| Acronym | Meaning |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| ASPET | American Society For Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics |
| ES | Embryonic Stem |
| HGM | Human Genome Meeting |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |