About the Authors

Alastair J. Moss

alastairmoss@gmail.com

Affiliation Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Fiona P. Gaughran

Affiliation Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, United Kingdom

Aliyye Karasu

Affiliation Anthony Nolan Laboratories & UCL Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Anthony S. Gilbert

Affiliation Retroscreen Virology PLC, Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom

Alex J. Mann

Affiliation Retroscreen Virology PLC, Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom

Colin M. Gelder

Affiliation St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London, United Kingdom

John S. Oxford

Affiliation St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Henry A. Stephens

Affiliation Anthony Nolan Laboratories & UCL Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Rob Lambkin-Williams

Affiliation Retroscreen Virology PLC, Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that there are no conflicts of interest for the project described in this paper and RVLs commercial work. The study was funded by a grant and was not a commercial project, or funded by any commercial organisation. The authors can also confirm that this does not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The RVL co-authors and their job titles are: R. Lambkin-Williams, Chief Scientific Officer, A. Gilbert, Medical Director, A. Mann, Senior Virologist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: A. Moss HS FG RLW JO. Performed the experiments: A. Moss HS FG RLW. Analyzed the data: A. Moss AK HS FG RLW CG AG A. Mann. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A. Moss AK HS FG RLW CG A. Mann. Wrote the paper: A. Moss AK HS FG RLW AG JO A. Mann.