Nikea Pittman

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies, GECO Committee member
(PhD – University of Florida)

RESEARCH

Dr. Nikea Pittman, PhD, is a Teaching Assistant Professor. She combines knowledge in structural biology, virology, and pedagogy to design courses that are student-centered. Students, postdocs, or staff may join as teaching assistants (full or partial semester). The Pittman Teaching Lab identifies best practices in STEMM higher education with a focus on early career scientists and health professionals.

TEACHING

Director of Undergraduate Studies
BIOC107 Intro Biochemistry I
BIOC107L Intro Biochemistry I lab
BIOC108 Intro Biochemistry II
BIOC108L Intro Biochemistry II lab
MTEC132 Molecules to Cells (Coil Director)
MED Biochemistry (Course Director)

HONORS & AWARDS

Fixed-Term Faculty Development Award, UNC Office of the Provost, 2026-2027
Prize Lecture, Microbiology Society, 2025
Summer Institute on College Teaching, 2022
Burroughs Wellcome Fund PDEP Awardee, 2021
Award Recipient, UNC Office of the Provost, 2021
SPIRE Postdoctoral Scholar, NIH K12 IRACDA Program, 2019