| Acronym | Meaning |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| DIMACS | Center For Discrete Math. & Theoretical Comp. Sci. |
| CAE | Capillary Array Electrophoresis |
| ASCI | American Society For Clinical Investigation |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| SQL | Standard Query Language |
| ES | Embryonic Stem |
| AANP | American Association Of Neuropathologists |
| CHI | Cambridge Healthtech Inst. |