Leadership and Advisory Board
NGDI-UBC Co-Directors
Richard Lester
Associate Professor in Global Health
Infectious Diseases | Medicine | Faculty of Medicine
Co-Director NGDI UBC & Director, WelTel
www.weltel.org |
Kishor Wasan
Distinguished University Scholar & Adjunct Professor
Urologic Sciences | Faculty of Medicine
Co-Director & Co-Founder, NGDI UBC
Advisory Board
The NGDI-UBC Advisory Board is made up of a diverse group of UBC faculty. The Board meets several times a year to guide the decisions of the NGDI and has played an integral part of the program’s growth. We thank the Advisory Board members for their dedication and enthusiasm.
Rachel C. Fernandez
Professor, Associate Vice-President Research & Innovation
https://www.microbiology.ubc.ca/research/labs/fernandez
Nancy Gallini
Economics | Faculty of Arts
Bob Hancock
Professor & Co-Founder NGDI UBC
Microbiology and Immunology
Faculty of Science
Director | Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research
David Patrick
Professor
School of Population and Public Health
Director | Communicable Disease Epidemiology | BC Centre for Disease Control
Robert McMaster
Katherine Plewes
Khumbo Kalua
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health
Brett Sharp
Associate Director
Technology Transfer
University-Industry Liaison Office