| Acronym | Meaning |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| NFID | National Foundation For Infectious Diseases |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| NFCR | National Foundation For Cancer Research |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| NEH | National Endowment For The Humanities |
| UMDS | United Medical & Dental Schools (Univ. Of London) |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |