Our mission is to recognize and reward research excellence in the Department of Medicine, to foster mentorship, and to facilitate the career development of junior research faculty.
The DREAM (DOM Research Excellence Advancement and Mentoring) Council plays a key role in advancing early-career faculty by selecting candidates for prestigious departmental awards that pave the way toward securing a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (K award). These K awards provide critical support and protected time for faculty to develop their research skills, enabling them to become highly trained research scientists. The Council also helps select recipients of the Heersink School of Medicine Pittman Scholars Award and facilitates the placement of medical students into research labs through the Koopman Medical Student Research Excellence Award. In total, the Council oversees six departmental research awards and leads the organization of the annual Trainee Research Symposium, showcasing the achievements of rising researchers.
Serving on the DREAM Council offers junior faculty valuable opportunities to gain significant institutional service experience, while providing senior faculty with a platform to mentor the next generation of researchers. Our long-term vision is to turn the aspirations of research scientists within the Department of Medicine into reality, fostering a culture of research excellence that will have a lasting impact across the institution.
DOM DREAM Council Leadership
Carmen De Miguel, PhD, MS
Co-Chair
Glenn C. Rowe, PhD
Co-Chair
DOM DREAM Council Committee Members
| Member | Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Barnes, PhD - Chair | Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine | jbarnes@uabmc.edu |
| Carmen De Miguel, PhD, Chair-Elect | Nephrology | mdemiguelgarijo@uabmc.edu |
| Raymond Jones, PhD | Gerontology, Geriatrics, & Palliative Care | raymondjones@uabmc.edu |
| Sushant Bhatnagar, PhD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism | sushantbhatnagar@uabmc.edu |
| Caroline Presley, MD | General Internal Medicine & Population Science | capresleyc@uabmc.edu |
| Anju Bansal, PhD | Infectious Diseases | anjubansal@uabmc.edu |
| Juan Calix, MD PhD | Infectious Diseases | juancalix@uabmc.edu |
| Rena Patel, MD | Infectious Diseases | renapatel@uabmc.edu |
| Glenn Rowe, PhD | Cardiovascular Disease | glennrowe@uabmc.edu |
| Andrea Burden, PhD | Immunology & Rhematology | aburden@uabmc.edu |
| Tony Merriman PhD | Immunology & Rhematology | trmerriman@uabmc.edu |
| Stephen Clarkson, MD | Cardiovascular Disease | sclarkson@uabmc.edu |
| Qing Zhao, PhD | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | qingzhao@uabmc.edu |
| Jenna Casey, PhD | Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine | jennifercasey@uabmc.edu |
| Joe Chiles, MD | Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine | jwchiles@uabmc.edu |
| Christian Faul, PhD | Nephrology | cfaul@uabmc.edu |
| Jorge Gamboa, PhD | Nephrology | jorgegamboa@uabmc.edu |
| Abigail Hernandez, PhD | Gerontology, Geriatrics, & Palliative Care | abigailhernandez@uabmc.edu |
| Rui Lu, PhD | Hematology & Oncology | ruilu@uabmc.edu |
| Kevin Riggs, MD | General Internal Medicine & Population Science | kriggs@uabmc.edu |
| Timmy Lee, MD | Ex Officio;VCR | tclee@uabmc.edu |
| Melanie Martin | Chair's Office Liaison | melaniesmartin@uabmc.edu |