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Developed and executed NIH R01 project as a lead/sole investigator • Worked with more than 10 genetic mouse models to investigate role of Foxc1/Foxc2 in vascular developmental disorders • Managed animal colony of 6+ lines/50+ animals/week, scheduled experiments at fixed time-points • Established novel method of isolating embryonic lymphatic endothelial cells • Worked with five mouse ES cell lines and successfully established protocols for generation of cardiomyocytes, and vascular endothelial cells • Established collaborations within and outside lab • Published several papers and book chapters • Research featured in Fienberg School of medicine newsletter (Sept 10, 2014 issue)

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Ophthalmology
• ☆ Vascular Medicine
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Data & AI

Work Experience

Research Assistant Professor

Northwestern University

July 2007 - Present

Education

Ph.D. (Cell Biology)

Birla Institute of Technology and Science/L.V. Prasad Eye Institute

January 2004 - January 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Fatima, A., Culver, A., Culver, F., Liu, T., Dietz, W.H., Thomson, B.R., Hadjantonakis, A.-K., Quaggin, S.E., Kume, T.(2014). Murine Notch1 is required for lymphatic vascular morphogenesis during development . Developmental Dynamics. 243. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 957-964.

Thomson, B.R., Heinen, S., Jeansson, M., Ghosh, A.K., Fatima, A., Sung, H.-K., Onay, T., Chen, H., Yamaguchi, S., Economides, A.N., et al.(2014). A lymphatic defect causes ocular hypertension and glaucoma in mice . Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4320-4324.

Subramaniam, S., Sejpal, K., Fatima, A., Gaddipati, S., Vemuganti, G., Sangwan, V.(2013). Coculture of autologous limbal and conjunctival epithelial cells to treat severe ocular surface disorders: Long-term survival analysis . Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 61. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 202-207.

Seo, S., Singh, H.P., Lacal, P.M., Sasman, A., Fatima, A., Liu, T., Schultz, K.M., Losordo, D.W., Lehmann, O.J., Kume, T.(2012). Reply to Chakrabarti et al.: Corneal angiogenesis in patients with null FOXC1 variants . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109. (24).

Kaplan, N., Fatima, A., Peng, H., Bryar, P.J., Lavker, R.M., Getsios, S.(2012). EphA2/ephrin-A1 signaling complexes restrict corneal epithelial cell migration . Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 53. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 936-945.

Seo, S., Singh, H.P., Lacal, P.M., Sasman, A., Fatima, A., Liu, T., Schultz, K.M., Losordo, D.W., Lehmann, O.J., Kume, T.(2012). Forkhead box transcription factor FoxC1 preserves corneal transparency by regulating vascular growth . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2015-2020.

Yu, J., Peng, H., Ruan, Q., Fatima, A., Getsios, S., Lavker, R.M.(2010). MicroRNA-205 promotes keratinocyte migration via the lipid phosphatase SHIP2 . FASEB Journal. 24. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3950-3959.

Mariappan, I., Maddileti, S., Savy, S., Tiwari, S., Gaddipati, S., Fatima, A., Sangwan, V.S., Balasubramanian, D., Vemuganti, G.K.(2010). In vitro culture and expansion of human limbal epithelial cells . Nature Protocols. 5. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1470-1479.

Polisetty, N., Fatima, A., Madhira, S.L., Sangwan, V.S., Polisetty, N., Fatima, A., Madhira, S.L., Sangwan, V.S., Vemuganti, G.K.(2008). Mesenchymal cells from limbal stroma of human eye . Molecular Vision. 14. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 431-442.

Fatima, A., Iftekhar, G., Sangwan, V.S., Fatima, A., Iftekhar, G., Sangwan, V.S., Vemuganti, G.K.(2008). Ocular surface changes in limbal stem cell deficiency caused by chemical injury: A histologic study of excised pannus from recipients of cultured corneal epithelium . Eye. 22. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1161-1167.

Yu, J., Ryan, D.G., Getsios, S., Oliveira-Fernandes, M., Fatima, A., Lavker, R.M.(2008). MicroRNA-184 antagonizes microRNA-205 to maintain SHIP2 levels in epithelia . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105. (49). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 19300-19305.

Fatima, A., Vemuganti, G.K., Iftekhar, G., Rao, G.N., Sangwan, V.S.(2007). In vivo survival and stratification of cultured limbal epithelium . Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 35. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 96-98.

Fatima, A., Matalia, H.P., Vemuganti, G.K., Honavar, S.G., Sangwan, V.S.(2006). Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia mimicking ocular surface squamous neoplasia following cultivated limbal epithelium transplantation . Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 34. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 889-891.

Fatima, A., Sangwan, V.S., Fatima, A., Sangwan, V.S., Iftekhar, G., Reddy, P., Matalia, H., Balasubramanian, D., Vemuganti, G.K.(2006). Technique of cultivating limbal derived corneal epithelium on human amniotic membrane for clinical transplantation . Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 52. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 257-261.

et al., Sangwan, V.S., Matalia, H.P., Vemuganti, G.K., Fatima, A., Sangwan, V.S., Matalia, H.P., Vemuganti, G.K., Fatima, A., Ifthekar, G., Singh, S.(2006). Clinical outcome of autologous cultivated limbal epithelium transplantation . Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 54. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 29-34.

Sangwan, V.S., Matalia, H.P., Vemuganti, G.K., Ifthekar, G., Fatima, A., Singh, S., Rao, G.N.(2005). Early results of penetrating keratoplasty after cultivated limbal epithelium transplantation . Archives of Ophthalmology. 123. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 334-340.

BOOK

Vemuganti, G.K., Fatima, A., Madhira, S.L., Basti, S., Sangwan, V.S.(2009). Chapter 5 Limbal Stem Cells. Application in Ocular Biomedicine . International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology. 275. (C). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 133-181.