| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCD | Mouse Cytogenetic Database |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| IEEE | Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers |
| ICHG | International Congress Of Human Genetics |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |