| Acronym | Meaning |
| UCB | University Of California |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research And Development Agreement |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| NAS | Natl. Academy Of Sciences |
| USDA | U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture |
| AWCH | Adelaide Women And Children's Hospital |
| SIAM | Society For Industrial And Applied Mathematics |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |