Contact Information
Animal Care Committee
ACC Guidelines & Policy
Suzanne Richardson
Associate Director
Office of Research Ethics
suzanne.richardson@ubc.ca
(604) 827-5111
Fred Woo
Assistant Manager
Animal Care, Biosafety, Radiation Safety & Chemical Safety Committees
fred.woo@ubc.ca
(604) 827-5115
Neila Tong
Research Review Coordinator
UBC Animal Care, Biosafety, Radiation Safety & Chemical Safety Committees
ACC Pre-Review
ACC Post Approval Monitoring
Madeleine Stephens
Post Approval Monitoring (PAM) Veterinarian
madeleine.stephens@ubc.ca
(604) 822-0371
Kathy G. Banks
Post Approval Monitoring Compliance Officer
kathy.banks@ubc.ca
(604) 822-5283
Animal Care Services (ACS)
ACS Vet Services
ACS Vet Services
(604) 822-6283
ACS Orders, Deliveries, Transfers
ACS Orders, Deliveries, Transfers
anca.orders@ubc.ca
(604) 827-4938
Biosafety & Radiation Committees
Biosafety & Radiation Guidelines & Policy
Suzanne Richardson
Associate Director
Office of Research Ethics
suzanne.richardson@ubc.ca
(604) 827-5111
Fred Woo
Assistant Manager
Animal Care, Biosafety, Radiation Safety & Chemical Safety Committees
fred.woo@ubc.ca
(604) 827-5115
Neila Tong
Research Review Coordinator
UBC Animal Care, Biosafety, Radiation Safety & Chemical Safety Committees
Biosafety & Radiation Safety Advisor
Conflict of Interest & RWI
UBC COI Policies & Compliance
Relationship with Industry (RWI) Courses
Grants & Office of Research Services
Grants Guidelines & Inquiries
ORS Office
For complete Grants & Awards administration and management list, please visit ORS Office
ors@ors.ubc.ca
(604) 822-8581
UBC & UBCO Grants Policies
UBC Office of Research Services
Dean Kuusela
Associate Director
dean.kuusela@ors.ubc.ca
(604) 822-8582
UBCO Office of Research Services
Lisa Shearer
Manager, Administration and Compliance
lisa.shearer@ubc.ca
(250) 807-8832 | ADM006G
Workday ISC Support
Workday Support
As RISe is integrated with Workday, please reach out to UBC Workday for any specific Workday Grants or Profile related inquiries.
UBC WorkDay Support
(604) 822-8200 (UBCV)
(250) 807-8163 (UBCO)
Human Ethics (UBC & UBCO)
UBC Behavioral Research Ethics Board
Maria Valente
BREB Manager
For new Harmonized applications
maria.valente@ubc.ca
(604) 827-5112
Anita Lillquist
BREB Review CoordinatorManager
For queries related to medical resident projects
anital@mail.ubc.ca
(604) 827-5597
Natasha Au
Research Ethics Review Coordinator
Wendy Bond
Research Ethics Project Officer
For Indigenous-related research
wendy.bond@ubc.ca
(604) 822-4581
Allison Stewart-Gomes
Jr. Research Ethics Review Coordinator-Behavioural
For queries related to Post-Approval applications
(amendment, annual renewal, study closure, request for acknowledgement
UBCO Behavioral Research Ethics Board
Lisa Shearer
Manager, Administration and Compliance
lisa.shearer@ubc.ca
(250) 807-8832 | ADM006G
Rachel Howard
Research Ethics and Compliance Officer
rachel.howard@ubc.ca
(250) 807-8467 | ADM006 (WK02)
UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board
Pia Ganz
CREB Manager
Oversees the functioning of the CREB staff and Board, monitors ethical review process standards, and advises on compliance with ethics policies.
Elmira Chan
Pre-Post Review Manager
Responsible for managing RISe projects, Biobanking, REBX, the review of new minimal risk and full board applications and associated deferral/proviso responses, post-approval activities, and general inquiries.
Sarah Flann
Research Ethics Coordinator
Responsible for the review of new minimal risk and full board applications and associated deferral/proviso responses, post-approval activities, and general inquiries.
Svitlana Franchuk
Administrative Assistant
Responsible for handling incoming general inquiries, minimal risk post-approval activities, SAEs, and fee payment.
Janet Lim
Research Ethics Coordinator
Responsible for the review of new minimal risk and full board applications and associated deferral/proviso responses, post-approval activities, and general inquiries.
Tahira Tejpar
Research Ethics Coordinator
Responsible for the review of new minimal risk and full board applications and associated deferral/proviso responses, post-approval activities, and general inquiries.
UBCO Clinical Research Ethics Board
Research involving clinical interventions such as the testing of drugs, medical devices and rehabilitation exercise programs, and/or the analysis of clinical data obtained from medical records or studies of a clinical nature involving the linkage of data from existing databases are reviewed by the Clinical Research Ethics Board (CREB) housed at the Vancouver Campus.
Please refer to the UBC Clinical REB contacts above.
Human Ethics (Non UBC)
Both Single-site AND Multi-site harmonized ethics applications for BC Hospitals are supported in RISe
BC Cancer REB
BC Cancer
Single Site & Harmonized Multi-Site ethics applications are both supported.
Children's & Womens' Hospital
Children's & Womens' Hospital
Single Site & Harmonized Multi-Site ethics applications are both supported.
Providence Health Care
Providence Health Care
Single Site & Harmonized Multi-Site ethics applications are both supported.
Only Multi-site harmonized ethics applications for BC Health Authorities are supported in RISe
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Fraser Health
Sara O’Shaughnessy
Manager, Research Ethics and Compliance
Soodi Jolaei
Research ethics and regulatory specialist
Ene Agada
Research ethics coordinator
Interior Health
Island Health
Northern Health
Vancouver Coastal Health
Elmira Chan
UBC Clinical REB Manager
Maria Valente
UBC Behavioral REB Manager
- Only Multi-Site harmonized ethics applications for partnered BC Universities and Colleges are supported in RISe
- Standalone ethics application will have to be processed through your respective University/College
- Standalone ethics application will have to be processed through your respective University/College
- Not every institution will have both Behavioral & Clinical harmonized review board through RISe
- If your listed University/College below does not have access to Clinical REB in RISe, please contact your respective University/College
| BC University & College | Harmonized Review Board Type | Partner Site / Contacts |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) | Behavioral & Clinical | BCIT REB |
| Camosun College (CC) | Behavioral ONLY | Camosun College REB |
| Capilano University (CAP) | Behavioral ONLY | Capilano University REB |
| Douglas College (DC) | Behavioral ONLY | Douglas College REB |
| Emily Carr University (ECUAD) | Behavioral ONLY | Emily Carr University REB |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | Behavioral ONLY | KPU REB |
| Langara College (LC) | Behavioral & Clinical | Langara REB |
| Northern Island College (NIC) | Behavioral ONLY | NIC REB |
| Royal Roads University (RRU) | Behavioral ONLY | RRU REB |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | Behavioral & Clinical | SFU REB |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | Behavioral & Clinical | TRU REB |
| University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) | Behavioral & Clinical | UNBC REB |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | Behavioral ONLY | UFV REB |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | Behavioral & Clinical | UVIC REB |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | Behavioral & Clinical | VCC REB |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | Behavioral Clinical only through Island Health or UBC CREB harmonization | VIU REB |
RISe Support
RISe Team
System Development & Support
Please note:
RISe inquiries are handled on a queued system. Expected response times may vary up to 2 business days.
In some instances, responses may be delayed due to higher than normal volumes. Your patience is appreciated.