About the Authors

Davendra Sohal

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Andrew Yeatts

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Kenny Ye

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Andrea Pellagatti

Affiliation John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Li Zhou

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Perry Pahanish

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Yongkai Mo

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Tushar Bhagat

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

John Mariadason

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Jacqueline Boultwood

Affiliation John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Ari Melnick

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

John Greally

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Amit Verma

averma@aecom.yu.edu

Affiliation Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AM JMG AV. Performed the experiments: DS AY LZ PP YM TB. Analyzed the data: DS KY AV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AP JM JB. Wrote the paper: DS AV.