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microPublication Biology

Matias Espinosa1*, Hannah Atchley1*, Kaden K Bambach1*, Benjamin Biggs1*, Onyx Barnes1*, Ethan W Brown1*, Kelis Brown1*, Brianna Bruni1*, Phuong Dang1*, Ashe Dickerson1*, Kaylee Dunnigan1*, Riya George1*, Victoria Hiscock1*, Mehalia Hoyte1*, Ella King1*, Christopher Kosenko1*, Bianca Kulcsar1*, Duong Khanh Vinh Nguyen1*, Khai Thanh Nguyen1*, Olivia Payne1*, Zayda Perez Pedraza1*, Richard Quinones1*, Mina Takla1*, and Richard S Pollenz1§ORCID logo

1Molecular Biosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, US

§Correspondence to: Richard S Pollenz (pollenz@usf.edu)

* Authors have equal contribution

Abstract

Description

Acknowledgements

Conflicts of Interest

Funding

Author Contributions

  • Matias Espinosa: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Methodology
  • Hannah Atchley: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Kaden K Bambach: Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Benjamin Biggs: Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Onyx Barnes: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Ethan W Brown: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Kelis Brown: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Brianna Bruni: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Phuong Dang: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Ashe Dickerson: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Kaylee Dunnigan: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Riya George: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Victoria Hiscock: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Mehalia Hoyte: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Ella King: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Christopher Kosenko: Formal analysis, Methodology, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Bianca Kulcsar: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Duong Khanh Vinh Nguyen: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Khai Thanh Nguyen: Investigation, Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Olivia Payne: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Zayda Perez Pedraza: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Richard Quinones: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Mina Takla: Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Richard S Pollenz: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing

Reviewed By

Adam D Rudner

History

  • Received: 4/30/2026
  • Revision Received: 6/2/2026
  • Accepted: 6/3/2026
  • Published Online: 6/4/2026

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