Six faculty members in the Heersink School of Medicine have been named the 2022 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars.
The Pittman Scholars program recognizes the impacts of junior faculty and supports the recruitment and retention of highly competitive scientists and physician-scientists. The program is named for the late James A. Pittman, Jr., M.D., longtime dean of the medical school from 1973 to 1992. Pittman is considered a principal architect of the School for his ability to recruit top scientists and physicians to UAB.
Recipients are nominated by their department chairs based on their research achievements and their potential for continued discovery in the basic or clinical sciences. The 2022 Pittman Scholar Award recipients will be allotted $12,500 each year for the next three years.
The 2022 Pittman Scholars are:
Ashley Battarbee, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Susan Birket, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Medicine
Nathan Erdmann, MD, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Medicine
Romi Gupta, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
J. Bart Rose, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Surgery
Jessica Scoffield, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology