About the Authors
- Benoit J. Smagghe
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Andrew K. Stewart
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Contributed equally to this work with: Andrew K. Stewart, Mark G. Carter
Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mark G. Carter
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Contributed equally to this work with: Andrew K. Stewart, Mark G. Carter
Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Laura M. Shelton
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Kyle J. Bernier
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Eric J. Hartman
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Amy K. Calhoun
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Vasilios M. Hatziioannou
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Gabriele Lillacci
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Affiliation Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
- Brian A. Kirk
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Brian A. DiNardo
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Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Kenneth S. Kosik
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Affiliation The Neuroscience Research Institute and the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
- Cynthia Bamdad
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* E-mail: cbamdad@minervabio.com
Affiliation Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
CB is CEO and a share holder of Minerva Biotechnologies. KSK is a share holder and board member of Minerva Biotechnologies and a consultant to Amgen and Noscira. BJS, LMS, MGC, EJH, KJB, BAD, AKS, AKC, VMH and BAK are employees and hold stock options for shares in Minerva Biotechnologies. 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: CB BJS. Performed the experiments: BJS AKS MGC LMS KJB EJH AKC VMH GL BAK BAD. Analyzed the data: CB BJS AKS MGC LMS BAD KSK. Wrote the paper: CB BJS KSK.