Christopher R Pierson

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

Pathology & Laboratory MedicineLaboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Christopher R. Pierson

Biography

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Pathology Fellowship

Faculty

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Anatomic Pathology Team

Neuro-Oncology

Physician Team

Anatomic Pathology

Pathologist, Neuropathology

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Primary Section

Anatomic Pathology

Research

Publications

                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Author Correction: Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 31; 14: 507.

                


                  Westfall JJ, Schwind WN, Sran S, Navarro JB, Leonard J, Pindrik JA, Pierson CR, Boué DR, Koboldt DC, Ostendorf AP, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Miller KE, Bedrosian TA. Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Nov 21; 10: 168.

                


                  Bedrosian TA, Miller KE, Grischow OE, Schieffer KM, LaHaye S, Yoon H, Miller AR, Navarro J, Westfall J, Leraas K, Choi S, Williamson R, Fitch J, Kelly BJ, White P, Lee K, McGrath S, Cottrell CE, Magrini V, Leonard J, Pindrik J, Shaikhouni A, Boué DR, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Koboldt DC. Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions. Epilepsia. 2022 Jun 10;  

                


                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 19; 13: 2083.

                


                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


                  Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.

                


                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


                  Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.

                


                  Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16;  e27920.

                


                  Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;  

                


                  Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.

                


                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65: 

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

Professional Experience

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology2007 - Present Anatomic Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Neuropathologist

Contact Information

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

Pathology & Laboratory MedicineLaboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Christopher R. Pierson

Biography

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Pathology Fellowship

Faculty

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Anatomic Pathology Team

Neuro-Oncology

Physician Team

Anatomic Pathology

Pathologist, Neuropathology

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Primary Section

Anatomic Pathology

Research

Publications

                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Author Correction: Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 31; 14: 507.

                


                  Westfall JJ, Schwind WN, Sran S, Navarro JB, Leonard J, Pindrik JA, Pierson CR, Boué DR, Koboldt DC, Ostendorf AP, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Miller KE, Bedrosian TA. Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Nov 21; 10: 168.

                


                  Bedrosian TA, Miller KE, Grischow OE, Schieffer KM, LaHaye S, Yoon H, Miller AR, Navarro J, Westfall J, Leraas K, Choi S, Williamson R, Fitch J, Kelly BJ, White P, Lee K, McGrath S, Cottrell CE, Magrini V, Leonard J, Pindrik J, Shaikhouni A, Boué DR, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Koboldt DC. Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions. Epilepsia. 2022 Jun 10;  

                


                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 19; 13: 2083.

                


                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


                  Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.

                


                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


                  Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.

                


                  Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16;  e27920.

                


                  Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;  

                


                  Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.

                


                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65: 

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

Professional Experience

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology2007 - Present Anatomic Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Neuropathologist

Contact Information

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

Pathology & Laboratory MedicineLaboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Christopher R. Pierson

Contact Information

• Call us at:
• (614) 722-5450
• Fax us at:
• (614) 722-2899
• Pathology & Laboratory MedicineLaboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Christopher R. Pierson

Biography

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Biography

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Biography

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Christopher R. Pierson, MD, PhD, is a staff pathologist in the Section of Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pierson is certified by the American Board of Pathology in neuropathology and anatomic pathology. He is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer within The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on pediatric neuromuscular diseases and brain tumors. His clinical interests include perinatal neuropathology and neuromuscular pathology.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Pathology Fellowship

Faculty

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Anatomic Pathology Team

Neuro-Oncology

Physician Team

Anatomic Pathology

Pathologist, Neuropathology

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Primary Section

Anatomic Pathology

Academic and Clinical Areas

Pathology Fellowship

Faculty

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Anatomic Pathology Team

Neuro-Oncology

Physician Team

Anatomic Pathology

Pathologist, Neuropathology

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Primary Section

Anatomic Pathology

Academic and Clinical Areas

Pathology Fellowship

Faculty

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Anatomic Pathology Team

Neuro-Oncology

Physician Team

Anatomic Pathology

Pathologist, Neuropathology

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Primary Section

Anatomic Pathology

Pathology Fellowship

Faculty

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Anatomic Pathology Team

Neuro-Oncology

Physician Team

Anatomic Pathology

Pathologist, Neuropathology

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Primary Section

Anatomic Pathology

• Pathology Fellowship
• Faculty
• Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Anatomic Pathology Team
• Neuro-Oncology
• Physician Team
• Anatomic Pathology
• Pathologist, Neuropathology
• Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
• Faculty
• Primary Department
• Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
• Primary Section
• Anatomic Pathology

Research

Publications

                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Author Correction: Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 31; 14: 507.

                


                  Westfall JJ, Schwind WN, Sran S, Navarro JB, Leonard J, Pindrik JA, Pierson CR, Boué DR, Koboldt DC, Ostendorf AP, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Miller KE, Bedrosian TA. Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Nov 21; 10: 168.

                


                  Bedrosian TA, Miller KE, Grischow OE, Schieffer KM, LaHaye S, Yoon H, Miller AR, Navarro J, Westfall J, Leraas K, Choi S, Williamson R, Fitch J, Kelly BJ, White P, Lee K, McGrath S, Cottrell CE, Magrini V, Leonard J, Pindrik J, Shaikhouni A, Boué DR, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Koboldt DC. Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions. Epilepsia. 2022 Jun 10;  

                


                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 19; 13: 2083.

                


                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


                  Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.

                


                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


                  Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.

                


                  Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16;  e27920.

                


                  Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;  

                


                  Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.

                


                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65: 

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Research

Publications

                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Author Correction: Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 31; 14: 507.

                


                  Westfall JJ, Schwind WN, Sran S, Navarro JB, Leonard J, Pindrik JA, Pierson CR, Boué DR, Koboldt DC, Ostendorf AP, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Miller KE, Bedrosian TA. Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Nov 21; 10: 168.

                


                  Bedrosian TA, Miller KE, Grischow OE, Schieffer KM, LaHaye S, Yoon H, Miller AR, Navarro J, Westfall J, Leraas K, Choi S, Williamson R, Fitch J, Kelly BJ, White P, Lee K, McGrath S, Cottrell CE, Magrini V, Leonard J, Pindrik J, Shaikhouni A, Boué DR, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Koboldt DC. Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions. Epilepsia. 2022 Jun 10;  

                


                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 19; 13: 2083.

                


                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


                  Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.

                


                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


                  Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.

                


                  Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16;  e27920.

                


                  Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;  

                


                  Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.

                


                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65: 

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                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Author Correction: Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 31; 14: 507.

                


                  Westfall JJ, Schwind WN, Sran S, Navarro JB, Leonard J, Pindrik JA, Pierson CR, Boué DR, Koboldt DC, Ostendorf AP, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Miller KE, Bedrosian TA. Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Nov 21; 10: 168.

                


                  Bedrosian TA, Miller KE, Grischow OE, Schieffer KM, LaHaye S, Yoon H, Miller AR, Navarro J, Westfall J, Leraas K, Choi S, Williamson R, Fitch J, Kelly BJ, White P, Lee K, McGrath S, Cottrell CE, Magrini V, Leonard J, Pindrik J, Shaikhouni A, Boué DR, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Koboldt DC. Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions. Epilepsia. 2022 Jun 10;  

                


                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 19; 13: 2083.

                


                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


                  Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.

                


                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


                  Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.

                


                  Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16;  e27920.

                


                  Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;  

                


                  Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.

                


                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65: 

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                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Author Correction: Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 31; 14: 507.

                


                  Westfall JJ, Schwind WN, Sran S, Navarro JB, Leonard J, Pindrik JA, Pierson CR, Boué DR, Koboldt DC, Ostendorf AP, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Miller KE, Bedrosian TA. Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Nov 21; 10: 168.

                


                  Bedrosian TA, Miller KE, Grischow OE, Schieffer KM, LaHaye S, Yoon H, Miller AR, Navarro J, Westfall J, Leraas K, Choi S, Williamson R, Fitch J, Kelly BJ, White P, Lee K, McGrath S, Cottrell CE, Magrini V, Leonard J, Pindrik J, Shaikhouni A, Boué DR, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Koboldt DC. Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions. Epilepsia. 2022 Jun 10;  

                


                  Lehman NL, Spassky N, Sak M, Webb A, Zumbar CT, Usubalieva A, Alkhateeb KJ, McElroy JP, Maclean KH, Fadda P, Liu T, Gangalapudi V, Carver J, Abdullaev Z, Timmers C, Parker JR, Pierson CR, Mobley BC, Gokden M, Hattab EM, Parrett T, Cooke RX, Lehman TD, Costinean S, Parwani A, Williams BJ, Jensen RL, Aldape K, Mistry AM. Astroblastomas exhibit radial glia stem cell lineages and differential expression of imprinted and X-inactivation escape genes. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 19; 13: 2083.

                


                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


                  Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.

                


                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


                  Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.

                


                  Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16;  e27920.

                


                  Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;  

                


                  Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.

                


                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


                  Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65: 

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                  Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.

                


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                  Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;  

                


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                  Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.

                


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• Shatara M, Schieffer KM, Klawinski D, Thomas DL, Pierson CR, Sribnick EA, Jones J, Rodriguez DP, Deeg C, Hamelberg E, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Fitch J, Kelly B, Leraas K, Pfau R, White P, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Abdelbaki MS, Finlay JL, Boué DR, Cottrell CE, Ghasemi DR, Pajtler KW, Osorio DS. Clinically aggressive pediatric spinal ependymoma with novel MYC amplification demonstrates molecular and histopathologic similarity to newly described MYCN-amplified spinal ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Dec 11; 9: 192.
• Thomsen G, Burghes AHM, Hsieh C, Do J, Chu BTT, Perry S, Barkho B, Kaufmann P, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Chung WK, McGovern VL, Hevner RF, Conces M, Pierson CR, Scoto M, Muntoni F, Mendell JR, Foust KD. Biodistribution of onasemnogene abeparvovec DNA, mRNA and SMN protein in human tissue. Nat Med. 2021 Oct; 27: 1701-1711.
• Koboldt DC, Miller KE, Miller AR, Bush JM, McGrath S, Leraas K, Crist E, Fair S, Schwind W, Wijeratne S, Fitch J, Leonard J, Shaikhouni A, Hester ME, Magrini V, Ho ML, Pierson CR, Wilson RK, Ostendorf AP, Mardis ER, Bedrosian TA. PTEN somatic mutations contribute to spectrum of cerebral overgrowth. Brain. 2021 May 28;
• Schieffer KM, Feldman AZ, Kautto EA, McGrath S, Miller AR, Hernandez-Gonzalez ME, LaHaye S, Miller KE, Koboldt DC, Brennan P, Kelly B, Wetzel A, Agarwal V, Shatara M, Conley S, Rodriguez DP, Abu-Arja R, Shaikhkhalil A, Snuderl M, Orr BA, Finlay JL, Osorio DS, Drapeau AI, Leonard JR, Pierson CR, White P, Magrini V, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Cottrell CE, Boué DR. Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 Apr 7; 9: 61.
• Blackburn J, Thomas DL, Hughes A, Pierson CR. Neuropathology of Septo-optic Dysplasia: A Report of 4 Autopsy Cases. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb; 36: 105-115.
• Esbenshade AJ, Kahalley LS, Baertschiger R, Dasgupta R, Goldsmith KC, Nathan PC, Harker-Murray P, Kitko CL, Kolb EA, Murphy ES, Muscal JA, Pierson CR, Reed D, Schore R, Unguru Y, Venkatramani R, Wistinghausen B, Dhall G. Mentors’ perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul 16; e27920.
• Cain JT, Likhite S, White KA, Timm DJ, Davis SS, Johnson TB, Dennys-Rivers CN, Rinaldi F, Motti D, Corcoran S, Morales P, Pierson C, Hughes SM, Lee SY, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Weimer JM. Gene Therapy Corrects Brain and Behavioral Pathologies in CLN6-Batten Disease. Mol Ther. 2019 Jul 10;
• Tabbah SM, Buhimschi CS, Rodewald-Millen K, Pierson CR, Bhandari V, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA. Hepcidin, an Iron Regulatory Hormone of Innate Immunity, is Differentially Expressed in Premature Fetuses with Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jul; 35: 865-872.
• Huntoon V, Widrick JJ, Sanchez C, Rosen SM, Kutchukian C, Cao S, Pierson CR, Liu X, Perrella MA, Beggs AH, Jacquemond V, Agrawal PB. SPEG-deficient skeletal muscles exhibit abnormal triad and defective calcium handling. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 May 1; 27: 1608-1617.
• Esbenshade AJ, Pierson CR, Thompson AL, Reed D, Gupta A, Levy A, Kahalley LS, Harker-Murray P, Schore R, Muscal JA, Embry L, Maloney K, Horton T, Zweidler-Mckay P, Dhall G. Long-term evidence that a pediatric oncology mentorship program for young investigators is feasible and beneficial in the cooperative group setting: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Mar; 65:

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/01/2007

Board Certifications

Anatomic Pathology Neuropathology

Fellowship

Boston Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Fellowship

Harvard - Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2004

Residency

Wayne State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Medical School

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/05/1997

• Anatomic Pathology
• Neuropathology

Professional Experience

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology2007 - Present Anatomic Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Neuropathologist

Professional Experience

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology2007 - Present Anatomic Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Neuropathologist

Professional Experience

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology2007 - Present Anatomic Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Neuropathologist

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology2007 - Present Anatomic Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Neuropathologist

2007 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology

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Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-5450

Fax us at: (614) 722-2899

                    Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

• Call us at:
• (614) 722-5450
• Fax us at:
• (614) 722-2899
• Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)