About the Authors

Matthias Keller

matthias.keller@uk-essen.de

Affiliation Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics I, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany

David P. Enot

Affiliation Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics I, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany

Mark P. Hodson

Affiliation Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia

Emeka I. Igwe

Affiliation Biocrates Life Sciences AG, Innsbruck, Austria

Hans-Peter Deigner

Affiliation Fraunhofer IZI EXIM Rostock and Department of Nephrology, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany

Justin Dean

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Hayde Bolouri

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Henrik Hagberg

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

Carina Mallard

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: A patent about biomarkers of developmental brain injury in preterm infants has been submitted to the European Patent Office (pending). Emeka Igwe is currently employed by Biocrates Life Sciences AG. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MK DPE JD CM. Performed the experiments: JD MPH HB HH CM. Analyzed the data: MK DPE EII HPD JD CM HB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK DPE MPH HPD HH CM. Wrote the paper: MK DPE EII HPD JD HH CM.