| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| SCE | School Of Continuing Education |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |