| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASCI | American Society For Clinical Investigation |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| UMDS | United Medical & Dental Schools (Univ. Of London) |
| OPRR | Office Of Protection From Res. Risks |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| CCD | Charged Coupled Device |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| KB | Kilobase |
| ISMB | Intelligent Systems For Molecular Biology |