About the Authors

Alejandro P. Adam

vincenp@mail.amc.edu (PAV); adama1@mail.amc.edu (APA)

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

Anthony M. Lowery

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

Nina Martino

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

Hiba Alsaffar

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

Peter A. Vincent

vincenp@mail.amc.edu (PAV); adama1@mail.amc.edu (APA)

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: APA PAV. Formal analysis: APA PAV HA. Investigation: APA AL NM HA. Methodology: APA PAV. Supervision: APA PAV. Writing – original draft: APA PAV. Writing – review & editing: APA AL NM HA PAV.