| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| CATCMB | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology |
| NAS | Natl. Academy Of Sciences |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| WSES | World Scientific And Engineering Society |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| FAP | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |