About the Authors

Hossein Khiabanian

hossein@c2b2.columbia.edu

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Gregory M. Farrell

Affiliation Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America

Kirsten St. George

Affiliation Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America

Raul Rabadan

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HK RR. Performed the experiments: HK GMF KSG RR. Analyzed the data: HK RR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HK GMF KSG RR. Wrote the paper: HK GMF KSG RR.