ResearchGATE.net
is the leading professional network for scientists. Free of charge, ResearchGATE.net is designed to meet the needs of research scientists all over the world. ResearchGATE.net offers scientists the tools to work with global collaborators and the forum to discuss their research ideas and results. Finding new collaborators, discussing research techniques, and sharing results has never been easier. With more than 100,000 members, ResearchGATE.net facilitates the interaction between scientists and the information they depend on. To learn more about ResearchGATE.net, link to their website at: https://www.researchgate.net.

The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2)
Calit2 represents an experiment in inventing the university research environment of the future to continue to fuel innovation in the global economy. To learn more about the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, link to their website at: http://www.calit2.net.

The Public Library of Science (PLoS)
is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. To learn more about the Public Library of Science link to their website at: http://www.plos.org.

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)
is a strategic resource to science, industry and academia, offering leadership in the areas of data management, grid computing, bioinformatics, geoinformatics, high-end computing as well as other science and engineering disciplines. To learn more about the San Diego Supercomputer Center link to their website at: http://www.sdsc.edu.

The National Science Foundation (NSF)
is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" To learn more about the National Science Foundation, link to their website at: http://www.nsf.gov.