About the Authors

Zhiguo Chen

zchen1@stanford.edu

Current address: Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, United States of America

Affiliation Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford, California, United States of America

Lori K. Phillips

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America

Elizabeth Gould

Affiliation Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford, California, United States of America

Jay Campisi

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America

Star W. Lee

Current address: Salk Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Affiliation Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford, California, United States of America

Brandi K. Ormerod

Current address: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Affiliation Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford, California, United States of America

Monika Zwierzchoniewska

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America

Olivia M. Martinez

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America

Theo D. Palmer

Affiliation Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ZC TDP. Performed the experiments: ZC LKP EG JC SWL BKO MZ. Analyzed the data: ZC LKP JC MZ OM TDP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BKO OM. Wrote the paper: ZC TDP.