About the Authors

Kristin L. Griffiths

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

Elena Stylianou

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

Hazel C. Poyntz

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

Gareth J. Betts

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

Helen A. Fletcher

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

Helen McShane

helen.mcshane@ndm.ox.ac.uk

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

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: HM is a named inventor in a patent filing related to MVA85A and is a shareholder in a joint venture, OETC, formed for the future development of this vaccine. HM is named as a co-inventor on patents related to heterologous prime-boost immunization. There are no other conflicts of interest. These conflicts of interest will not in any way interfere with the authors' adherence to the journal's policies on sharing data and materials. Below are the relevant patent details as requested following review: MVA patent: International Application Number: PCT/GB2006/000023 Title: “Compositions for immunizing against Mycobacterium” Prime/boost patent: International publication number: WO/02 24224 A2 Title: Vaccination method.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KLG HAF HM. Performed the experiments: KLG ES HCP GJB. Analyzed the data: KLG HM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KLG ES. Wrote the paper: KLG.