About the Authors

Ansar A. Pathan

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Clare R. Sander

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Helen A. Fletcher

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Ian Poulton

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Nicola C. Alder

Affiliation Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Wolfson College Annexe, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Natalie E. R. Beveridge

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Kathryn T. Whelan

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Adrian V. S. Hill

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Helen McShane

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: helen.mcshane@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

AP, AH and HM are named inventors on a composition of matter patent for MVA85A filed by the University of Oxford.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HM AH. Performed the experiments: HM HF AP CS IP NB KW. Analyzed the data: HM HF AP CS IP NB NA KW. Wrote the paper: HM. Other: Enrolled patients: HM.