About the Authors

Sumit Kar

Contributed equally to this work with: Sumit Kar, Sabina Paglialunga

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Bioanalytical Services, Celerion, Lincoln, NE, United States of America

Sabina Paglialunga

Contributed equally to this work with: Sumit Kar, Sabina Paglialunga

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

sabina.paglialunga@celerion.com

Affiliation Scientific Affairs, Celerion, Tempe, AZ, United States of America

Sharon H. Jaycox

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Early Clinical Research, Celerion, Tempe, AZ, United States of America

Rafiqul Islam

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bioanalytical Services, Celerion, Lincoln, NE, United States of America

Angelo H. Paredes

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: SK, SP, SHJ, RI are employees of Celerion Inc. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.