Instructor - Practice
Medical Laboratory Science
535 Atwell Hall
453 W 10th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Professional Areas of Interest
- Hematology
- Coagulation
- Immunology
Overview
Morgan Cummings is an ASCP certified medical laboratory scientist and specialist in hematology. She is currently serving as an Instructor of Practice in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University, where she teaches hematology, phlebotomy, and body fluids laboratory courses while supporting the academic and professional development of students in the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program.
Recent Publications
Han, Win Mina,b; Wu, Kunlingc; Tassiopoulos, Katherinec; Knowles, Kevind; Ailstock, Katee; Cummings, Morgane; Kerr, Stephena,b,f; Ponatshego, Ponegog; Mosepele, Mosepeleg; Utay, Netanya S.h; Avihingsanon, Anchaleea,*; Funderburg, Nicholas T.e; Erlandson, Kristine M.i,*; ACTG A5322 (HAILO) Study Team. Inflammation in frailty, cognitive impairment, clinical events, and mortality among older adults with HIV in the ACTG HAILO cohort. AIDS 39(15):p 2218-2228, December 01, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004324
Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, Shan Sun, Kate Ailstock, Morgan Cummings, Nate Lucas, Rashida Nazzinda, Christine Karungi, Daisy Faith Oryem, Robert Kidega, Victor Musiime, Cissy Kityo, Grace A McComsey, Nicholas Funderburg, Distinct Metabolic and Inflammation Signatures in Urban vs Rural Ugandan Youth With HIV on Dolutegravir, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2025, ofaf420, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf420
Baissary, J., Koberssy, Z., Wu, Q., Sattar, A., Atieh, O., Daher, J., Ailstock, K., Cummings, M., Labbato, D., Funderburg, N. T., & McComsey, G. A. (2025). Zinc Supplementation, Inflammation, and Gut Integrity Markers in HIV Infection: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 17(10), 1671. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17101671
Nicholas T Funderburg, Allison Ross Eckard, Qian Wu, Abdus Sattar, Kate Ailstock, Morgan Cummings, Danielle Labbato, Grace A McComsey, The Effects of Semaglutide on Inflammation and Immune Activation in HIV-associated Lipohypertrophy, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2025, ofaf152, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf152
Funderburg NT, Huang SSY, Cohen C, Ailstock K, Cummings M, Lee JC, Ng B, White K, Wallin JJ, Downie B, McComsey GA. Changes to inflammatory markers during 5 years of viral suppression and during viral blips in people with HIV initiating different integrase inhibitor-based regimens. Front Immunol. 2024;15:1488799. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1488799. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 39600696; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11590120.
Awards
2025 – Associated Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Education
MEd, Ohio University
BS, Medical Laboratory Science, The Ohio State University