| Acronym | Meaning |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| TCR | T-cell Receptor |
| XIST | Candidate Gene For X-inactivation Center |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
| HGM | Human Genome Meeting |
| NLM | National Library Of Medicine |