| Acronym | Meaning |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
| MALDI | Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| IEEE | Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| DMD | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| HAEC | Human Artificial Episomal Chromosome |