| Acronym | Meaning |
| UC | University Of California |
| AVS | American Vacuum Society |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act |
| DMD | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| FCM | Flow Cytometry |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| IBI | Institute For Biotechnology Information |