Juanita Merchant

Juanita L. Merchant
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Alma mater
Known for
  • Research on gastric response to chronic inflammation
Scientific career
Fields
  • Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Gastroenterology
Institutions

Juanita L. Merchant is an American gastroenterologist and physiology researcher who has contributed to understanding of gastric response to chronic inflammation.[1][2] She is currently the chief of the University of Arizona Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.[3][4] Merchant was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2008,[5] and appointed an inaugural member of the NIH Council of Councils.[6]

  1. ^ "Helicobacter, Hedgehog Signaling & Gastric Cancer | Department of Medicine". deptmedicine.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. ^ Merchant, JL; Du, M; Todisco, A (19 January 1999). "Sp1 phosphorylation by Erk 2 stimulates DNA binding". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 254 (2): 454–61. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.9964. PMID 9918860.
  3. ^ "Faculty and Staff - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | Department of Medicine". deptmedicine.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. ^ "Message from the Chief | Department of Medicine". deptmedicine.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "Juanita L. Merchant". NAM.edu. National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ^ "NIH Council of Councils Members Named". NIH.gov. National Institutes of Health. March 24, 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2017.