Ropa, James https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6120-1859
Gutch, Sarah
Wathen, Lindsay
Kim, So Jeong
Park, Jimin
Newton, Jessica
Whitacre, Gracie https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9056-8647
Aljoufi, Arafat
Cooper, Scott
Van’t Hof, Wouter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-0441
Kaplan, Mark H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-8245
Capitano, Maegan L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R00 HL166790)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K99 HL166790)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U24 DK126127 Subaward 10055841-46-IU)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U54 DK106846)
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Revised: 17 March 2026
Accepted: 14 April 2026
First Online: 15 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.