About the Authors

Shilpi Verghese

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Indrayani Waghmare

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Hailey Kwon

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Katelin Hanes

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Madhuri Kango-Singh

mkangosingh1@udayton.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America, Pre-Medical Programs, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America, Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

MKS is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. 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: MKS SV IW. Performed the experiments: SV IW HK KH. Analyzed the data: MKS SV IW. Wrote the paper: MKS.