About the Authors

David J. Kahler

dkahler@nyscf.org

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Faizzan S. Ahmad

Affiliations The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Education City, Doha, Qatar

Anita Ritz

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Haiqing Hua

Affiliations The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America, Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics and Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

Dorota N. Moroziewicz

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Andrew A. Sproul

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Carmen R. Dusenberry

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Linshan Shang

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Daniel Paull

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Matthew Zimmer

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Keren A. Weiss

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Dieter Egli

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Scott A. Noggle

Affiliation The New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Provision of study material or patients: DE SAN. Conceived and designed the experiments: DJK FSA. Performed the experiments: DJK FSA AR DNM AS CRD LS MZ KAW HH. Analyzed the data: DJK FSA AR DNM AS CRD LS MZ KAW HH DE SAN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DJK DE SAN. Wrote the paper: DJK AS DP SAN.