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Fatima Merchant

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Houston
DepartmentEngineering Technology
Address4800 Calhoun Rd
Houston TX 77004
Phone713-743-8292
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    R44HD034719     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 24, 1996 - Jun 30, 2003
    NIH/NICHD
    AUTOMATED PRENATAL SCREENING USING MATERNAL BLOOD
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43HD037308     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 1, 1999 - Jun 30, 2000
    NIH/NICHD
    SEMI-AUTOMATED PRENATAL SCREENING USING MATERNAL BLOOD
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R44HD037308     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 1, 1999 - Mar 31, 2007
    NIH/NICHD
    Semi-Automated Prenatal Screening Using Maternal Blood
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43HD038150     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 27, 1999 - Dec 26, 2000
    NIH/NICHD
    AUTOMATED DETECTION OF CRYPTIC REARRANGEMENTS
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R44HD038150     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 27, 1999 - Apr 30, 2004
    NIH/NICHD
    Improved Imaging for Precise Crytpic Anomaly Detection
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43GM060894     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Apr 1, 2000 - Mar 31, 2001
    NIH/NIGMS
    AUTOMATED DETECTION OF GENE DUPLICATIONS OR DELETIONS
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R44GM060894     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Apr 1, 2000 - Mar 19, 2007
    NIH/NIGMS
    Automated Detection of Gene Duplications or Deletions
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43DK067750     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)May 15, 2005 - Apr 30, 2006
    NIH/NIDDK
    Low Cost Automated Urinalysis using Spectral Data
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43GM075849     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 13, 2007 - May 31, 2009
    NIH/NIGMS
    A Virtual Reality Environment for Genomic Data Visualization
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43CA121646     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 15, 2007 - May 31, 2009
    NIH/NCI
    3D Breast Anatomy Analysis in Cancer Treatment Planning and Outcome Assessment
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R43DK078365     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 24, 2007 - Aug 31, 2009
    NIH/NIDDK
    Improved Automated Urinalysis
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R01CA203984     (MARKEY, MIA K)Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2021
    NIH/NCI
    3-D modeling-based decision support for optimizing quality of life following breast reconstruction
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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    1. Reddy JP, Lei X, Huang SC, Nicklaus KM, Fingeret MC, Shaitelman SF, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA, Merchant F, Markey MK, Smith BD. Quantitative Assessment of Breast Cosmetic Outcome After Whole-Breast Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Apr 01; 97(5):894-902. PMID: 28333010.
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    2. Blessing AM, Rajapakshe K, Reddy Bollu L, Shi Y, White MA, Pham AH, Lin C, Jonsson P, Cortes CJ, Cheung E, La Spada AR, Bast RC, Merchant FA, Coarfa C, Frigo DE. Transcriptional regulation of core autophagy and lysosomal genes by the androgen receptor promotes prostate cancer progression. Autophagy. 2017 Mar 04; 13(3):506-521. PMID: 27977328.
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    3. McCollum CW, Conde-Vancells J, Hans C, Vazquez-Chantada M, Kleinstreuer N, Tal T, Knudsen T, Shah SS, Merchant FA, Finnell RH, Gustafsson JÅ, Cabrera R, Bondesson M. Identification of vascular disruptor compounds by analysis in zebrafish embryos and mouse embryonic endothelial cells. Reprod Toxicol. 2017 Jun; 70:60-69. PMID: 27838387.
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    4. Li D, Cheong A, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Fingeret MC, Merchant FA. Computation of breast ptosis from 3D surface scans of the female torso. Comput Biol Med. 2016 Nov 01; 78:18-28. PMID: 27643463.
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    5. Reece GP, Merchant F, Andon J, Khatam H, Ravi-Chandar K, Weston J, Fingeret MC, Lane C, Duncan K, Markey MK. 3D surface imaging of the human female torso in upright to supine positions. Med Eng Phys. 2015 Apr; 37(4):375-83. PMID: 25703742; PMCID: PMC4380553.
    6. Tal TL, McCollum CW, Harris PS, Olin J, Kleinstreuer N, Wood CE, Hans C, Shah S, Merchant FA, Bondesson M, Knudsen TB, Padilla S, Hemmer MJ. Immediate and long-term consequences of vascular toxicity during zebrafish development. Reprod Toxicol. 2014 Sep; 48:51-61. PMID: 24907688.
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    7. Tsouko E, Khan AS, White MA, Han JJ, Shi Y, Merchant FA, Sharpe MA, Xin L, Frigo DE. Regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway by an androgen receptor-mTOR-mediated mechanism and its role in prostate cancer cell growth. Oncogenesis. 2014 May 26; 3:e103. PMID: 24861463; PMCID: PMC4035695.
    8. Mukherjee M, Byrd T, Brawley VS, Bielamowicz K, Li XN, Merchant F, Maitra S, Sumazin P, Fuller G, Kew Y, Sun D, Powell SZ, Ahmed N, Zhang N, Pati D. Overexpression and constitutive nuclear localization of cohesin protease Separase protein correlates with high incidence of relapse and reduced overall survival in glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurooncol. 2014 Aug; 119(1):27-35. PMID: 24792645; PMCID: PMC4160150.
    9. McCollum CW, Hans C, Shah S, Merchant FA, Gustafsson JÅ, Bondesson M. Embryonic exposure to sodium arsenite perturbs vascular development in zebrafish. Aquat Toxicol. 2014 Jul; 152:152-63. PMID: 24768856.
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    10. Shete A, Rao P, Pati D, Merchant F. Spatial quantitation of FISH signals in diploid versus aneuploid nuclei. Cytometry A. 2014 Apr; 85(4):339-52. PMID: 24347051; PMCID: PMC3972278.
    11. Hegde M, Corder A, Chow KK, Mukherjee M, Ashoori A, Kew Y, Zhang YJ, Baskin DS, Merchant FA, Brawley VS, Byrd TT, Krebs S, Wu MF, Liu H, Heslop HE, Gottschalk S, Gottachalk S, Yvon E, Ahmed N. Combinational targeting offsets antigen escape and enhances effector functions of adoptively transferred T cells in glioblastoma. Mol Ther. 2013 Nov; 21(11):2087-101. PMID: 23939024; PMCID: PMC3831041.
    12. Kawale MM, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Fingeret MC, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Automated Identification of Fiducial Points on 3D Torso Images. Biomed Eng Comput Biol. 2013; 5:57-68. PMID: 25288903; PMCID: PMC4147764.
    13. Hans C, McCollum CW, Bondesson MB, Gustafsson JA, Shah SK, Merchant FA. Automated analysis of zebrafish images for screening toxicants. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013; 2013:3004-7. PMID: 24110359.
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    14. Shi Y, Han JJ, Tennakoon JB, Mehta FF, Merchant FA, Burns AR, Howe MK, McDonnell DP, Frigo DE. Androgens promote prostate cancer cell growth through induction of autophagy. Mol Endocrinol. 2013 Feb; 27(2):280-95. PMID: 23250485; PMCID: PMC3683804.
    15. Kawale M, Lee J, Leung SY, Fingeret MC, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK, Merchant FA. 3D Symmetry Measure Invariant to Subject Pose During Image Acquisition. Breast Cancer (Auckl). 2011; 5:131-42. PMID: 21792310; PMCID: PMC3140267.
    16. Lee J, Kawale M, Merchant FA, Weston J, Fingeret MC, Ladewig D, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK. Validation of stereophotogrammetry of the human torso. Breast Cancer (Auckl). 2011 Feb 15; 5:15-25. PMID: 21494398; PMCID: PMC3076012.
    17. Hans C, Shete A, Shah SK, McCollum CW, Bondesson MB, Merchant FA. 3D imaging for quantitative assessment of toxicity on vascular development in zebrafish. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:5969-72. PMID: 22255699.
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    18. Bose A, Shah SK, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Fingeret MC, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Automated spatial alignment of 3D torso images. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:8455-8. PMID: 22256310.
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    19. Thigpen J, Merchant FA, Shah SK. Photometric calibration for quantitative spectral microscopy under transmitted illumination. J Microsc. 2010 Sep 01; 239(3):200-14. PMID: 20701658.
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    20. Dabeer M, Kim E, Reece GP, Merchant F, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK. Automated calculation of symmetry measure on clinical photographs. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011 Dec; 17(6):1129-36. PMID: 20630015; PMCID: PMC2958233.
    21. Mujumdar S, Thongpithoonrat P, Gurkan D, McKneely PK, Chapman FM, Merchant F. Performance analysis of a proposed tightly-coupled medical instrument network based on CAN protocol. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010; 2010:360-4. PMID: 21096975.
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    22. Meyer R, Fofanov V, Panigrahi A, Merchant F, Zhang N, Pati D. Overexpression and mislocalization of the chromosomal segregation protein separase in multiple human cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Apr 15; 15(8):2703-10. PMID: 19351757; PMCID: PMC2718850.
    23. Dabeer M, Fingeret MC, Merchant F, Reece GP, Beahm EK, Markey MK. A research agenda for appearance changes due to breast cancer treatment. Breast Cancer (Auckl). 2008; 2:1-3. PMID: 21655363; PMCID: PMC3085417.
    24. Merchant FA, Castleman KR. Strategies for automated fetal cell screening. Hum Reprod Update. 2002 Nov-Dec; 8(6):509-21. PMID: 12498421.
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    25. de Freitas RC, Diller KR, Lachenbruch CA, Merchant FA. Network thermodynamic model of coupled transport in a multicellular tissue--the islet of Langerhans. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998 Sep 11; 858:191-204. PMID: 9917819.
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    26. Merchant FA, Aggarwal SJ, Diller KR, Bovik AC. In-vivo analysis of angiogenesis and revascularization of transplanted pancreatic islets using confocal microscopy. J Microsc. 1994 Dec; 176(Pt 3):262-75. PMID: 7532719.
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