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   <h2>Creators</h2>
   <ul>
-    <li>Van Panhuis, Willem<sup>1</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
-    <li>Cross, Anne<sup>1</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
-    <li>Burke, Donald<sup>1</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
+    <li>Van Panhuis, Willem<sup>1</sup> </li>
+    <li>Cross, Anne<sup>1</sup></li>
+    <li>Burke, Donald<sup>1</sup> </li>
   </ul>
   
   <h2>Contributors</h2>
   <h3>Project Members</h3>
   <ul>
-    <li>Lee, Bruce<sup>3</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
+    <li>Lee, Bruce<sup>3</sup> </li>
     <li>Brown, Shawn<sup>5</sup></li>
   </ul>
   <h3>Researchers</h3>
   <ul>
-    <li>Grefenstette, John<sup>1</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
-    <li>Jung, Su Yon<sup>2</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
+    <li>Grefenstette, John<sup>1</sup> </li>
+    <li>Jung, Su Yon<sup>2</sup> </li>
     <li>Chok, Nian Shong<sup>1</sup></li>
     <li>Eng, Heather<sup>1</sup></li>
-    <li>Zadorozhny, Vladimir<sup>4</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
-    <li>Cummings, Derek<sup>6</sup> <span style="font-style: italic;">ORCID icon</span></li>
+    <li>Zadorozhny, Vladimir<sup>4</sup> </li>
+    <li>Cummings, Derek<sup>6</sup> </li>
   </ul>
   
   <h2>Description</h2>