About the Authors

Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis

sgarbuzo@health.usf.edu

Affiliations Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Robert L. Woods III

Affiliation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Michael K. Louis

Affiliation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Theresa A. Zesiewicz

Affiliation Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols

Affiliation Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc., Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Kelly L. Sullivan

Affiliation Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Amber M. Miller

Affiliation Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Diana G. Hernandez-Ontiveros

Affiliation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Paul R. Sanberg

Affiliations Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

SGD is a consultant and PRS is a co-founder of Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc. NK is employed by Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc., is an inventor on some pending patent applications, owns Saneron stock (1.3% ownership stake), and has stock options. This does not alter the adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SGD PS. Performed the experiments: RLWI MKL TZ KLS AMM DGHO. Analyzed the data: SGD RLWI MKL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NKN PS. Wrote the paper: SGD.