About the Authors

Jordan A. Kempker

jkempke@emory.edu

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Suite 205, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States of America

Kathryn G. West

Affiliation Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America

Russell R. Kempker

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America

Oranan Siwamogsatham

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America

Jessica A. Alvarez

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America

Vin Tangpricha

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Atlanta VA Medical Center & Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America

Thomas R. Ziegler

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States of America

Greg S. Martin

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Suite 205, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JAK GSM VT TRZ RRK. Performed the experiments: JAK KGW OS JAA VT. Analyzed the data: JAK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VT JAA OS. Wrote the paper: JAK GSM.