| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| GDB/OMIM | Genome Database/Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
| NFID | National Foundation For Infectious Diseases |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| AVS | American Vacuum Society |
| CHH | Cartilage-hair Hypoplasia |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| CHI | Cambridge Healthtech Inst. |