**Author details**

Maseeha S. Khaleel1,2\*, Tracy A. Dorheim6 , Michael J. Duryee2 , Geoffrey M. Thiele2,4,5 and Daniel R. Anderson3,5\*

\*Address all correspondence to: mkhaleel@unmc.edu or danderso@unmc.edu

1 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

2 Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Research in Autoimmune Disease, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

3 Experimental Immunology Laboratory, Research in Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

4 Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

5 Omaha VA Medical Center, Research Services 151, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

6 Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Wai‐ luku Hawaii, USA
