LeonaWAyersMD

PubMed

• 62 citations
  Neonatal airway colonization with gram-negative bacilli: association with severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
  Leandro Cordero, Leona W. Ayers, Kim Davis
  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 1997-01-01
• 52 citations
  Surveillance of ventilator-associated pneumonia in very-low-birth-weight infants.
  Leandro Cordero, Leona W. Ayers, Randy R. Miller, John Seguin, Brian D. Coley
  American Journal of Infection Control. 2002-02-01
• 85 citations
  Duration of empiric antibiotics for suspected early-onset sepsis in extremely low birth weight infants.
  Leandro Cordero, Leona W. Ayers
  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2003-09-01

Journal Articles

• Mast Cell Activation and KSHV Infection in Kaposi Sarcoma  
  Leona W Ayers, Shane C McAllister, Jeffrey N Martin, Clinical Cancer Research

Books/Book Chapters

• Burkitt’s Lymphoma. 
  Chapter: Diagnosis of Burkitt Lymphoma 
  Page 35 - 52Ayers LW, Tumwine LKEditors: Robertson, E.Springer / CM: Current Medicine Group, LLC, Philadelphia2013
• Methods in Biobanking, Methods in Molecular Biology. 
  Chapter: The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (chapter 8). 
  Page 193 - 203Ayers LW, Silver S, Orenstein JM, McGrath MS, Garcia DLEditors: Diller J.Humana Press, New YorkEdition 1,2011
• Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 
  Chapter: Microscopic examination of infected materials (Chapter 7). 
  Ayers LWEditors: Mahon C, Lehman D, Manuselis G.Saunders Elsevier, St. LouisEdition 4,2011
• Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 
  Chapter: Microscopic examination of infected materials (Chapter 7). 
  Ayers LWEditors: Mahon C, Manuselis G.W.B. Saunders, St. LouisEdition 3,2006
• Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 
  Chapter: Microscopic examination of infected materials (Chapter 8). 
  Page 262 - 309Ayers LWEditors: Mahon C, Manuselis G.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,2000
• Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 
  Chapter: Medical bacteriology (Chapter 48). 
  Washington J, Ayers LW, Woods GEditors: Henry, JB.W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia1996
• Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 
  Chapter: Identification of microorganisms using chromatographic techniques (Chapter 5-D). 
  Page 168 - 184Ayers LWEditors: Mahon C, Manuselis G.W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia1995
• Laboratory Medicine: Test selection and Interpretation. 
  Chapter: Skin, wound and tissue specimens. 
  Ayers LW, Fritsche JT, Lancz G, Pindur A, Specter SEditors: Howanitz PJ, Howanitz JH.Churchill Livingstone, Inc, New York1991
• Principles and Practice of Surgical Pathology. 
  Chapter: Surgical pathology of infectious diseases. 
  Page 27 - 55Ayers LW, Koneman EW, Merrick TAEditors: Silverberg SG.John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New YorkEdition 1,1983
• APHA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Symposium 
  Chapter: Multiple dose pharmacokinetics of gentamicin in man: evaluation of the Jelliffee nomogram and the adjustment of dosage in patient with renal impairment. (Chapter 12) 
  Michelson PA, Miller WA, Warner JF, Ayers LW, Boxembaum H1983
• The Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice. 
  Chapter: Anatomy of the AV conducting system 
  Page 515 - 516Ayers LWEditors: Federick BR, Wilson JW, Gehweiler JA.Williams and Wilkins Company, Philadelphia1971
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Abstracts/Posters

• Optimal use of rare AIDS associated cancer specimens by the ACSR.
  McGrath M, Bracci, P, Garcia DL, Huysentruyt L. Patel A, Ayers L, Silver S, International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Annual Meeting, Sidney, Australia, 5/2013
• Microvascular Density (MVD) quantification using tissue digital image analysis.
  Ping P, Kellough DA, Nohle DG, Hammond SH, Akgul M, Tong M, Mallery SR, Ayers LW, 6th Annual Translational to Clinical (T2C) Regenerative Medicine Wound Care Conference, The Ohio State University, Ohio Union, Columbus, OH, 3/2013
• EBV+ plasmacytoma (PC) and plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL): HIV/AIDS-related extramedullary plasma cell proliferative disorders (PCPD) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  Perner Y, Stevens W, Ayabomi EA, Adebamowo C, Chumba DK, Illiyasu Y, Naresh KN, NDung’u JR, Tumwine LK, Ayers LW, International Academy of Pathology (IAP) Congress, Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 9/2012
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in Nigeria; report of the West Sub-Saharan Africa Lymphoma Consortium (SSALC).
  Illiyasu Y, Adebamowo C, Ukah CO, Osuagwu CC, Enwere OO, Anyawu SNC, Anyiam DD, Nwofor AE, Adelusola P, Durosinmi MA, Olabode OP, Otu TI, Nnodu O, Yilkudi MG, Osime OC..., International Academy of Pathology (IAP) Congress, Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 9/2012
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in East sub-Saharan Africa report of the Sub-Saharan Africa Lymphoma Consortium (SSALC).
  NDung’u JR, Tumwine LK, Chumba DK, Lukande R, Ayers LW, International Academy of Pathology (IAP) Congress, Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 9/2012
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in South sub-Saharan Africa report of the Sub-Saharan Africa Lymphoma Consortium (SSALC).
  Abayomi EA, Maartens D, Stevens W, Perner Y, Ayers LW, International Academy of Pathology (IAP) Congress, Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, 9/2012
• Human mast cells: a new target for KSHV infection.
  Ritchie JA, Ayers LW, Rosemary Rochford R, King CA, International Congress on Oncogenic Herpesviruses, Sheraton University City, Phildelphia, PA, 8/2012
• Implementing new technologies and data migration of existing data at a multi-site biobank: The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource experience.
  Patel AA, Ayers LW, Bracci PM, Garcia D, Gupta R, Sylvia S, McGrath MS, International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Annual Meeting, Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5/2012
• Facilitated on-line tissue quality assessment for biological repositories.
  Hammond SH, Kellough DA, Plikerd MM, Nohle DG, Ayers LW, International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Annual Meeting, Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5/2012
• Documentation of research tissue quality: application of Definiens Tissue Studio 3.0 to region of interest assessment.
  Kellough DA, Hammond SH, Plikerd MM, Nohle DG, Ayers LW, International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Annual Meeting, Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5/2012
• PRMT5 enzyme expression in malignant lymphomas and high grade plasmacytomas compared to normal tonsil.
  Koehler KA, Baiocchi RA, Ayers, LW, 11th Annual Ohio State University Medical Center Trainee Research Day, Columbus, OH, 4/19/2012
• Advanced morphometric quantification and segmentation of regions of interest (ROI) in research tissues.
  Kellough DA, Hammond SH, Plikerd MM, Nohle DG, Ayers LW, 14th Annual Scientific Meeting, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center – James, The Ohio State University, Ohio Union, Columbus, OH, 3/8/2012
• On-line biospecimen histology review for facilitated biorepository internal and external quality control (QC) of research tissue quality.
  Ayers LW, Kellough DA, Hammond SH, Plikerd MM, Nohle DG, 5th Annual Biospecimen Research Network Symposium (BRN), Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center, Bethesda, MD, 2/2012
• Informatics solutions for management of unique specimen collections at a multi-site biobank: The AIDS and Cancer specimen Resource experience.
  Patel A, Ayers LW, Bracci PM, Garcia DL, Gupta R, Silver S, McGrath MS, 5th Annual Biospecimen Research Network Symposium (BRN), Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center, Bethesda, MD, 2/2012
• AIDS-related malignant lymphoma subtype characteristics in South, East and West Sub-Saharan Africa: report of the Sub-Saharan Africa Lymphoma Consortium (SSALC/NCI).
  Ayers, LW, AORTIC International Cancer Conference: Entering the 21st Century, Intercontinental City Stars Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 11/30/2011
• Kenya-WVU-SUNY Upstate-OSU Research Collaboration in AIDS Malignancy: Developing strength-of-evidence clinical approach to define HIV-associated malignancies for tumor...
  Korir A, Gathere S, Mohammed A, Mwanda W, Rochford R, Ayers L, Metheny C, Remick SC, Mutuma G, AORTIC International Cancer Conference: Entering the 21st Century, Intercontinental City Stars Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 11/30/2011
• Multicentric Castlemen’s Disease (MCD) and other related KSHV lymphoproliferations in East Africa plenary.
  Ayers LW, Lukande R, N'Dung'u JR, Chumba DK, Tumwine LK, 13th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies, National Library of Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 11/2011
• HIV/AIDS-related non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas and confounders: preliminary report of the Sub-Saharan Africa Lymphoma Consortium (SSALC).
  Ayers LW, Abayomi EA, Adebamowo C, Chumba DK, Iliyasu Y, Naresh KN, NDung'u JR, Perner Y, Stevens W, Tumwine LK., 13th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Aquired Immunodeficiencies, Lister Hill Center Auditorium, National Library of Medicine, NIH, 11/2011
• The Cooperative Human Tissue Network, a successful prospective model of biorepository operations.
  Grizzle WE, Ayers L, Bollinger N, Chauqui R, Johnson L, LiVolsi V, Lubensky IA, McGarvey D, Monovich L, Moskaluk C, Ramirez N, Rumpel C, Sexton KC, Washington K, Wiles K, 4th Annual Biospecimen Research Network Symposium, Advancing Cancer Research Through Biospecimen Science, Bethesda, MD USA, 3/2011
• Research tissue procurement efficiency in a large Comprehensive Cancer Center 2004 – 2010: Enriched investigator service through NCI cooperative tissue procurement con...
  Ramaradjou J, Senecal K, MacLennan GT, Staugaitis S, Ayers LW, 4th Annual Biospecimen Research Network Symposium, Advancing Cancer Research Through Biospecimen Science, Bethesda, MD, USA, 3/2011
• Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) and cell-cycle inhibitor p27: Down regulation associates with poor outcome biomarkers with an interesting exception.
  Ayers LW, Poster presentation, OSUCCC – James 13th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA, 2/18/2011
• Research tissue procurement efficiency at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2004-2010.
  Ramaradjou J, Senecal K, Frankel WL, Ayers LW, Poster presentation, OSUCCC – James 13th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA, 2/18/2011
• Diagnosis of HIV-related malignancies in resource-constrained settings of sub-Saharan Africa, A cautionary tale for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
  Ayers LW, Lukande R, Tumwine LK, 12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Lister Hill Center Auditorium, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 10/2010
• Castleman disease and HHV-8 related entities in Kenya.
  N’Dung’u J, Zhao WJ, Ayers LW, 10th Biennial Conference, Association of Pathologists of East, Central and Southern Africa (APECSA), Kampala, Uganda, 9/2010
• Sarcomatoid B-cell lymphoma of the scalp; First report of a case in Africa.
  Lukande R, Ayers LW, 10th Biennial Conference, Association of Pathologists of East, Central and Southern Africa (APECSA), Kampala, Uganda, 9/2010
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Lectures

• Tissue micro arrays: A tool for cancer studies in the genomics era. 
  Research Methodologies for study of HIV/AIDS associated Malignancies, Mumbai, India
• Atypical lymphoproliferative disorders in HIV positive patients in the developing world. What can you learn from Africa? 
  International Network for Cancer Treatment & Research (INCTR), Certosa di Pontignano, Siena Italy - 5/2010
• Pathology of AIDS related lymphomas in Africa. 
  8th INCTR Meeting on Cancer in Countries with Limited Resources, Lara, Antalya, Turkey - 3/24/2009
• Cancer diagnosis, surveillance and research. 
  World Health Organization (WHO) Pathology Consensus Workshop, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - 5/27/2008
• African pathology and cancer diagnosis: focus on lymphoma and distant collaborators. 
  World Health Organization (WHO) Consensus Conference on Pathology, Dar es Saalem, Tanzania - 5/2008
• Immunophenotyping of lymphoma samples from the 1st African HIV/AIDS lymphoma clinical trial with an oral chemotherapy regimen. 
  Uganda Cancer Institute, Clinical Trials Group, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda - 4/2007
• Navigating ACSR tissue micro array websites. 
  Research Methodologies for study of HIV/AIDS associated Malignancies, Mumbai, India - 1/28/2007
• Tissue micro arrays: a practical experience. 
  Research Methodologies for study of HIV/AIDS associated Malignancies, Mumbai, India - 1/26/2007
• Uncommon morphologies in pathology practice. 
  Resident Lecture, Department Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio - 4/27/2006
• The National Cancer Institute global repository for HIV infected biological samples: The AIDS Cancer and Specimen Resource (ACSR) at your service. 
  Grand Rounds Lecture, Department Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio - 4/27/2006
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