| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGM | Human Genome Meeting |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| BTCI | BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute |
| IU | Indiana University |
| SCAN | Sequence Comparison ANalysis Program |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| SASE | Sample Sequencing |