| Acronym | Meaning |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| FCM | Flow Cytometry |
| CIRB | Colorado Institute For Research In Biotechnology |
| CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| AFMR | American Federation Of Medical Research |
| CAE | Capillary Array Electrophoresis |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| EORTC | European Organization For Research And Treatment Of Cancer |