SelectedWorks - Aruna Kilaru

2020 - Present	Functional complementation of Arabidopsis mutants by Avocado PDAT1 and DGAT1
	ETSU-RDC Major
	$12,000
2015 - Present	To Elucidate N-Acylethanolamine Metabolic Pathway and Its Role in Mediating Dehydration Stress Tolerance in Physcomitrella Patens
	NSF-IOS
	$679,993
2019 - 2020	Enhancing Research Experiences in Freshman Biology Labs by Incorporating Project-Based Modern Biology Modules
	ETSU-Instructional Developmental Grant
	$5,000
2018 - 2019	Characterization of N-Acylethanolamine Hydrolyzing Enzyme in a Crop Plant
	ETSU-RDC Major
	$10,000
2016 - 2017	Identification and Functional Validation of Transcriptional Regulators for Nonseed Oil Biosynthesis
	ETSU-RDC Major
	$10,000
2015 - 2017	The Novel Adipokine, CTRP3, as an Inhibitor of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
	NIH/NIAA
	Colleague(s): Peterson J., Forsman A.
	$143,098
2014 - 2015	Discovery and Characterization of N-Acylethanolamine Metabolic Pathway and Its Functional Role in Mediating Growth and Stress Responses in Tomato
	ETSU-Major RDC
	$9,800

2018 - Present	Treasurer, Executive Board Member, International Molecular Moss Society
2018 - Present	Vice Chair, Southern Section of American Society for Plant Biologists
2018 - Present	Executive Board Member, Tennessee Academy of Sciences
2016 - Present	Member, International Molecular Moss Science Society
2013 - Present	Review Editor, Frontiers in Agricultural Biological Chemistry
2012 - Present	Associate Editor, International Journal of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
2001 - Present	Member, American Society of Plant Biologists
2001 - Present	Member, Society of Sigma Xi
Present	Member, Indian Science Congress

2011 - Pre-tenure Women Faculty Travel Award (Phytochemical Society for N America)
2011 - The Arthur Neish Young Investigator Award (Phytochemical Society for N America)
2013 - Early Career Travel Award (American Society for Plant Biologists)
2014 - New Faculty Award (College of Arts and Sciences)
2014 - Banner Bearer (New Student Convocation, College of Arts and Sciences)
2013 & 2015 - Early Career Travel Award (Gordon Conference on Plant Lipids)
2015 - Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award (American Society for Plant Biologists)
2016 - Travel Award for Arts and Sciences Faculty (College of Arts and Sciences)
2016-17 - Basler Fellow (College of Arts and Sciences)
2016 - Honorary Member (ETSU Chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society)
2017 - Invited Speaker Travel Award (Gordon Conference on Plant Lipids)
2017 - Faculty Travel Award (American Society for Plant Biologists)
2018 - The Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (Marquis Who's Who)
2018 - The Student Choice Awards for “Most Inspiring” Faculty Member (ETSU)
2019 - Panel Member Travel Award, Gordon Conference on Plant Lipids
2019 - PUI Travel Award, The American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB)
2019 - Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, Graduate Studies, ETSU
2019 - Faculty Ambassador, New Student Convocation, ETSU

2005	PhD, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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1993	MSc, Biotechnology, Maharaja Sayajirao University
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1991	BSc, Botany, Zoology & Chemistry, Andhra University
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Present	Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Biomedical Science
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