About the Authors

Sara E. Pacheco

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Linnea M. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Moses A. Sandrof

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Marguerite M. Vantangoli

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Susan J. Hall

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Kim Boekelheide

Kim_Boekelheide@Brown.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

The editors should be aware that K. Boekelheide is an occasional expert consultant for chemical and pharmaceutical companies, including Dow Chemical, Akros, Pfizer, Zafgen, and Bristol Meyers Squibb. K. Boekelheide owns stock in, and is a consultant for, Cytosolv, an early stage biotechnology company developing a wound healing therapeutic based on growth factors. These activities are unrelated to the current work but are mentioned in the spirit of full disclosure.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SEP KB. Performed the experiments: SEP LMA MAS MMV SJH. Analyzed the data: SEP KB. Wrote the paper: SEP LMA MAS MMV SJH KB.