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Fatima Merchant, PhD

TitleProfessor of Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics
Faculty RankProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Houston
DepartmentEngineering Technology
Address4730 CALHOUN RD
Houston TX 77204
Phone7137438292
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    R44HD034719     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 24, 1996 - Jun 30, 2003
    NIH
    AUTOMATED PRENATAL SCREENING USING MATERNAL BLOOD
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43HD037308     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 1, 1999 - Jun 30, 2000
    NIH
    SEMI-AUTOMATED PRENATAL SCREENING USING MATERNAL BLOOD
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R44HD037308     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 1, 1999 - Mar 31, 2007
    NIH
    Semi-Automated Prenatal Screening Using Maternal Blood
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43HD038150     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 27, 1999 - Dec 26, 2000
    NIH
    AUTOMATED DETECTION OF CRYPTIC REARRANGEMENTS
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R44HD038150     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Sep 27, 1999 - Apr 30, 2004
    NIH
    Improved Imaging for Precise Crytpic Anomaly Detection
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43GM060894     (MERCHANT, FATIMA A)Apr 1, 2000 - Mar 31, 2001
    NIH
    AUTOMATED DETECTION OF GENE DUPLICATIONS OR DELETIONS
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R44GM060894     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Apr 1, 2000 - Mar 19, 2007
    NIH
    Automated Detection of Gene Duplications or Deletions
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43DK067750     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)May 15, 2005 - Apr 30, 2006
    NIH
    Low Cost Automated Urinalysis using Spectral Data
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43GM075849     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 13, 2007 - May 31, 2009
    NIH
    A Virtual Reality Environment for Genomic Data Visualization
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43CA121646     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 15, 2007 - May 31, 2009
    NIH
    3D Breast Anatomy Analysis in Cancer Treatment Planning and Outcome Assessment
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R43DK078365     (MERCHANT, FATIMA)Sep 24, 2007 - Aug 31, 2009
    NIH
    Improved Automated Urinalysis
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01CA203984     (MARKEY, MIA K)Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2021
    NIH
    3-D modeling-based decision support for optimizing quality of life following breast reconstruction
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    R41CA272122     (MERCHANT, FATIMA AZIZ)Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2025
    NIH
    3D Image Analysis Software for Breast Reconstruction Surgical Planning, Outcome Assessment & Clinical Consultation
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01CA286648     (MERCHANT, FATIMA AZIZ)Aug 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2028
    NIH
    Clinical decision-support algorithms for interactive design of patient-specific breast molds
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Quttina M, Waiters KD, Khan AF, Karami S, Peidl AS, Babajide MF, Pennington J, Merchant FA, Bawa-Khalfe T. Exosc9 Initiates SUMO-Dependent lncRNA TERRA Degradation to Impact Telomeric Integrity in Endocrine Therapy Insensitive Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. Cells. 2023 10 20; 12(20). PMID: 37887339.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    2. Nicklaus KM, Liu YT, Liu C, Chu J, Jewett E, Bravo K, Bordes MC, Liu J, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Merchant F, Markey MK. Impact of implant-based breast reconstruction on bra fit. Ergonomics. 2023 Oct; 66(10):1521-1533. PMID: 36524380.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Sampathkumar U, Bui T, Liu J, Nowroolizarki Z, Bordes MC, Hanson SE, Reece GP, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Objective Analysis of Breast Symmetry in Female Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction After Total Mastectomy. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2023; 5:ojac090. PMID: 36654970.
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    4. Nicklaus KM, Cheong A, Sampathkumar U, Liu J, Chopra D, Hoffman A, Merchant FA, Hanson SE, Markey MK, Reece GP. Breast Decisions: Recommender System for Appearance Counseling about Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Nov; 10(11):e4615. PMID: 36348752.
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    5. Hanson SE, Dryden MJ, Liu J, Reece GP, Hoffman AS, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Letter to the editor: Ethnic and age differences in right-left breast asymmetry in a large population-based screening population. Br J Radiol. 2022 09 01; 95(1137):20200392. PMID: 35924863.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    6. Nicklaus KM, Wang H, Bordes MC, Zaharan A, Sampathkumar U, Cheong AL, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Merchant FA, Markey MK. Potential of Intraoperative 3D Photography and 3D Visualization in Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Oct; 9(10):e3845. PMID: 34646718.
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    7. Nicklaus KM, Bui T, Bordes MC, Liu J, Chopra D, Hoffman AS, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Merchant FA, Markey MK. Goldilocks Principle: Preference for Change in Breast Size in Breast Cancer Reconstruction Patients. Front Psychol. 2021; 12:702816. PMID: 34539505.
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    8. Sampathkumar U, Nowroozilarki Z, Bordes MC, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Review of Quantitative Imaging for Objective Assessment of Fat Grafting Outcomes in Breast Surgery. Aesthet Surg J. 2021 05 18; 41(Suppl 1):S39-S49. PMID: 34002768.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Chapman BV, Lei X, Patil P, Tripathi S, Nicklaus KM, Grossberg AJ, Shaitelman SF, Thompson AM, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA, Merchant F, Markey MK, Smith BD, Reddy JP. Quantitative 3-Dimensional Photographic Assessment of Breast Cosmesis After Whole Breast Irradiation for Early Stage Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep-Oct; 5(5):824-833. PMID: 33083644.
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    10. Jung S, Cui Y, Barnes M, Satam C, Zhang S, Chowdhury RA, Adumbumkulath A, Sahin O, Miller C, Sajadi SM, Sassi LM, Ji Y, Bennett MR, Yu M, Friguglietti J, Merchant FA, Verduzco R, Roy S, Vajtai R, Meredith JC, Youngblood JP, Koratkar N, Rahman MM, Ajayan PM. Multifunctional Bio-Nanocomposite Coatings for Perishable Fruits. Adv Mater. 2020 Jul; 32(26):e1908291. PMID: 32363647.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    
    11. Friguglietti J, Das S, Le P, Fraga D, Quintela M, Gazze SA, McPhail D, Gu J, Sabek O, Gaber AO, Francis LW, Zagozdzon-Wosik W, Merchant FA. Novel Silicon Titanium Diboride Micropatterned Substrates for Cellular Patterning. Biomaterials. 2020 06; 244:119927. PMID: 32199283.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Cheong AL, Liu J, Reece GP, Nicklaus KM, Catherine Bordes M, Hanson SE, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Natural Breast Symmetry in Preoperative Breast Cancer Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Jul; 7(7):e2297. PMID: 31942335.
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    13. Teo I, Reece GP, Huang SC, Mahajan K, Andon J, Khanal P, Sun C, Nicklaus K, Merchant F, Markey MK, Fingeret MC. Body image dissatisfaction in patients undergoing breast reconstruction: Examining the roles of breast symmetry and appearance investment. Psychooncology. 2018 03; 27(3):857-863. PMID: 29152816.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. 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 04 01; 97(5):894-902. PMID: 28333010.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. 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.
      Citations: 62     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    16. McCollum CW, Conde-Vancells J, Hans C, Vazquez-Chantada M, Kleinstreuer N, Tal T, Knudsen T, Shah SS, Merchant FA, Finnell RH, Gustafsson J?, Cabrera R, Bondesson M. Identification of vascular disruptor compounds by analysis in zebrafish embryos and mouse embryonic endothelial cells. Reprod Toxicol. 2017 06; 70:60-69. PMID: 27838387.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Zhao L, Cheong A, Reece GP, Fingeret MC, Shah SK, Merchant FA. Inferior Breast-Chest Contour Detection in 3-D Images of the Female Torso. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med. 2016; 4:4300410. PMID: 32519998.
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    18. 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 11 01; 78:18-28. PMID: 27643463.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. 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.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. 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.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    21. McCollum CW, Hans C, Shah S, Merchant FA, Gustafsson J?, Bondesson M. Embryonic exposure to sodium arsenite perturbs vascular development in zebrafish. Aquat Toxicol. 2014 Jul; 152:152-63. PMID: 24768856.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    22. 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.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    23. 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.
      Citations: 201     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    24. 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.
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    25. Hans C, McCollum CW, Bondesson MB, Gustafsson JA, Shah SK, Merchant FA. Automated analysis of zebrafish images for screening toxicants. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013; 2013:3004-7. PMID: 24110359.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    26. 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.
      Citations: 54     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    27. 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.
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    28. 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.
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    29. Bose A, Shah SK, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Fingeret MC, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Automated spatial alignment of 3D torso images. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:8455-8. PMID: 22256310.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Hans C, Shete A, Shah SK, McCollum CW, Bondesson MB, Merchant FA. 3D imaging for quantitative assessment of toxicity on vascular development in zebrafish. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:5969-72. PMID: 22255699.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    31. 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.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. 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. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010; 2010:360-4. PMID: 21096975.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    33. 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.
      Citations: 45     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    34. 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.
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    35. Merchant FA, Castleman KR. Strategies for automated fetal cell screening. Hum Reprod Update. 2002 Nov-Dec; 8(6):509-21. PMID: 12498421.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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