| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| NLM | National Library Of Medicine |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| NIGMS | Natl. Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| ASM | American Society For Microbiology |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |