Berghausen, Joos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7255-2750
Thomas, Clementine A. D.
Wang, Ze-Jun
Kihn, Kyle
Glasgow, Eric https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-3954
Brelidze, Tinatin I. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3046-8184
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (1R01CA252969)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM124020)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM142520)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM142520)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM142520)
Article History
Received: 18 October 2025
Revised: 4 February 2026
Accepted: 29 March 2026
First Online: 16 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Naval Academy, Department of the Navy, the Department of War, or the U.S. Government.
: All animal procedures were conducted in accordance with NIH guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals and approved by the Georgetown University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (Protocol 2017-0078). No human participants were involved, and thus informed consent was not required.