| Acronym | Meaning |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| NSGC | National Society Of Genetic Counselors |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| MGD | Mouse Genome Database |
| IGES | International Genetics Epidemiology Societies |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |