Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Pittman, Douglas
Associate Professor
Research in our laboratory focuses on the maintenance of chromosome stability by homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair mechanisms. Accumulation of chromosome rearrangements is often observed during cancer progression, and using the laboratory mouse as a model system, we are studying mutations in HR genes.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Pharmacy
- Department
- Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- DNA Repair, Chromosome Instability, Telomeres, mouse genetics, homologous recombination
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Biomedical Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Genetics, Cancer, DNA repair
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 - 1999 | The Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, Maine | Postdoctoral fellowship | Mouse Genetics |
| 1996 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | PhD | Molecular Genetics (budding yeast) |
| 1988 | Marshall University | Huntington, West Virginia | MS | Biology |
| 1986 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, Ohio | BA | Biology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 - 2005 | Assistant Professor, Department Physiology and Molecular, Medical University of Ohio | |
| 2006 | Present Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina | |
| 2006 | Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Award | Extra Miles Award for Program Enhancement, South Carolina College of Pharmacy | |
| 2018 | Award | Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2018 | Award | Distinguished Research Service Award | Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina |
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