| Acronym | Meaning |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| UCLA | University Of California |
| EL.B.A. | ELectronics And Biotechnology Advanced |
| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| SIVB | Society For In Vitro Biology |
| CM | Centimorgan |
| MGI | Microbial Genome Initiative |
| NCI | Natl. Cancer Institute |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |