| Acronym | Meaning |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| CSHL | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| XIST | Candidate Gene For X-inactivation Center |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| NSF | Natl. Sci. Foundation |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| IBC | International Business Communications |
| IBF | International Business Forum |