About the Authors

Terri G. Edwards

Affiliation NanoVir, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America

Thomas J. Vidmar

Affiliation BioStat Consultants, Portage, Michigan, United States of America

Kevin Koeller

Affiliation Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

James K. Bashkin

Affiliations NanoVir, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Chris Fisher

chris.fisher@nanovirpharm.com

Affiliation NanoVir, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: authors James K. Bashkin and Chris Fisher each hold a significant ownership position in NanoVir. This does not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TE TV KK JB CF. Performed the experiments: TE. Analyzed the data: TE TV JB CF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TE TV KK JB. Wrote the paper: TE TV JB KK CF. Responsible for all aspects of chemistry synthesis, analysis, and quality control: JB KK.