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.
Gazette News
Nov 26, 2025
Students mentoring students
The QSuccess program has grown rapidly and is now helping more than 800 first-year students flourish at Queen’s every year by connecting them with upper-year mentors.
Nov 25, 2025
The Honourable Bob Rae is joining Queen’s School of Policy Studies as a Matthews Fellow
The announcement was made after Rae's recent talk on campus, his first public lecture since ending his tenure as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations.
Nov 25, 2025
Review period open for Non-Employee Honorarium Payment Policy
Feedback on the policy will be accepted until Dec. 10.
Nov 24, 2025
Training Africa’s next entrepreneurs
More than 1,000 aspiring business leaders in Africa each year are developing their skills through the Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship program run by the Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre at Queen’s University (DDQIC).