Institutions, Grants, and Associations

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Abbreviation	Code	Full Name
	«acenb»	Annual Conference on Engineering Medicine and Biology
	«adamha»	Alchohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Association
	«afosr»	Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRC	«afrc»	Agricultural and Food Research Council
	«ahfmr»	Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
AHA	«aha»	American Heart Association
AAALAC	«aaalac»	American Association for the Accredition of Laboratory Animal Care
ATCC	«atcc»	American Type Culture Collection
	«ascor»	Atherosclerosis Specialized Center of Research
	«ats»	American Thoracic Society
	«aura»	Association pour l'Utilisation du Rein Artificiel
	«bard»	Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
	«bdh»	British Drug Houses
	«brdg»	Biomedical Research Development Grant
	«brsg»	Biomedical Research Support Grant
	«bsg»	Binational Science Foundation
	«caicyt»	Comisión Asesora de Investigatción Técnica
	«cea»	Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
	«cen-saclay»	Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Saclay
	«cjf»	Contrat Jeune Formation
CHU	«chu»	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
CIDA	«cida»	Clinical Investigator Development Award
	«cilas»	Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers
	«clinfo»	Clinical Information System
	«cnamts»	Casisse National d'Assurances Maladies de Travailleurs Salariés
	«cnr»	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerca
CNRS	«cnrs»	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
	«cre»	Contrat de Recherche Externe
	«crn»	Centre de Recherche de Nutrition
	«crsq»	Conseil de la Recherche en Santé du Québec
	«csic»	Consejo Superior Investigacions Cientificas
	«csiro»	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
CTR	«ctr»	Council for Tobacco Research USA
	«dges»	Direction Générale de l'Enseignement Supérieur (Québec)
	«dgicyt»	Dirección General de Investigación Cientifica y Téchnica
	«dgrst»	Delegation Générale à la Recherche Scientifique et Technique
	«dret»	Direction des Recherches Études et Techniques
	«drr»	Division of Research Resources
EMBL	«embl»	European Molecular Biology Laboratories
	«ensta»	École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
	«epspcor»	Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
	«erc»	Energy Regulatory Commission
	«etp»	European Training Program
FAPESP	«fapesp»	Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paolo
	«fcac»	Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Action Concertée (Québec)
	«fcar»	Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et d'Aide à la Recherche
FIC	«fic»	Fogarty International Center
	«finep»	Financiadora de Estudos e Projectos
	«first»	First Independent Research Support and Transition
	«fiss»	Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias de la Seguridad Social
FNRS	«fnrs»	Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique
	«frfc»	Fonds de la Recherche Fondamentale Collective
	«frmf»	Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale Française
	«frsm»	Fondation pour la Recherche Scientifique Médicale
	«glaa»	Greater Los Angeles Affiliate
	«imss»	Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
INRA	«inra»	Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
INRS	«inrs»	Insitut National de la Recherche Scientifique
INSERM	«inserm»	Institut National de la Santè et de la Recherche Médicale
	«ipn»	Instituto Politécnico Nacional
	«iwonl»	Instituut voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek in Nijverheid en Landbouw
	«lbca»	Laboratoire Central de Biologie Aerospatiale
	«mbrs»	Minority Biomedical Rsearch Support
MIR	«mir»	Minstére de l'Industrie et de la Recherche
MRC	«mrc»	Medical Research Council
	«murst»	Ministero dell Università e della Recerca Scientifica e Tecnologica
NASA	«nasa»	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCI	«nci»	National Cancer Institute
	«ncrc»	National Center for Nursing Research
NEI	«nei»	National Eye Institute
	«nfricd»	National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases
NHLBI	«nhlbi»	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
	«nhmrc»	National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
NIA	«nia»	National Institute on Aging
NIAID	«niaid»	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS	«niams»	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
	«nibsc»	National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
NICHD	«nichd»	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDCR	«nidcr»	National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDDK	«niddk»	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
NIDR	«nidr»	National Institute of Dental Research
NIEHS	«niehs»	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIGMS	«nigms»	National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH	«nih»	National Institutes of Health
NIMH	«nimh»	National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS	«ninds»	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NIRA	«nira»	New Investigator Research Award
	«nlm»	National Library of Medicine
NRC	«nrc»	National Research Council
	«nrtc»	Nephrology Research Training Center
	«nrsa»	National Research Service Award
NSERC	«nserc»	National Sciences and Engineering Research Council
	«nsercc»	National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
NSF	«nsf»	National Science Foundation
NYHA	«nyha»	New York Heart Association
	«onr»	Office of Naval Research
	«rcda»	Research Career Development Award
	«rrdp»	Research Resource Development Program
	«rsda»	Research Scientist Development Award
	«sbce»	Service de Biologie Cellularie
	«sbph»	Service de Biophysique
SCOR	«scor»	Specialized Center of Research
	«score»	Swiss Clinicians Opting for Research
	«seper»	Societas Europaea Physiologicae Clinicae Respiratoriae
	«serc»	Science and Engineering Research Council
	«snsf»	Swiss National Science Foundation
	«srvv»	Station de Recherches sur la Viande
	«tema»	Trace Element Metabolism in Man and Animals
	«tno»	Organization for Applied Scientific Research
	«uar»	Usine d'Alimentation Rationnelle
	«ua»	Unité Associée
	«uer»	Unité d'Ensignement et de Recherche
	«ufr»	Unité de Formation et de Recherche
	«umds»	United Medical and Dental Schools
UNAM	«unam»	Universidad National Autónoma de México
	«ura»	Unité de Recherche Associée
	«usardc»	United States Army Research and Development Center
	«usaro»	United States Army Research Office
USPHS	«usphs»	United States Public Health Service
	«usuhs»	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
	«vaco»	Veterans Administration Central Office
	«zwo»	The Netherlands Organization for Pure Research