About the Authors

Emma M. Rath

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Yuen Yee Cheng

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

bret.church@sydney.edu.au (WBC); yuen.cheng@sydney.edu.au (YYC)

Affiliations Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (ADRI), Concord, NSW, Australia, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mark Pinese

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Kadir H. Sarun

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (ADRI), Concord, NSW, Australia

Amanda L. Hudson

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Christopher Weir

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northern Blood Research Centre, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Yiwei D. Wang

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Burns Research, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia

Anders P. Håkansson

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Experimental Infection Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Viive M. Howell

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Guo Jun Liu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia, Brain and Mind Centre and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Glen Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (ADRI), Concord, NSW, Australia, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Robert B. Knott

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia

Anthony P. Duff

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia

W. Bret Church

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

bret.church@sydney.edu.au (WBC); yuen.cheng@sydney.edu.au (YYC)

Affiliation Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Competing Interests

WBC is associated with the following patent application relating to small peptides and related compounds in the treatment of human disease [Entitled: Method of screening for inhibitors of sPLA2-IIA, International Patent Application PCT/AU2011/000781]. GR is an inventor on a patent (US patent 9006200) owned by the Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation involving a microRNA-based approach for treating malignant pleural mesothelioma. All other authors declare no potential competing financial, non-financial, professional, or personal interests relating to this manuscript. These disclosures do not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.