About the Authors

Mauricio A. Martins

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Myrna C. Bonaldo

Affiliation Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Richard A. Rudersdorf

Affiliation Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Shari M. Piaskowski

Affiliation Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Eva G. Rakasz

Affiliation Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Kim L. Weisgrau

Affiliation Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Jessica R. Furlott

Affiliation Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Christopher M. Eernisse

Affiliation Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Marlon G. Veloso de Santana

Affiliation Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bertha Hidalgo

Affiliation Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Thomas C. Friedrich

Affiliations Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Maria J. Chiuchiolo

Current address: Belfer Gene Therapy Core Facility, Department of Genetic Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliation International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

Christopher L. Parks

Affiliation International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

Nancy A. Wilson

Affiliations Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

David B. Allison

Affiliation Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America

Ricardo Galler

Affiliation Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

David I. Watkins

dwatkins@med.miami.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed SIVmac239 minigenes: TCF DIW. Generated rYF17D/SIV vectors: MCB MGVS RG. Oversaw statistical analyses: BH DBA. Conceived and designed the experiments: MAM NAW DIW. Performed the experiments: MAM RR SMP JRF CME MGVS KLW. Analyzed the data: MAM RR SMP EGR NAW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJC CLP. Wrote the paper: MAM DIW.