About the Authors
- Bruce K. Brown
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Josephine Cox
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Anita Gillis
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Thomas C. VanCott
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Mary Marovich
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Mark Milazzo
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Tanya Santelli Antonille
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Lindsay Wieczorek
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Kelly T. McKee Jr
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Affiliation DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Karen Metcalfe
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Affiliation DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Raburn M. Mallory
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Affiliation DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Deborah Birx
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Victoria R. Polonis
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Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Merlin L. Robb
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* E-mail: mrobb@hivresearch.org
Affiliation United States Military HIV Research Program, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
Dr. Mallory was previously an employee of DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, a CSC company, and is currently employed by MedImmune LLC, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca. Dr. Kelly T. McKee Jr. was previously an employee of DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, a CSC company, and is currently employed by Quintiles Transnational Corporation. Dr. Josephine Cox was previously an employee of the US Military HIV Research Program and is currently employed by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Dr. Thomas C. VanCott was previously an employee of the US Military HIV Research Program and is currently employed by Advanced BioScience Laboratories. Dr. Deborah Birx was previously an employee of the US Military HIV Research Program and is currently employed by the US Centers for Disease Control. DynPort Vaccine Company LLC was the study sponsor. None of the declared conflicting interests impede data sharing as described in the PLoS sharing guidelines.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BKB JC TCV MAM MM TSA KM RMM DLB VRP MLR. Performed the experiments: BKB AG LW. Analyzed the data: BKB JC MM TSA MLR. Wrote the paper: BKB. Provided guidance, direction, decision-making, and oversight: KTM.