Vancouver Campus
Office of Research Services
The University of British Columbia
102-6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
Tel: (604) 822-8581
Fax: (604) 822-5093
Email: ors@ors.ubc.ca
The TEF3 Building houses the Office of Research Services, the Behavioural Research Ethics Board, and the Biosafety and Animal Care Office. Use the side entrance immediately to the left of the Starbucks.
Need a Signature? ORS can provide an institutional signature at all UBC campuses and affiliated hospitals. To find the contact person at your location, see the Signature Contacts listed below.
Senior Management
Sharon Wu
Managing Director
Research Support Services
sharon.wu@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5279
Tania Chen
Executive Coordinator
Research Support Services
tania.chen@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-7172
Dean Kuusela
Associate Director
Office of Research Services
dean.kuusela@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8582
Award Management
Phoebe Lu
Research Manager
phoebe.lu@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6937
Faculties: Arts, Forestry, Land & Food Systems,
Sauder School of Business
Yvonne Ng
Retiring Nov 2022
Research Manager
yvonne.ng@ors.ubc.ca (or yvonne.y.ng@ubc.ca)
Faculties: Education, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Esther Wu
Research Manager
esther.wu@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1304
Faculties: Education, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dmitriy Ryabika
Research Manager
dmitriy.ryabika@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-5117
Faculties: Applied Science, Dentistry,
Peter A. Allard School of Law, Science
Donna Lei
Research Awards Officer, Humanities & Social Sciences
donna.lei@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-9244
Lily Liew
Research Awards Officer, Natural & Applied Sciences
lily.liew@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8052
Shehnaz Motani
Research Awards Officer, Health Sciences
shehnaz.motani@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-9252
Colin Roberts
Grants Awards Officer
colin.roberts@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8083
Grant Administration
Wendy Hudelson
Grant Applications Officer
wendy.hudelson@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8595
Faculties: Education, Dentistry, Medicine,
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science,
VPRI/VP Admin Units
Brenda Liu
Grant Applications Officer
brenda.liu@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8581
Faculties: Applied Science, Arts, Forestry, Land & Food Systems,
Peter A. Allard School of Law, Sauder School of Business
Animal Ethics
Suzanne Richardson
Manager, Animal Care & Biosafety
suzanne.richardson@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5111
Fred Woo
Assistant Manager, Animal Care & Biosafety
fred.woo@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5115
Information Technology & RISe
Dara Tabareh
Manager, Information Technology
dara.tabareh@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8258
Signature Contacts
UBC Vancouver Campus
Office of Research Services
102-6190 Agronomy Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
General Inquiries: ors@ors.ubc.ca or 604-822-8595
Applicants based on UBC's Vancouver campus may obtain institutional signature at this location
UBC Faculty of Medicine
317-2194 Health Sciences Mall
General Inquiries: Bryan Wong, 604-822-7207
Applications in FOM may obtain Dean's signature at this location then it will be dropped off at ORS for institutional signature
BC Cancer
Room 15-111, 675 West 10th Ave Vancouver, BC
General Inquiries: Karen Hagan, Grants Advisor, 604-675-8251
Applicants in the Faculty of Medicine located at BCCA may obtain institutional signature at this location
Children's & Women's Hospital site - BCCHRI, BCMHARI & WHRI
BCCHRI Research Services, Room A2-142, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
General Inquiries: Nur Eisma, Research Manager, ORS/BCCHRI, 604-875-2427
Applicants in the Faculty of Medicine based at C&W - BCCHRI, BCMHARI & WHRI may obtain institutional signature at this location.
UBC Okanagan Campus
Office of Research Services
FIPKE 323-3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
General Inquiries: Kristen Korberg or 250-807-8832
All applicants based at the Okanagan campus may obtain institutional signature at this location.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Office of Research Services, Robert Ho Research Centre, 6/F, 2635 Laurel Street, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver BC
General Inquiries: Susan O’Neil, Manager 604.875.4111 x21692, Sybil Zhang, Grants Officer 604-675-2564
Applicants in the Faculty of Medicine located at VCHRI or ARC may obtain institutional signature at this location
Providence Health Care Research Institute
1027B-1190 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC
General Inquiries: Gwen Sin, Grants and Contracts Coordinator, 604-806-9102
Applicants in the Faculty of Medicine located at PHCRI may obtain institutional signature at this location.
ORS at Affiliated Hospital Sites
Nur Eisma
Research Manager, ORS/BCCHRI
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHRI)
A2-142 - 950 West 28th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4
neisma@bcchr.ubc.ca
tel: 604-875-2427
Sybil Zhang
Grants Officer
Robert Ho Research Centre
687B - 2635 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
sybil.zhang@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-675-2564
Susan O'Neil
Manager, Research Awards ORS/VCHRI
Robert Ho Research Centre
687C - 2635 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
susan.oneil@ors.ubc.ca
tel: 604-875-4111 ext. 21692
Okanagan Campus
Office of Research Services
Okanagan Campus
FIP336 - 3247 University Way
Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7
Tel 250.807.9412
ResearchOffice.UBCO@ubc.ca
https://ors.ok.ubc.ca/contact/