Abbreviations
ABR Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc.
AMA American Medical Association
BLT bone marrow, liver, thymus, e.g. BLT mice
CDF Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
CMP Center for Medical Progress
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
FTR fetal tissue research
HEK human embryonic kidney, e.g. HEK293 cells
hESCs human embryonic stem cells
HeLa continuous cell line named after Henrietta Lacks
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
hiPSCs human induced pluripotent stem cells
HIS human immune system, e.g., HIS mice
HFT human fetal tissue
iPSCs induced pluripotent stem cells
LoM lung-only mouse
NBB NeuroBioBank
NIH National Institutes of Health
NMDP National Marrow Donor Program
OPOs organ procurement organizations
PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells
TPOs tissue procurement organizations