• July, 2019: Manuscript published in Scientiific Reports, entilled, "A gene expression network analysis of the pancreatic islets from lean and obese mice identifies complement 1q like-3 secreted protein as a regulator of β-cell function." Congratulations to all authors!
• May, 2019: First prize oral presentation award at the Midwest Islet Club conference! Congratulatons Dr. Rajesh Gupta!
• May, 2019: Dr. Rajesh Gupta selected for Eliezer S. Award for the best Diabetes Research Abstract at the 10th Annual UAB Diabetes research day. Prize money- $300 
• April, 2019: Abstract accepted for oral presentation at UAB Diabetes research day, Birmingham, AL. 
• April, 2019: Abstract accepted for oral presentations at the Mid West Islet club conference, Michigan, Ann Harbor, MI
• April 5, 2019: RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE NIH THAT OUR  R01 TO STUDY THE ROLE OF TOMOSYN-2 IN INSULIN SECRETION AND GLUCOSE TOLERACNE WILL GET FUNDED!
• April 1, 2019: Dr. Sayak Bhatacharya, PhD started working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Bhatnagar Lab! We welcome you!
• March, 2019: ​Dr. Rajesh Gupta presented a poster at the ENDO SOCIETY meeting, New Orleans
• Februrary, 2019: Peyton Elise Vanwinkle, BS a GBS graduate student at UAB started rotation in the Bhatnagar Lab. 
• Janurary, 2019: ​Manuscript published as co-author in colloboration with Dr. Chad Hunter lab! Thanks Chad for including us in the study
• November 1, 2018: Haifa Alsharif is a second year MS Biotechnology student started internship in the Bhatnagar Lab! We welcome you!
• October, 2018: An A0 R01 grant application to study the role of tomosyn-2 in regulating glucose homeostasis was scored at 15percentile, NIDDK, NIH!! Hoping that it gets funded with the ESI status!! Fingers crossed!
• September, 2018: Manuscript accepted to the Journal of Biological Chemistry from the Bhatnagar lab! Great work all of the authors! Congratulations Dr. Rajesh Gupta for the 1stauthor manuscript.
• August, 2018: Manuscript submitted to the Scientific Reports! 1styear graduate student, Itika Arora is a first author on the manuscript!! 
• July, 2018: Itika Arora officially joined the Bhatnagar lab as PhD student! We welcome you! 
• June, 2018: Dr. Rajesh Gupta presented a poster at American Diabetes Association, Orlando, Florida.
• May, 2018: Dr. Rajesh Gupta gave an oral presentation at the Midwest Islet Club Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. 
• May, 2018: Dr. Rajesh Gupta presented a poster at the UAB Diabetes Research Day, Birmingham, AL. 
• March 28, 2018: Dr. Bhatnagar gave an invited seminar in the Department of Physiology at the Johns Hopkins University, MD. 
• April 3, 2018: Itika Arora is a GBS graduate student of the Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics theme at UAB started lab rotation in the Bhatnagar Lab. 
• February 16, 2018: Dr. Rajesh Gupta gave an oral presentation at the Boshell Diabetes Research Day, Auburn.
• February 16, 2018: Trung Huynh gave an oral presentation at the Boshell Diabetes Research Day, Auburn University, AL. 
• February 8, 2018: Dr. Bhatnagar gave an oral presentation at the Keystone Symposia on the Frontiers of Islet Biology, Keystone, CO. 
• February 8, 2018: Trung Huynh gave a poster presentation at the Darwin Day UAB, Birmingham, AL. ​
• February 8, 2018: Trung Huynh received 1st place for the poster presentation at the UAB Darwin Day. Congratulations!
• February 3, 2018: Trung Huynh gave an oral presentation at the UA Systems Honors Research Day, Tuscaloosa, AL.  
• February 3, 2018: Trung Huynh received 1stPlace award for an oral presentation at the 17th Annual UA Honors Systems Research Conference. Congratulations!
• December, 2017: Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Biological Chemistry! Rajesh Gupta is a first author of this manuscript!
• December, 2017: Dr. Rajesh Gupta received American Diabetes Association postdoctoral fellowship for 3 years! Congratulations!! 
• November 18, 2017: Trung Huynh gavea poster presentation at the Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium, Atlanta, GA. 
• November 18, 2017: Trung Huynh received a Travel Grant @Emory (Funded by NIH/NIGM) to attend Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium. 
• November 30, 2017: Trung Huynh gave an oral presentation at the UAB Fall Research Expo, Birmingham, AL. 
• November 30, 2017: Trung Huynh received 2nd place oral award at the UAB Fall Expo! Congratulations!
• June, 2017: Research abstract selected as one of the top abstracts at the American Diabetes Association Conference, San Diego, CA. 
• June, 2017: Dr. Bhatnagar received Young Investigator Travel Award at the American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA. 
• June, 2017: Dr. Bhatnagar gave an oral presentation at the American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA.
• June, 2017: Dr. Rajesh Gupta gave a poster presentation at the American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA​.
• May, 2017: Dr. Rajesh Gupta gave an oral presentation at the Midwest Islet Club Conference, Madison, WI. 
• May, 2017: Trung Huynh gave an oral presentation at the Midwest Islet Club Conference, Madison, WI. He did a great job being an only undergraduate to give an oral presentation. 
• May, 2017: Trung Huynh won the 3rd place prize for the oral presentation at the Midwest Islet Club Conference! Congratulations!
• May, 2017: Dr. Bhatnagar received the UAB DRC Pilot and Feasibility grant award for two years. 
• May 2, 2017: Dr. Rajesh Gupta gave an oral presentation at the UAB Diabetes Research Day, Birmingham, AL. 
• March 3, 2017: Dr. Rajesh Gupta gave an oral presentation at the 10th Annual Boshell Diabetes day, Auburn University, AL. 
• October, 2016: Dan Nguyen is a Science and Technology Honors Program undergraduate student who joined the Bhatnagar Lab to gain research experience. We welcome you! 
• March, 2016: Dr. Rajesh Gupta, PhD officially joined the Bhatnagar Lab as a Research Associate. We welcome you in the lab!
• February 26, 2016: Dr. Bhatnagar gave an oral presentation at the 9th Boshell Diabetes Annual Research Day at the Auburn University. 
• February, 2016: Dr. Bhatnagar's R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award from the NIDDK, NIH officially started! 
• December, 2015: ​Trung C. Huynh is a Science and Technology Honors Program undergraduate who student joined the Bhatnagar Lab to gain research experience. We welcome you! 
• October, 2015: ​Dr. Bhatnagar accepted the offer to join the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. ​