About the Authors

Philip M. Zakas

Affiliation Graduate Program in Molecular and Systems Pharmacology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Bagirath Gangadharan

Affiliation Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Graca Almeida-Porada

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

Christopher D. Porada

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

H. Trent Spencer

Affiliation Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Christopher B. Doering

cdoerin@emory.edu

Affiliation Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

Christopher Doering is an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. However, Dr. Doering has not had any interactions with another editor concerning this manuscript. Furthermore, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CBD PZ HTS GA CP. Performed the experiments: PZ BG. Analyzed the data: CBD PZ HTS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GA CP. Wrote the paper: PZ CBD.