About the Authors
- Muhamuda Kader
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Affiliations Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Amanda P. Smith
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Affiliations Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Cristiana Guiducci
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Affiliation Dynavax Technologies Corporation, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Elizabeth R. Wonderlich
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Affiliations Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Daniel Normolle
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Simon C. Watkins
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Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Franck J. Barrat
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Current address: Autoimmunity and Inflammation Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, United States of America.
Affiliation Dynavax Technologies Corporation, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Simon M. Barratt-Boyes
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* E-mail: smbb@pitt.edu
Affiliations Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: CG and FJB are full-time employees of Dynavax Technologies Corporation. This does not alter our adherence to all PLoS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials. Otherwise, the authors have no competing interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MK CG FJB SMBB. Performed the experiments: MK APS CG ERW. Analyzed the data: MK APS CG DN SMBB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CG SCW FJB. Wrote the manuscript: MK APS CG DN FJB SMBB.