About the Authors

Matthew D. J. Dicks

Affiliation The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Alexandra J. Spencer

Affiliation The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Nick J. Edwards

Affiliation The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Göran Wadell

Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden

Kalifa Bojang

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia

Sarah C. Gilbert

Affiliation The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Adrian V. S. Hill

Affiliation The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Matthew G. Cottingham

matt.cottingham@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

MDJD, SCG, AVSH, and MGC are named inventors on a patent application describing the ChAdY25/ChAdOx1 vector (GB Patent Application No. 1108879.6). 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: MDJD AJS SCG AVSH MGC. Performed the experiments: MDJD AJS NJE. Analyzed the data: MDJD AJS NJE MGC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GW KB. Wrote the paper: MDJD MGC.