About the Authors

Joseph Meyer

Affiliation Infrared Imaging and Thermometry Unit, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Alexander M. Gorbach

Affiliation Infrared Imaging and Thermometry Unit, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Wei-Min Liu

Affiliation Infrared Imaging and Thermometry Unit, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Nevenka Medic

Affiliation Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Michael Young

Affiliation Clinical Research Directorate/CMRP, SAIC-Frederick, NCI Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Celeste Nelson

Affiliation Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Sarah Arceo

Affiliation Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Avanti Desai

Affiliation Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Dean D. Metcalfe

Affiliation Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Hirsh D. Komarow

komarowh@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Obtained informed consent: MY SA. Conceived and designed the experiments: JM AMG WML MY CN SA DDM HDK. Performed the experiments: JM AMG WML NM MY CN AD DDM HDK. Analyzed the data: JM AMG WML NM AD DDM HDK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JM AMG WML NM AD DDM HDK. Wrote the paper: JM AMG WML NM MY CN SA AD DDM HDK.