| Acronym | Meaning |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organisation |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |