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 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, 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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