| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| NEH | National Endowment For The Humanities |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| NFID | National Foundation For Infectious Diseases |