Dimple Patel
Coordinator, Research Services
778-782-5616
dimple_patel@sfu.ca

• Triage Research Services intake workflows (grants and contracts)
• Assist with research policies and processes
• Research/respond to initial queries

Jennifer Wong
Research Grants Officer
778-782-4705
jww19@sfu.ca

• Responsible for Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), MSFHR, and Mitacs pre-award grant submissions and post-award administration
• Responsible for communicating research funding opportunities and website updates
• Signatory for research grant applications and incoming and outgoing Tri-Agency subgrants
• Responsible for NIH's Financial Conflict of Interest training & disclosures

Shannon Valdez Mendia
Research Grants Officer
778-782-9218
svaldezm@sfu.ca

• Responsible for Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), MSFHR, and Mitacs pre-award grant submissions and post-award administration
• Responsible for communicating research funding opportunities and website updates
• Signatory for research grant applications and incoming and outgoing Tri-Agency subgrants

Fan Zhang
Research Grants Officer
fza26@sfu.ca

• Communication and education specialist
• Responsible for Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), MSFHR, and Mitacs pre-award grant submissions and post-award administration
• Responsible for communicating research funding opportunities and website updates

Nicholas Mudry
Research Grants and Contracts Officer
778-782-4120
nmudry@sfu.ca

• Responsible for SFU's internal research grants
• Incoming and outgoing Tri-Agency subgrants
• Subagreements
• Liaise with Research Accounting for accounts set up

Greg Sasges
Legal Counsel, Research Operations
778-782-5717
gsasges@sfu.ca

• Legal advisor for research and IP matters
• Responsible for inter-institutional contracts and affiliation agreements

Maryana Hnatyshyn
Research Contracts Officer
778-782-5792
mhnatysh@sfu.ca

• Responsible for contracts with government, not for profits and industry (Canadian & International)
• Responsible for Material Transfer Agreements and Data Access Agreements 
• Liaise with Research Accounting for accounts set up

Nataliya Karpenko
Research Contracts Officer
778-782-6684
nkarpenk@sfu.ca

• Responsible for contracts with government, not for profits and industry (Canadian & International)
• Responsible for Material Transfer Agreements and Data Access Agreements 
• Liaise with Research Accounting for accounts set up

Shane O’Donohoe
Research Contracts Officer
778-782-6616
shane_odonohoe@sfu.ca

• Responsible for contracts with government, not for profits and industry (Canadian & International)
• Responsible for Material Transfer Agreements and Data Access Agreements 
• Liaise with Research Accounting for accounts set up

Allison Brennan
Mitacs Business Development Specialist for SFU
778-237-2411
mitacsbd@sfu.ca

• Connect faculty and students with funding for research projects with industry and not-for-profit partners
• Work with faculty and students in all disciplines to establish or further develop their industry connections
• Contact person for questions about Mitacs at SFU