| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| ASM | American Society For Microbiology |
| JGI | Joint Genome Institute |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| RH | Radiation Hybrid |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |