About the Authors
- Todd H. Rider
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* E-mail: thor@LL.MIT.EDU
Affiliation Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Christina E. Zook
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Affiliation Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Tara L. Boettcher
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Affiliation Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Scott T. Wick
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Affiliation Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Jennifer S. Pancoast
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Affiliation Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Benjamin D. Zusman
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Affiliation Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
THR is the inventor on patents and patent applications covering DRACOs: Rider TH (issued October 24, 2006) Anti-pathogen treatments. U.S. Patent 7,125,839; Rider TH (issued July 28, 2009) Anti-pathogen treatments. U.S. Patent 7,566,694; Rider TH (filed June 18, 2009) Anti-Pathogen Treatments. U.S. Patent Application 20100098680; Rider TH (filed February 7, 2003) Anti-Pathogen Treatments. European Patent Application 03716001.7; Rider TH (filed February 7, 2003) Anti-Pathogen Treatments. Canadian Patent Application 2,475,247; Rider TH (filed February 7, 2003) Anti-Pathogen Treatments. Patent Cooperation Treaty Serial No. US03/03978; Rider TH (filed February 7, 2003) Anti-Pathogen Treatments. Japanese Patent Application 2003565429; Rider TH (filed November 19, 2009) Anti-Pathogen Treatments. Japanese Patent Application 2009262426. 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: THR. Performed the experiments: THR. Wrote the paper: THR. Designed DRACOs: THR. Conducted cell assays: CZ TB. Lead for animal trials: TB. Lead for protein production and purification: SW. Assisted with experiments: JP BZ.