| Acronym | Meaning |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. |
| UT | University Of Tennessee |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| OBER | Office Of Biological And Environmental Research |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |