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Assistant Professor
\n Director of Undergraduate Studies, <\/span>GECO Committee member<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\n(PhD – University of Florida)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Trained<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

RESEARCH<\/span><\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

TEACHING<\/span><\/h3>\n

Director of Undergraduate Studies
\nBIOC107 Intro Biochemistry I
\nBIOC107L Intro Biochemistry I lab
\nBIOC108 Intro Biochemistry II
\nBIOC108L Intro Biochemistry II lab
\nMTEC132 Molecules to Cells (Coil Director)
\nMED Biochemistry (Course Director)<\/p>\n

HONORS & AWARDS<\/span><\/h3>\n

Fixed-Term Faculty Development Award, UNC Office of the Provost, 2026-2027
\nPrize Lecture, Microbiology Society, 2025
\nSummer Institute on College Teaching, 2022
\nBurroughs Wellcome Fund PDEP Awardee, 2021
\nAward Recipient, UNC Office of the Provost, 2021
\nSPIRE Postdoctoral Scholar, NIH K12 IRACDA Program, 2019<\/p>\n

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Contact<\/h2>\n

Office: 3090 Genetic Medicine<\/p>\n

120 Mason Farm Road, CB# 7260
\nChapel Hill, NC 27599-7260
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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