Chan | Biomedical and Molecular Sciences | School of Medicine | Queen's University

Edmond Chan PhD

Edmond Chan

Position(s)

Associate Professor

Contact Info

eywc@queensu.ca

Room 627 Botterell Hall

613 533 6946

Research Interests

Cells constantly adjust their metabolism to survive environmental and physiological stress. Our research explores how mitochondria function as stress-sensing organelles that help cells detect metabolic imbalance and activate adaptive responses. We investigate how changes in mitochondrial structure and function generate signals that reprogram cellular metabolism and promote survival under stress. These adaptive pathways are particularly important in cancer, where tumor cells rely on mitochondrial stress signaling to maintain metabolic resilience and persist during therapy. By understanding how mitochondrial stress responses are controlled, including mechanisms such as mitophagy that maintains mitochondrial quality, we aim to uncover new vulnerabilities that can be targeted to limit cancer cell survival.

Please see the Chan lab website for our story and research opportunities.

Faculty

Abraham, Sheela, Associate Professor

Adams, Michael A., Professor

Allingham, John, Professor

Banfield, Bruce W, Professor

Basta, Sam, Professor

Blohm, Gunnar, Professor

Boehnke, Susan, Associate Professor

Brennan, Faith, Assistant Professor

Capicciotti, Chantelle, Associate Professor

Carver, L.F., Associate Professor

Chan, Edmond, Associate Professor

Colpitts, Che, Associate Professor

Craig, Andrew, Professor

Davies, Peter L., Professor

De Felice, Fernanda, Professor

Dick, Sarah, Assistant Professor

Domnik, Nicolle, Assistant Professor

Duan, Qingling, Associate Professor

Dumont, Eric C, Associate Professor

Dunham-Snary, Kimberly, Assistant Professor

Elbatarny, Hisham Said, Associate Professor

Ferguson, Alastair V., Professor

Gallivan, Jason, Associate Professor

Gee, Katrina, Professor

Ghasemlou, Nader, Associate Professor

Graham, Charles H., Professor

Hindmarch, Charlie, Assistant Professor

Jia, Zongchao, Professor

Kawaja, Michael D., Professor

Koti, Madhuri, Associate Professor

Lohans, Christopher, Assistant Professor

Lomax, Alan, Professor

MacKenzie, Leslie W., Associate Professor

Magoski, Neil S., Professor

Maurice, Donald H., Professor

Mueller, Christopher R., Professor

Mulder, Jeanne, Associate Professor

Munoz, Douglas P., Professor

Natale, David, Associate Professor

Oby, Emily, Assistant Professor

Ormiston, Mark, Associate Professor

Ozolins, Terence, Associate Professor

Pang, Stephen C., Emeritus Professor

Pare, Martin, Professor

Petkovich, P. Martin, Professor

Postovit, Lynne-Marie, Professor

Scott, Stephen H., Professor

Simpson, Amber, Associate Professor

Smith, Steven P., Professor

Stroman, Patrick , Professor

Szewczuk, Myron R., Professor

Talbot, Sebastien, Associate Professor

Tayade, Chandrakant , Professor

Ward, Christopher A., Associate Professor

Winn, Louise M., Professor

Zhang, Shetuan, Professor