About the Authors

Stuart J. Smith

Affiliation Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Martin Wilson

Affiliation Division of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jennifer H. Ward

Affiliation Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Cheryl V. Rahman

Affiliation Division of Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Andrew C. Peet

Affiliation Division of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Donald C. Macarthur

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Felicity R. A. J. Rose

Affiliation Division of Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Richard G. Grundy

richard.grundy@nottingham.ac.uk (RGG); ruman.rahman@nottingham.ac.uk (RR)

Affiliation Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Ruman Rahman

richard.grundy@nottingham.ac.uk (RGG); ruman.rahman@nottingham.ac.uk (RR)

Affiliation Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJS RR. Performed the experiments: SJS JHW CVR RRP. Analyzed the data: SJS RR MW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACP FRAJR. Wrote the paper: SJS RR MW RGG. Critically analysed the manuscript: SJS RR DCM RGG.