Contacts

Find contact information for the Office of Research and Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education.

Research Organizational Chart


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

(On Leave)

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

Strategic Programs Officer

604-822-7396
courtney.bryce@ubc.ca

Information and proposal development for institutional awards.

Strategic research initiatives including Precision Health Initiative and BC COVID-19 Biobank Network.

Marianne El-Mikati

Student Research & Education Coordinator

Information regarding co-curricular and experiential research, scholarship and engagement opportunities for UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) undergraduate students (both MD Undergraduate Students and non-MD), as well as non-FoM students working within the FoM.

Vacant

Senior Program Assistant

604-822-9667 

Award competitions, data visualization, website administration, and communications.

Hansen Chou

Manager, Data Analytics and Evaluation

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

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

Vacant

Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Advancement Coordinator

604-822-6455

Information about graduate and postdoctoral research opportunities.

Graduate program reviews, curriculum changes, and the Responsible Conduct of Research course.

Seunghyun Kim

Administrative Assistant

Scheduling time with the Associate Vice-Dean or Associate Director.

Meredith Ladner

Research Administration 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

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.

Ashleen Shadeo

Associate Director, Research Programs and Administration (Interim)

Strategic research programs, chairs & professorships, awards & funding opportunities.

Information on searches & reviews for research institutes, centres & directors.

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.

Vacant

Heart Program Coordinator, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education

604-827-3126

Information on the Healthy Environments in Academic Research Teams (HEART) Project.

Vacant

Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education

Please contact Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator.

Aleeza Tam

Advancement Officer, Strategic Initiatives

604 827-0221  
aleeza.tam@ubc.ca

Support for strategic research initiatives and projects, including private donor-funded projects.

Evelina Tolstykh

Research Awards and Funding Officer

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

Roza Bidshahri

Senior Manager, CIEBH

Strategic planning and program development of CIEBH procedures in alignment with the Hub’s research program, working with global partners.

Sunnie Yang

Research Program Coordinator, CIEBH

Development and coordination of CIEBH research initiatives, program events and ongoing collaborations with global partners to advance CIEBH goals.