Nilaweera, Thushani D. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1057-4998
Brandes, Nathan T. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6958-9285
LaCroix, Ian S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4859-7024
Schwarz, Benjamin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5894-953X
Bernstein, Harris D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4941-3741
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Intramural research)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Intramural research)
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Intramural research)
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Intramural research)
Article History
Received: 11 July 2025
Accepted: 14 January 2026
First Online: 21 January 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.