About the Authors

Samantha J. Dando

Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Ilias Nitsos

Current address: The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Affiliation School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Suhas G. Kallapur

Affiliations School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

John P. Newnham

Affiliation School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Graeme R. Polglase

Current address: The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Affiliation School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

J. Jane Pillow

Affiliation School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Alan H. Jobe

Affiliations School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Peter Timms

Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Christine L. Knox

c.knox@qut.edu.au

Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJD IN SGK JPN GRP JJP AHJ PT CLK. Performed the experiments: SJD IN JPN GRP JJP AHJ CLK. Analyzed the data: SJD SGK AHJ PT CLK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJD IN SGK JPN GRP JJP AHJ CLK. Wrote the paper: SJD IN SGK JPN GRP JJP AHJ PT CLK.