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

P. Martin Petkovich PhD

P. Martin Petkovich

Position(s)

Professor

Contact Info

martin.petkovich@queensu.ca

613-533-6791

Faculty Bio

ÒVitamin A and D signalling and metabolism in health and disease" Vitamins A and D regulate many critical physiological processes both during development and in the adult. Both act by interacting with specific nuclear receptors involved in the regulation of the transcription of genes involved in controlling fundamental cellular processes such as cell proliferation, cell differentiation as well as programmed cell death. Consequently, both vitamin signalling pathways are important for the normal form and function of tissues. Although each vitamin has distinct functions, there are many overlapping functions and disease statesthat can be modified by manipulating vitamin signalling and metabolism. We are developing therapeutic agents that can modify vitamin A and D signalling in chronic kidney disease, cardiovasculardisease, diabetes and cancer.

Faculty

Abraham, Sheela, Associate Professor

Adams, Michael A., Professor

Allingham, John, Professor

Andrew, R. David, Professor

Banfield, Bruce W, Professor

Basta, Sam, Professor

Blohm, Gunnar, Professor

Boehnke, Susan, Associate Professor

Brennan, Faith, Assistant Professor

Campbell, Robert L., Associate Professor

Capicciotti, Chantelle, Assistant Professor

Carver, L.F., Associate Professor

Chan, Edmond, Associate Professor

Colpitts, Che, Assistant Professor

Craig, Andrew, Professor

Davies, Peter L., Professor

De Felice, Fernanda, Associate Professor

Dick, Sarah, Assistant Professor

Domnik, Nicolle, Assistant Professor

Duan, Qingling, Associate Professor

Dumont, Eric C, Associate Professor

Dunham-Snary, Kimberly, Assistant 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

Jones, Glenville, Professor

Kan, Frederick W.K., Professor

Kaufmann, Eva, Assistant Professor

Kawaja, Michael D., Professor

Koti, Madhuri, Associate Professor

Lomax, Alan, Professor

MacKenzie, Leslie W., Associate Professor

Magoski, Neil S., Professor

Maurice, Donald H., Professor

Mueller, Christopher R., Professor

Mulder, Jeanne, Assistant Professor

Munoz, Douglas P., Professor

Oby, Emily, Assistant Professor

Ormiston, Mark, Associate Professor

Ozolins, Terence, Associate Professor

Pang, Stephen C., Professor

Pare, Martin, Professor

Petkovich, P. Martin, Professor

Postovit, Lynne-Marie, Professor and Department Head

Reynolds, James N., 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