzman
Student Research and Education Coordinator (Interim)
604-822-7154
andrea.guzman@ubc.ca
Information on undergraduate research opportunities.
General inquiries about the Student Summer Research Program and Multidisciplinary Research Program in Medicine.
Seunghyun Kim
Administrative Assistant
Scheduling time with the Associate Vice-Dean or Associate Director.
Meredith Ladner
Executive Coordinator
604-822-7693
meredith.ladner@ubc.ca
Information on committee & searches, internal faculty awards & the National Research Prizes.
General inquiries for the Office of Research.
Alisha Lettman
Graduate & Postdoctoral Wellbeing Support Coordinator
604-822-6455
alisha.lettman@ubc.ca
Information, collaboration, workshops & events related to wellbeing resources and supports for Faculty of Medicine graduate students, postdocs & faculty.
Lindsay Lynch
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives
604-822-7184
lindsay.lynch@ubc.ca
Assistance with philanthropic funding opportunities.
Working with the Development Office to create proposals for the private sector.
Robert McMaster
Vice Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine
604-822-1163
vicedeanresearch.med@ubc.ca
Please contact Executive Assistant and Coordinator
Rachelle Miguel
Executive Assistant and Coordinator
604-822-1163
rachelle.miguel@ubc.ca
Scheduling time with the Vice Dean or Senior Director.
Chantal Moore
Scientific Communications & Engagement Strategist
Communications support for strategic research priorities and collaborative projects such as CIEBH and the MS Research Network.
Lisa Ritland
Strategic Programs Officer
Support for strategic research projects & proposal development.
Richa Sharma
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator
604-822-8633
richag.sharma@ubc.ca
Awards, policies & procedures, events & advisory groups for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Leigh Spanner
Heart Program Coordinator, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education
604-827-3126
leigh.spanner@ubc.ca
Information on the Healthy Environments in Academic Research Teams (HEART) Project.
Miriam Spering
Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education
Please contact Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator.
Aleeza Tam
Advancement Officer, Strategic Initiatives
604 827-0221 (70221)
aleeza.tam@ubc.ca
Support for strategic research initiatives and projects, including private donor-funded projects.
Evelina Tolstykh
Research Awards and Funding Officer
604-822-7207
evelina.tolstykh@ubc.ca
Processing of research grant applications.
Research funding reports.
Michelle Wong
Senior Director, Research
604-822-1163
michelle.wong@ubc.ca
Please contact Executive Assistant and Coordinator
Sunnie Yang
Research Program Coordinator
Strategic planning and program development of CIEBH procedures in alignment with the Hub’s research program, working with global partners.