About the Authors

Danya Liu

Affiliation Emory Transplant Center and Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States of America

Suzanne J. Suchard

Affiliation Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, United States of America

Steve G. Nadler

Affiliation Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, United States of America

Mandy L. Ford

mandy.ford@emory.edu

Affiliation Emory Transplant Center and Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests. Suzanne J. Suchard and Steve G. Nadler are employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLF. Performed the experiments: DL. Analyzed the data: DL MLF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJS SGN. Wrote the paper: DL MLF.