On this page: Leadership Team | Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation | Office of Sponsored Research | Office of Innovation + Partnerships | Office of Research Ethics and Compliance
Leadership Team
Contact | |
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Dominique Bérubé Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
dominique.berube [at] mcgill.ca Alternate Email: annet.schuett [at] mcgill.ca |
Philippe Gros Deputy Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
philippe.gros [at] mcgill.ca Alternate Email: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca |
Benoit Boulet Associate Vice-President, Innovation + Partnerships |
avpboulet.vpri [at] mcgill.ca Alternate Email: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca |
Cecile Baccanale Associate Vice-President, Animal Care |
cecile.baccanale [at] mcgill.ca Alternate Email: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca |
Lara Khoury Associate Vice-President, Research |
avpkhoury.vpri [at] mcgill.ca Alternate Email: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca |
Kristina Öhrvall Assistant Vice-President, Research Development |
kristina.ohrvall [at] mcgill.ca Alternate Email: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca |
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (R+I) provides central services to the entire R+I team and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of R+I. These services include Finance, HR, and administrative support for the VP, AVPs and Directors. The Unit also oversees internal and external communications on behalf of the office as well as in related portfolios.
Contact | Responsibilities | |
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ADMINISTRATION | ||
Daniela Frischer Director, Operations |
Operations, Human Resources, Finance | daniela.frischer [at] mcgill.ca |
Annet Schuett Assistant to the Vice-President |
Assistant to the Vice-President |
annet.schuett [at] mcgill.ca |
Karen Kinsella Administrative Assistant |
Assistant to Associate VPs, Assistant VP, Deputy VP | karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca |
Nicole Savina Poirier Administrative Officer |
Assistant to Assistant Vice-President, Research Development and Associate Vice-President, Animal Care | nicole.savinapoirier [at] mcgill.ca |
Yaminee Patel (on leave) Administrative Assistant |
Assistant to the Associate Vice-President, Research and University Veterinarian | yaminee.patel [at] mcgill.ca |
Ourania Atsaidis Human Resources Advisor |
Human Resources | ourania.atsaidis [at] mcgill.ca |
Dalia San Martin Human Resources Administrator |
Human Resources, general inquiries | dalia.sanmartin [at] mcgill.ca |
Tina Venetis Senior Financial Officer |
Finance | tina.venetis [at] mcgill.ca |
Bogomila Ivanova Financial Administrator |
Financial Administror, general inquiries | bogomila.ivanova [at] mcgill.ca |
COMMUNICATIONS | ||
Meaghan Thurston Director, Research Communications and Marketing |
Executive communications, public relations and marketing, special events |
meaghan.thurston [at] mcgill.ca |
Robin Koning Communications and Marketing Officer |
Beatty Lecture, special projects and event coordination | robin.koning [at] mcgill.ca |
Eunillyne Lazado Digital Communications and Events Administrator |
Social media, website administration (R+I), event coordination | eunillyne.lazado [at] mcgill.ca |
Amanda Testani (on leave) Digital Communications and Marketing Associate |
Bravo Gala, social media, website administration (R+I), event coordination |
amanda.testani [at] mcgill.ca |
PRIZES AND AWARDS | ||
Meredith Chatman Prizes and Awards Officer |
Strategic initiatives, dossier review, internal selection committees, liasion with external funding agencies, special events | meredith.chatman [at] mcgill.ca |
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | ||
Research Development, Strategic Initiatives | ||
Dora Iordan Associate Director, Research Development |
Research development: institutional and large-scale research initiatives |
minodora.iordan [at] mcgill.ca |
Victor Arshad Senior Advisor, Research Development |
Social Sciences and Humanities: CERC, CFREF, CFI, NFRF Transformation, and other large-scale research programs | victor.shahsavar-arshad [at] mcgill.ca |
Maryam Ebrahimi Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives |
CFI, Genome Canada: Point of contact for questions about research entities (Centres, Institutes) |
maryam.ebrahimi [at] mcgill.ca |
Julien Gibon Senior Advisor, Research Development |
Biomedical and Health Sciences: CFI, NFRF Transformation, Genome Canada, and other large-scale research programs | julien.gibon [at] mcgill.ca |
José Jonathas de Lira Grants Officer |
CFI JELF | jose.rodriguesdelira [at] mcgill.ca |
Magdalena Maslowska Senior Advisor, Research Development (Biomedical and Health Sciences) |
Biomedical and Health Sciences: CERC, CFREF, CFI, NFRF Transformation, and other large-scale research programs | magdalena.maslowska [at] mcgill.ca |
Awards Management, Research Infrastructure | ||
Nathalie Foisset Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives |
Research infrastructure: CFI and provincial programs | nathalie.foisset [at] mcgill.ca |
Romina Teran Gandolfo Manager Finance |
Financial management: CFI and provincial programs; Financial manager for Advanced Research Computing grants | romina.teran [at] mcgill.ca |
Josie Cinelli Finance Grants Officer |
CFI awards: budget development, financial monitoring, equipment change requests | josie.cinelli [at] mcgill.ca |
Gina Porter Grants Officer, Strategic Initiatives |
CFI awards: budget development, financial monitoring, equipment change requests | gina.porter [at] mcgill.ca |
Guillaume Lesage Grants Officer |
Research infrastructure: budget, agreements, asset management, reporting; Support for funding to core facilities |
guillaume.lesage [at] mcgill.ca |
Suzanne Kaitna Senior Advisor, Research Core Facilities |
Point of contact for questions about research entities (Core Facilities) | suzanne.kaitna [at] mcgill.ca |
Ana Dadunashvili Administrative Coordinator |
InfoEd data entry and administrative support for Advanced Research Computing | ana.dadunashvili [at] mcgill.ca |
General | General Inquiries for CFI-Postaward activities | cfi-postaward [at] mcgill.ca |
Analysis, Planning, and Policy | ||
Candace Miller Associate Director, Analysis and Planning |
Policy and Planning; Annual Research Report, institutional research funding performance | candace.miller [at] mcgill.ca |
Callan Ross-Sheppard Strategic Initiatives Analyst |
Data analysis, bibliometrics, data dashboards | callan.ross-sheppard [at] mcgill.ca |
Digital Research Services | ||
Marc-Étienne Rousseau Director, Research Software |
Director, Data Management, Research Software, Advanced Research Computing support to researchers, NCC, The Digital Alliance (DRAC) | marc.rousseau [at] mcgill.ca |
Claire Burrows Digital Research Services Support Specialist |
Advice to researchers on Research Data Management, training sessions | claire.burrows [at] mcgill.ca |
Biru Zhou (on leave) Senior Advisor, Research Data Management |
Advice to researchers on Research Data Management, training sessions | drs [at] mcgill.ca |
Office of Sponsored Research
The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is the central office that provides strategic advice and assistance to the McGill academic community in securing and managing research funding from granting agencies, foundations, governments, and other not-for-profit sponsors. OSR also supports researchers in the negotiation and acceptance of the terms and conditions of their research awards.
Contact | Responsibilities | |
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General OSR inquiries | General inquiries | info.osr [at] mcgill.ca |
Carole Goutorbe Director, Office of Sponsored Research |
Director | carole.goutorbe [at] mcgill.ca |
ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER SUPPORT | ||
Jennifer Callaghan Grants Administrator |
SSHRC, non-industry Social Sciences and Humanities Sponsors | jennifer.callaghan [at] mcgill.ca |
Lauren Clark Senior Advisor |
Operational oversight, reporting, and communications |
lauren.clark [at] mcgill.ca |
Jenna Davies Grants Administrator |
CIHR, non-industry Biomedical Sponsors | jenna.davies [at] mcgill.ca |
Vera Milbradt Research Administrative Officer |
Internal research grants, coordination of grants administration support | vera.milbradt [at] mcgill.ca |
Ji Eun Lee Agreements Officer |
DTAs, MTAs, unfunded research collaboration agreements | ji.eun.lee [at] mcgill.ca |
TBA Grants Administrator |
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AWARDS MANAGEMENT | ||
General award-related inquiries | General inquiries: Awards Management | awards.osr [at] mcgill.ca |
Martyn Liness Associate Director |
Research Asset Disposal, University Advancement Research Gifts | martyn.liness [at] mcgill.ca |
Marie-Ève Couture Senior Awards and US Federal Compliance Officer |
US-Federal |
marie-eve.couture2 [at] mcgill.ca |
Maria Capizzi Awards Officer |
NSERC, Mitacs, Natural Sciences and Engineering sponsors | maria.capizzi [at] mcgill.ca |
Diane Farhat Senior Awards and Compliance Officer |
CRCs, NFRF, Tri-Agency and Québec sponsors, Research Compliance | diane.farhat [at] mcgill.ca |
Christina Gelsomini Senior Awards Officer |
D2R |
christina.gelsomini [at] mcgill.ca |
Rosa Maria Greco Awards Officer |
Industry, Social Sciences and Humanities sponsors, CARIC/CRIAQ, Prizes | rosa.maria.greco [at] mcgill.ca |
Sarah Kaderabek Awards Officer |
D2R/HBHL/CFREF, Genome, Changes in Investigator Status | sarah.kaderabek [at] mcgill.ca |
Florise Lam Awards Officer |
NIH/EU/international programs, Biomedical and Health Sciences sponsors (Brain Canada, Health Canada, PHAC) | florise.lam.tsang.on [at] mcgill.ca |
Jennifer Nemes Awards Administrator |
CIHR and SSHRC, Biomedical and Health Sciences sponsors | jennifer.nemes [at] mcgill.ca |
Dalia Soliman Awards Officer |
FRQ, Québec ministries and consortia | dalia.soliman [at] mcgill.ca |
DATA MANAGEMENT | ||
Janie Kwan Director |
Director, Data Management and Administration | janie.kwan [at] mcgill.ca |
Timothy Capper Administration Coordinator |
Data Maintenance | timothy.capper [at] mcgill.ca |
Erin Keenan Administrative Coordinator |
Data Maintenance | erin.keenan [at] mcgill.ca |
Leisa Smith Research Data Officer |
Data Maintenance | leisa.smith [at] mcgill.ca |
Barbara Wong Administrative Coordinator |
Data Maintenance | barbara.wong [at] mcgill.ca |
Ken Wong Systems Support Officer |
ken.wong [at] mcgill.ca | |
Jeffrey Zhu Software Support and Data Administrator |
jeffrey.zhu [at] mcgill.ca | |
GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS | ||
Rupa Narasimhadevara Associate Director |
Oversight, operations, and strategy for G&A; signing authority for grants and contracts | rupa.narasimhadevara [at] mcgill.ca |
Catherine Karelis Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | catherine.karelis [at] mcgill.ca |
Jean-Christophe Cusson Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements |
jean-christophe.cusson [at] mcgill.ca
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Joanna Mastalerek Senior Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | joanna.mastalerek [at] mcgill.ca |
Michelle Picard-Aitken Senior Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | michelle.picard-aitken [at] mcgill.ca |
Preeti Purba-Singh Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | preeti.purba-singh [at] mcgill.ca |
Katarina Stojkovic Senior Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | katarina.stojkovic [at] mcgill.ca |
Kathleen Therrien Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | kathleen.therrien [at] mcgill.ca |
Agnes Wong Senior Grants and Agreements Officer |
Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and International grants, contracts, and agreements | agnes.wong2 [at] mcgill.ca |
Office of Innovation + Partnerships
The Office of Innovation + Partnerships assists McGill's research community in securing funded research contracts and industrial partnership opportunities governed by agreements with both private and public sponsors. Unit personnel facilitate and manage the transfer of knowledge stemming from research endeavours undertaken by McGill's faculty members.
Contact | Responsibilities | |
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General inquiries |
General inquiries |
innovation.vpip [at] mcgill.ca |
Mark Weber Director |
Direction of 4 units: Industry Partnerships; Industry Liaison; Technology Transfer; Research Security & Compliance | mark.weber2 [at] mcgill.ca |
Arina de Leeuw Innovation and Partnerships Administrator |
Administration of 4 units: Industry Partnerships; Industry Liaison; Technology Transfer; Research Security & Compliance | arina.deleeuw [at] mcgill.ca |
COMMUNICATIONS | ||
Junji Nishihata Senior Communications Advisor |
Internal/external communications, media relations, website management, social media | junji.nishihata [at] mcgill.ca |
FINANCE | ||
Layan Etaiwi Finance Officer |
Responsible for financial transactions related to licenses and patents |
layan.etaiwi [at] mcgill.ca |
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS | ||
General inquiries | Innovations & Partnerships | innovation_partnerships.oip [at] mcgill.ca |
Julie Vallée |
Direction of Industry Partnerships' Unit |
julie.vallee [at] mcgill.ca |
Agapi Agapitos Industry Partnerships Officer |
Mitacs (all Faculties) Faculty of Engineering: NSERC Alliance Grants, Industry-sponsored Agreements, NDAs |
agapi.agapitos [at] mcgill.ca |
Julia Carvalho Senior Industry Partnerships Officer |
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: NSERC Alliance, RSRI Quebec Grants, Industry-partnered Agreements, NDAs |
julia.carvalho [at] mcgill.ca |
Rina Cohen Industry Partnerships Officer |
All Faculties: FRQNT; I+P Program; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Foundations; Genome Québec – Genome Integration Program (GIP) ; Genome Canada – GAPP Program; MEIE – (various programs). Axelys Programs; NDAs and MTAs with industry. Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Science | rina.cohen [at] mcgill.ca |
Celine Coletta Industry Partnerships Officer |
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences: Industry-sponsored clinical trials (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) | celine.coletta [at] mcgill.ca |
Daina Leimanis Senior Industry Partnerships Officer |
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, and of Faculty Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences: NSERC Alliance, RSRI Quebec Grants, Industry-partnered agreements, NDAs, Clinical Trials | daina.leimanis [at] mcgill.ca |
Jana Porubska Senior Industry Partnerships Officer |
Faculty of Engineering: NSERC Alliance, RSRI Quebec Grants, Industry-partnered Agreements, NDAs, Contracts Security program | jana.porubska [at] mcgill.ca |
Filipe Werneck Senior Industry Partnerships Officer |
Faculties of Science, Arts, Management, Music, and Education: NSERC Alliance, RSRI Quebec Grants, Industry-partnered Agreements, NDAs | filipe.werneck [at] mcgill.ca |
INDUSTRY LIAISON | ||
Eduardo Ganem-Cuenca Associate Director |
Oversees liaison interactions and opportunities between McGill and industry partners | eduardo.ganemcuenca [at] mcgill.ca |
Vivian Diniz Business Development Officer |
Faculty of Engineering industry liaison and opportunities lead | vivian.diniz [at] mcgill.ca |
Julia Mouzakiotis-Paquin (on leave) |
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences industry liaison and opportunities lead |
julia.mouzakiotis-paquin [at] mcgill.ca
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Janet Prince Senior Industry Liaison Officer |
D2R Initiative industry liaison and opportunities lead | janet.prince [at] mcgill.ca |
Adam Turcotte Industry Liaison Officer |
Faculty of Science and Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences: Industry liaison and opportunities lead | adam.turcotte [at] mcgill.ca |
MITACS | ||
Christina-Maria Katsari Mitacs Representative at McGill |
Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science: Department of Computer Science, Schulich School of Music |
ckatsari [at] mitacs.ca |
Noha Gerges Mitacs Representative at McGill |
Desautels Faculty of Management, Faculty of Arts, and Faculty of Law |
ngerges [at] mitacs.ca |
Prisca Bustamante Mitacs Representative at McGill |
Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Facutly of Science (except the Department of Computer Science), Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and Faculty of Education |
palvarez [at] mitacs.ca |
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER | ||
Olivia Novac Associate Director |
Direction of the Technology Transfer Team (oversees the various commecialization and intellectual property matters for the unit) | olivia.e.novac [at] mcgill.ca |
Sarah Butcher (on leave) Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property for the D2R program | sarah.butcher [at] mcgill.ca |
Jarred Chicoine Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property, specializing in life science inventions such as therapeutics and diagnostics | jarred.chicoine [at] mcgill.ca |
Chris Corkery Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property, specializing in Chemistry, Physics, and Agriculture | chris.corkery [at] mcgill.ca |
Wendy Hauck Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property for the Axelys program | wendy.hauck [at] mcgill.ca |
Lotfi Kesraoui Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property, specializing in Bioengineering, Nanotechnologies, and Mechanical Engineering. | lotfi.kesraoui [at] mcgill.ca |
James Mehta Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property, specializing in MedTech, CleanTech, and DeepTech | james.mehta [at] mcgill.ca |
Nancy Penate Patent Portfolio Manager |
Patent Portfolio Manager and Wellspring Sofia Database Manager | nancy.penate [at] mcgill.ca |
Astrid Reimann Technology Evaluation Manager |
Responsible for the Invention and Technology Evaluations (assessment of patentability and commercial potential) | astrid.reimann [at] mcgill.ca |
Margarita Todorova Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property for the D2R program |
margarita.todorova [at] mail.mcgill.ca |
Francesco Tordini Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property, specializing in Computer Science (including Open Source SW/HW), Electrical Engineering, and Physics | francesco.tordini [at] mcgill.ca |
Sylvie Toulmond Technology Transfer Manager |
Manages protection and licensing of intellectual property, specializing in Neurosciences, Therapeutics, and Pharmaceuticals. | sylvie.toulmond [at] mcgill.ca |
RESEARCH SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE | ||
General Inquiries | Research Security and Compliance | research.security [at] mcgill.ca |
Cristobal Ovejero Sagarzazu Associate Director |
Direction of Research Security and Compliance Unit | security.compliance [at] mcgill.ca |
Andrew Renahan License & Partnership Compliance Officer |
Manages licensee and rights holders' compliance terms and conditions, reporting and payments | license.compliance [at] mcgill.ca |
Albert Abaunza Export Controls & Safety Officer |
Manages export control assessments, and Controlled Goods Program | export.control [at] mcgill.ca |
Santana-Catherine Boisvert Compliance Officer |
Processing of conflict of interest declarations |
santana-catheri.boisvert [at] mcgill.ca coi.research [at] mcgill.ca |
Office of Research Ethics and Compliance
The Office of Research Ethics and Compliance serves researchers working with human participants or animals. McGill follows strict research integrity standards. McGill also cultivates and reinforces a culture that enables its members to identify and resolve conflicts of interest with the support and guidance of the administration and their units.
Contact | Responsibilities | |
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TBA |
Director, Animal Compliance |
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Daniel Tesolin |
Associate Director, Research Ethics |
daniel.tesolin [at] mcgill.ca |
ANIMAL COMPLIANCE | ||
General Inquiries | General Inquiries | animalcare [at] mcgill.ca |
Lori Ann Burgess Quality Assistance Advisor |
Compliance, Post-Approval Monitoring | lori.burgess [at] mcgill.ca |
Veronica Ferraro Ethics Review Administrator |
Administrator, Animal Care Committees | veronica.ferraro [at] mcgill.ca |
Kathy Forner Quality Assistance Advisor |
Compliance, Post-Approval Monitoring | kathy.forner2 [at] mcgill.ca |
Jennifer Henri Animal Care Training Advisor |
Animal Care Training |
jennifer.henri2 [at] mcgill.ca |
Tanya Koch Quality Assistance Advisor |
Compliance, Post-Approval Monitoring | tanya.koch [at] mcgill.ca |
Cynthia Lavoie Quality Assistance Advisor |
Compliance, Post-Approval Monitoring | animal.approvals [at] mcgill.ca |
Allison Martel Administrative Assistant |
Protocol approval, Pedagogical Merit review |
allison.martel [at] mcgill.ca |
Devon Merza Animal Training Program Advisor |
Animal Care Training |
devon.merza2 [at] mcgill.ca |
Bruna Morocutti Quality Assistance Advisor |
Compliance, Post-Approval Monitoring | bruna.morocutti [at] mcgill.ca |
Stephane Ouimette Data Administrator and Software Support |
Data Administrator and Software Support | stephane.ouimette [at] mcgill.ca |
Meghan Reid-Burdon Animal Ethics Compliance Administrator |
Protocol approvals, Pedagogical Merit Review |
meghan.reid-burdon [at] mcgill.ca |
Sabina Santamaria Animal Trainer Program Advisor |
Animal Care Training | sabina.santamaria [at] mcgill.ca |
RESEARCH WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS | ||
Deanna Collin Ethics Officer |
Information & Ethics Questions for REB 1 | deanna.collin [at] mcgill.ca |
Georgia Kalavritinos Ethics Review Administrator |
General inquiries | georgia.kalavritinos [at] mcgill.ca |
Stephane Ouimette Data Administrator and Software Support |
eRAP support | stephane.ouimette [at] mcgill.ca |
Daniel Tesolin (on leave) Ethics Officer |
Information & Ethics Questions for REB 2 | daniel.tesolin [at] mcgill.ca |