About the Authors

Bethany L. Johnson-Kerner

Affiliations Project A.L.S./Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, New York, New York, United States of America, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Departments of Pathology and Cell Biology, Neurology, and Neuroscience, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Alejandro Garcia Diaz

Affiliations Project A.L.S./Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, New York, New York, United States of America, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Sean Ekins

Affiliation Collaborations in Chemistry, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States of America

Hynek Wichterle

hw350@cumc.columbia.edu

Affiliations Project A.L.S./Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, New York, New York, United States of America, Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Departments of Pathology and Cell Biology, Neurology, and Neuroscience, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

S.E. consults for Hannah’s Hope Fund. All other authors indicate no potential conflicts of interest. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BJK HW. Performed the experiments: BJK AGD. Analyzed the data: BJK HW SE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BJK AGD. Wrote the paper: BJK HW SE.