ETSU researchers and innovators blaze new trails by challenging the status quo. They go where others have not gone. Our students, staff, and faculty blaze trails because doing so is a calling. This challenging, mission-driven trailblazing improves the quality of life in our region and beyond.
Data Points
$71 Million
In Sponsored Projects Awarded for FY24
229
Monetary Awards Rewarded in FY24
$21.3 Million
Federal Awards in FY24
53%
All-Time Patent Approval Rate
$42.3 Million
In Research and Development Expenditures
203% Increase
In Research Expenditures FY20-FY23
ETSU RESEARCHERS EXPLORING TREATMENTS FOR LOSS OF SMELL
The smell of rain or the scent of a fresh pie baking are luxuries that not all people are able to experience.
A pair of researchers at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine have received a grant totaling more than $1.8 million over the next five years to study how the sense of smell is maintained and how it is repaired after injury or illness.
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