| Acronym | Meaning |
| UMDS | United Medical & Dental Schools (Univ. Of London) |
| UCB | University Of California |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research |
| CM | Centimorgan |
| NEH | National Endowment For The Humanities |