About the Authors

W. Fisher

Jeffrey.Fisher@fda.hhs.gov

Affiliation US FDA, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States of America

Jian Wang

Affiliation US FDA, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Springs, Maryland, 20993, United States of America

Nysia I. George

Affiliation US FDA, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States of America

Jeffery M. Gearhart

Affiliations The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 2729 R Street, Bldg 837, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 43433, United States of America, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, 45435, United States of America

Eva D. McLanahan

Affiliation CDC/ATSDR, Division of Community Health Investigations, 4770 Buford HWY NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JF JW JG EM. Performed the experiments: JF JW JG EM. Analyzed the data: NG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JF JW JG EM. Wrote the paper: JF JW NG JG EM.