Congratulations to Katie on her nomination for the 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, representing the top tier of researchers from ETSU’s largest-ever pool of applicants! 🥳Jan 2026
The Biophysical Society has approved our application for the ETSU Student Chapter, and we will be recognized as an official BPS Student Chapter — "first in Tennessee". Congrats, Callie and team, and many Biology department undergrads! 🥳Dec 30, 2025
Congratulations to our lab undergraduates—Tovaria, Kathigna, and Katie, and collaborator Dr. Ambuja Navalkar, on their review article exploring protein condensates! (Link) 🥳Dec 01, 2025
Welcoming two graduate (Master's) students—Tristan and Callie, to Arunagiri Lab! Sep 01, 2025
Our lab is honored to receive a Research Grant from Breakthrough T1D! This prestigious award will fund our work on the mechanisms of Type 1 Diabetes, bringing world-class biomedical innovation to East Tennessee and contributing to a global effort to find a cure. Jun 04, 2025
Congratulations to Kathigna on receiving the ETSU Global Research Grant! This award will support his project on secretory protein trafficking, highlighting the lab’s commitment to impactful undergraduate research and the development of high-level scientific talent within the Appalachian region. 🥳 May 04, 2025
Dr. Arunagiri's ETSU RFP proposal selected for funding! Apr 11, 2025
Lab's first publication: Exploring proinsulin proteostasis: insights into beta cell health and diabetes. Congratulations, Sima, and our first cohort of undergrads!!! 🥳 Mar 04, 2025