| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| AACR | American Association For Cancer Research |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |
| NSF | Natl. Sci. Foundation |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| SIAM | Society For Industrial And Applied Mathematics |
| MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
| IBC | International Business Communications |