Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) Dr. Lynne-Marie Postovit

Dr. Lynne-Marie Postovit

In her role as Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs), Dr. Lynne-Marie Postovit leads the academic development of the university – this includes oversight of all academic appointments and renewal, tenure, and promotion processes, with a specific eye to research standards, and equity, diversity, and inclusion; disciplinary issues and collective bargaining, in collaboration with Faculty Relations; and leadership on capital projects with academic and/or university-wide implications.

Dr. Postovit is a highly respected researcher and recognized authority on ovarian cancer. She was most recently head of the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences at Queen's, and she has received numerous awards and distinctions, most recently a Canada Research Chair in Translational Cancer Research. Dr. Postovit earned her PhD in anatomy and cell biology at Queen’s, and before returning to the university as a professor in 2019, she held various positions at Western University and the University of Alberta, and co-directed the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta.

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Photo of Ontario’s provincial legislature

Aug 06, 2025

From the lab to the legislature

Two Queen’s researchers take part in an inaugural program connecting science and policy at Queen’s Park.

Photo collage of six researchers

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Funding supports research on major health challenges

Six Queen’s researchers have been awarded a total of $5.8M from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to advance projects aimed at improving health outcomes.

Man standing in front of vertical farming tubes

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Advancing smarter, more energy-efficient farming

New technology will support researchers at the Queen’s Phytotron advance sustainable agriculture and climate-resilient food innovation. 

On the Operating Table, Lifeblood exhibit, MUNCH museum

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Edvard Munch exhibition explores illness and care

Queen’s professor Allison Morehead curates a major Oslo exhibition examining the famed artist’s work alongside society’s experiences of illness, care, and modern medicine.