About the Authors

Jeanne Ting Chowning

jchowning@nwabr.org

Affiliation Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Joan Carlton Griswold

Affiliation Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Dina N. Kovarik

Affiliation Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Laura J. Collins

Affiliation Center for Research and Learning, Snohomish, Washington, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JTC LJC. Performed the experiments: LJC. Analyzed the data: LJC JTC DNK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCG. Wrote the paper: JTC LJC DNK JCG. Served as Principal Investigator on the CURE project: JTC. Provided overall program leadership: JTC. Led the curriculum and professional development efforts: JTC JCG. Raised funds for the CURE program: JTC.