HeatherMarionAmesMDPhD

Pathology • Baltimore, MD

Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine

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Office
22 S Greene St NBW43
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept of Pathology
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neuropathology, 2015 - 2017
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2013 - 2017
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic
American Board of Pathology Neuropathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
DHODH inhibition impedes glioma stem cell proliferation, induces DNA damage, and prolongs survival in orthotopic glioblastoma xenografts.
Raffaella Spina, Ian Mills, Fahim Ahmad, Chixiang Chen, Heather M Ames, Jeffrey A Winkles, Graeme F Woodworth, Eli E Bar> ;Oncogene. 2022 Dec 1
37 citations
Postmortem Assessment of Olfactory Tissue Degeneration and Microvasculopathy in Patients With COVID-19.
Cheng-Ying Ho, Mohammad Salimian, Julia Hegert, Jennifer O'Brien, Sun Gyeong Choi, Heather Ames, Meaghan Morris, John C Papadimitriou, Joseph Mininni, Peter Niehaus, A...> ;JAMA Neurology. 2022 Jun 1
Implementation of Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Resection in Rodents for High Viability Tissue Collection.
Safwan Alomari, Jayanidhi Kedda, Adarsha P Malla, Victor Pacis, Pavlos Anastasiadis, Su Xu, Emylee McFarland, Lilia Sukhon, Bruno Gallo, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Neta...> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2022 May 9
69 citations
Somatic genomic changes in single Alzheimer's disease neurons.
Michael B Miller, August Yue Huang, Junho Kim, Zinan Zhou, Samantha L Kirkham, Eduardo A Maury, Jennifer S Ziegenfuss, Hannah C Reed, Jennifer E Neil, Lariza Rento, St...> ;Nature. 2022 Apr 1
7 citations
Elevated fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 expression transforms proneural-like gliomas into more aggressive and lethal brain cancer.
Nina P. Connolly, Rebeca Galisteo, Su Xu, Eli E. Bar, Sen Peng, Nhan L. Tran, Heather M. Ames, Anthony J. Kim, Graeme F. Woodworth, Jeffrey A. Winkles> ;Glia. 2021 May 15
7 citations
Leveraging the replication-competent avian-like sarcoma virus/tumor virus receptor-A system for modeling human gliomas.
Pranjali P. Kanvinde, Adarsha P. Malla, Nina P. Connolly, Frank Szulzewsky, Pavlos Anastasiadis, Heather M. Ames, Anthony J. Kim, Jeffrey A. Winkles, Eric C. Holland, ...> ;Glia. 2021 Feb 27
9 citations
Global microRNA profiling identified miR-10b-5p as a regulator of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)-glioma migration.
J. S. Nix, Ming Yuan, Eddie Luidy Imada, H. Ames, Luigi Marchionni, David H. Gutmann, Fausto J. Rodriguez> ;Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 2021 Feb 1
16 citations
The Alternative Splicing Factor, MBNL1, Inhibits Glioblastoma Tumor Initiation and Progression by Reducing Hypoxia-Induced Stemness
Dillon M. Voss, Anthony Sloan, Raffaella Spina, Heather M. Ames, Eli E. Bar> ;Cancer Research. 2020 Nov 1
28 citations
A Sox2:miR-486-5p Axis Regulates Survival of GBM Cells by Inhibiting Tumor Suppressor Networks
Hernando Lopez-Bertoni, Ivan S. Kotchetkov, Nicole Mihelson, Bachchu Lal, Yuan Rui, Heather M. Ames, Maria Lugo-Fagundo, Hugo Guerrero-Cazares, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojo...> ;Cancer Research. 2020 Apr 15
37 citations
Decreased nonspecific adhesivity, receptor-targeted therapeutic nanoparticles for primary and metastatic breast cancer
Jimena G. Dancy, Aniket S. Wadajkar, Nina P. Connolly, Rebeca Galisteo, Heather M. Ames, Sen Peng, Nhan L. Tran, Olga Goloubeva, Graeme F. Woodworth, Jeffrey A. Winkle...> ;Science Advances. 2020 Jan 1
1 citations
MCT4 regulates de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis in GBM in a lactate-independent manner.
Raffaella Spina, Dillon M. Voss, Xiaohua Yang, Jason W. Sohn, Robert Vinkler, Julianna Schraner, Anthony Sloan, Scott M. Welford, Norbert Avril, Heather M. Ames, Graem...> ;Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2020 Jan 1
12 citations
Leveraging Surface Plasmon Resonance to Dissect the Interfacial Properties of Nanoparticles: Implications for Tissue Binding and Tumor Penetration.
Aniket S. Wadajkar, Jimena G. Dancy, Christine P. Carney, Brian Hampton, Heather M. Ames, Jeffrey A. Winkles, Graeme F. Woodworth, Anthony J. Kim> ;Nanomedicine. 2019 Jun 6
68 citations
Radiation-induced astrocyte senescence is rescued by Δ133p53
Casmir Turnquist, Jessica Beck, Izumi Horikawa, Ifeyinwa E. Obiorah, Natalia von Muhlinen, Borivoj Vojtesek, David P. Lane, Christopher Grunseich, Joeffrey J. Chahine,...> ;Neuro-Oncology. 2019 Mar 18
58 citations
Incidence and clinicopathologic features of H3 K27M mutations in adults with radiographically-determined midline gliomas.
Karisa C. Schreck, Surabhi Ranjan, Nebojša Skorupan, Chetan Bettegowda, Charles G. Eberhart, Heather M. Ames, Matthias Holdhoff> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2019 Mar 12
77 citations
Purposive sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example from a synthesis on parental perceptions of vaccination communication
Heather Melanie R Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin> ;BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2019 Jan 31
94 citations
Distinguishing True Progression From Radionecrosis After Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases With Machine Learning and Radiomics
L.C. Peng, Vishwa S. Parekh, Peng Huang, Doris D. M. Lin, Khadija Sheikh, B.R. Baker, Talia Kirschbaum, Francesca Silvestri, J. Son, Adam Robinson, Ellen Huang, Heathe...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2018 Nov 15
40 citations
Mechanisms of invasion and motility of high-grade gliomas in the brain.
Devin B. Mair, Heather M. Ames, Rong Li> ;Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2018 Oct 15
26 citations
MicroRNA (miR) 125b regulates cell growth and invasion in pediatric low grade glioma.
Ming Yuan, Ana Cristina A.L. Da Silva, Antje Arnold, Laurence Okeke, Heather M. Ames, Lina S. Correa-Cerro, M. Adelita Vizcaino, Cheng-Ying Ho, Charles G. Eberhart, Fa...> ;Scientific Reports. 2018 Aug 21
18 citations
INSM1 Expression Is Frequent in Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasms but Not in the Adult Brain Parenchyma.
Heather M. Ames, Lisa M. Rooper, John Laterra, Charles G. Eberhart, Fausto J. Rodriguez> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2018 May 1
23 citations
Differential neuronal susceptibility and apoptosis in congenital Zika virus infection.
Cheng-Ying Ho, Heather M. Ames, Ashley Tipton, Gilbert Vezina, Judy S. Liu, Joseph Scafidi, Masaaki Torii, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Adre du Plessis, Roberta L. DeBiasi> ;Annals of Neurology. 2017 Jul 1
24 citations
miRNA Regulation in Gliomas: Usual Suspects in Glial Tumorigenesis and Evolving Clinical Applications.
Heather M. Ames, Marc K. Halushka, Fausto J. Rodriguez> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2017 Apr 1
35 citations
MicroRNA profiling of low grade glial and glioneuronal tumors shows an independent role for cluster 14q32.31 member miR-487b
Heather M. Ames, Ming Yuan, Maria Adelita Vizcaíno, Wayne Yu, Fausto J. Rodriguez> ;Modern Pathology. 2017 Feb 1
7 citations
Huntingtin-Interacting Protein 1 Phosphorylation by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Heather M. Ames, Anmin A. Wang, Alanna Coughran, Kristen Evaul, Sha Huang, Chiron W. Graves, Abigail A. Soyombo, Theodora S. Ross> ;Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2013 Sep 15
19 citations
Huntingtin-Interacting Protein 1: A Merkel Cell Carcinoma Marker that Interacts with c-Kit
Heather M. Ames, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Grace Y. Liu, Katherine Oravecz-Wilson, Douglas R. Fullen, Monique Verhaegen, Timothy M. Johnson, Andrzej A. Dlugosz, Theod...> ;The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2011 Oct 1
52 citations
Persistence of Leukemia-Initiating Cells in a Conditional Knockin Model of an Imatinib-Responsive Myeloproliferative Disorder
Katherine Oravecz-Wilson, Steven T. Philips, Ömer H. Yilmaz, Heather M. Ames, Lina Li, Brendan D. Crawford, Alice M. Gauvin, Peter C. Lucas, Kajal V. Sitwala, James R....> ;Cancer Cell. 2009 Aug 4
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Journal Articles

miRNA Regulation in Gliomas: Usual Suspects in Glial Tumorigenesis and Evolving Clinical Applications
Heather Ames, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Marc K. Halushka, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology

Press Mentions

Leaders of Congenital Zika Virus Program at Childrens National Share Lessons Learned with PeersOctober 4th, 2017
A Crime in the Cancer LabJanuary 28th, 2017

Hospital Affiliations

University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, Maryland