| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |