| Acronym | Meaning |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| ABRF | Association Of Biomolecular Resource Facilities |
| UMDS | United Medical & Dental Schools (Univ. Of London) |
| NIGMS | Natl. Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |