About the Authors

Catherine L. Ward

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

Benjamin T. Corona

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

James J. Yoo

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

Benjamin S. Harrison

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

George J. Christ

gchrist@wakehealth.edu

Affiliation Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CLW BTC BSH GJC. Performed the experiments: CLW BTC. Analyzed the data: CLW BTC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CLW BTC BSH GJC. Wrote the paper: CLW BTC JY BSH GJC.