| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSHL | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| IMAGE | Integrated Molecular Analysis Of Gene Expression |
| GESTEC | Genome Science And Technology Center |
| ORISE | Oak Ridge Inst. For Science And Education |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |
| UCB | University Of California |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| RH | Radiation Hybrid |
| SQL | Standard Query Language |