Introducing UNBC's sixth President, Dr. Geoff Payne

On Oct. 21, 2022 Dr. Geoff Payne was installed as UNBC's sixth President and Vice-Chancellor.
A founding faculty member at the Northern Medical Program, Dr. Payne came to UNBC in June 2004 to teach physiology following a post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and John B. Pierce Laboratory.
Dr. Payne is also currently a Professor with Division of Medical Sciences in the field of vascular physiology. During his time at UNBC, Dr. Payne has served in a number of leadership roles including the inaugural Assistant Dean for Education and Research between 2009-2015 and the founding Director of the UNBC Health Research Institute.
In September 2015, Dr. Payne began his tenure as Interim Vice-President, Research at UNBC. He became Vice-President, Research in March 2018.
In February 2020, the UNBC Board of Governors asked Dr. Payne to take on the role of Interim President. He became UNBC's sixth President in April 2022.

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Congratulations, Dr Payne!

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There are so many UNBC employees and ex-employees who know that this hiring was a terrible decision. UNBC's version of a Trump presidency.