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Contact REB

If you have questions about a specific submission, please contact the assigned Research Ethics Coordinator. The assigned Research Ethics Coordinator will be identified in the email acknowledging receipt of your submission and/or on your review letter.

General Inquiries

Email: researchethics@unityhealth.to

Virtual Office Hours

Join us on Thursdays from 11 am to noon at our new weekly virtual drop-in sessions. Bring any general questions you may have about REB processes, submissions or navigating the eREB. As these are general sessions, please continue to direct longer or study-specific questions to your assigned coordinator or the REB inbox.  Feel free to send questions in advance to researchethics@unityheath.to

Mailing Address

Research Ethics Office

St. Michael’s Hospital
30 Bond St
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1W8, Canada

REB Team

REB Team MemberInquiry Type

Amanda (Mandy) Hindle
Research Ethics Coordinator
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 47821
Email: Amanda.Hindle@unityhealth.to

Protocol review, queries and follow-up

Andrea Chiu
Senior Research Compliance & Education Specialist
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 47895
Email: Andrea.Chiu@unityhealth.to

Clinical research education and training, internal research quality audits

Andrea Laarakkers
Research Ethics Coordinator
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 76204
Email: Andrea.Laarakkers@unityhealth.to

Protocol review, queries and follow-up

Arlene Lobrin
Research Ethics Coordinator
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 77686
Email: Arlene.Lobrin@unityhealth.to

Protocol review, queries and follow-up

Desta Ramlackhansingh
Operations Leader, Research Ethics
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 76206
Email: Desta.Ramlackhansingh@unityhealth.to

REB guidelines, tools and templates; eREB questions and feedback

Dharmista Patel
Administrative Assistant
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 42557
Email: Dharmista.Patel@unityhealth.to

General REB inquiries, REB submissions, meeting dates

Jason McGuire
Research Ethics Coordinator
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 43103
Email: Jason.McGuire@unityhealth.to

Protocol review, queries and follow-up

Jenny Lazarevski
Research Ethics Coordinator
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 77099
Email: Jenny.Lazarevski@unityhealth.to

Protocol review, queries and follow-up

Nancy Chai 
Research Projects Assistant, Research Ethics
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 77069
Email: Nancy.Chai@unityhealth.to

eREB migrations; retrospective protocol review, renewals, closures and staff changes - review, queries and follow-up

Karen Ung
Director Research Contracts, Employment & Ethics
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 76209
Email: Karen.Ung@unityhealth.to

REB process-related issues, feedback, board issues and consultations

Tajinder (Pal) Sall 
Research Ethics Coordinator
Telephone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 76220
Email: Tajinder.Sall@unityhealth.to

Protocol review, queries and follow-up

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