| Acronym | Meaning |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| ICHG | International Congress Of Human Genetics |
| IU | Indiana University |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |