Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Biomedical Science | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
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 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
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 |
Honors and Awards
- 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
Courses
- BIOC 6900 - Special Problems in Biochemistry
- BIOC 6500 - Special Topics in Biochemistry
- BIOC 6200 - Seminar in Biochemistry
- BIOM 6900 - Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
- BIOM 6500 - Special Problems in Biomedical Sciences
- BIOM 6120 - Research Lab Rotations
- BIOL 5990 - Readings and Research
- BIOL 5960 - Graduate Thesis
- BIOL 5910 - Research in Biology
- BIOL 5019 - Supervised Teaching
- BIOL 4910/5910 - Research in Biology
- BIOL 4018 - Undergraduate Thesis
- CHEM 4900 - Research in Chemistry
- BIOL 4900/5900 - Independent Studies
- BIOL 4177/5177 - Biochemistry Metabolism Laboratory
- BIOL 4147/5147 - Biochemistry Macromolecules Laboratory
- BIOL 4147/5147 - Biochemistry Macromolecules (including Honors)
- BIOL 3420 - Plant Biology, Lecture and Laboratory & Honors
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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Contact Information
PO Box 70703
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: Brown Hall, Room 427
Phone: 423-439-6931
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