| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| NSF | Natl. Sci. Foundation |
| AES | American Electrophoresis Society |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organisation |
| XIST | Candidate Gene For X-inactivation Center |
| ERI | Eleanor Roosevelt Institute |
| NAS | Natl. Academy Of Sciences |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |