Meadows, Meghan E.
Wiltse, Amy
Carias, Cristina
Turman, Jack E. Jr.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck
Article History
Received: 2 April 2025
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study’s methods and consent form were approved by Indiana University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) before initiation (protocol number 20858). Informed consent was obtained from all participants in the study.
: All participants signed their consent for publication as a part of our consent form, as we let them know that their statements, made anonymous, would be used to provide an example for our findings.
: Merck provided the funding that provided partial salary support for Ms. Meadows, Ms. Wiltse, and Dr. Turman for this project. Cristina Carias is employed and a shareholder of Merck. Dr. Turman was a Co-PI on this grant opportunity.