| Acronym | Meaning |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| GSA | Genetics Societies Of America |
| CCD | Charged Coupled Device |
| SNL | Sandia National Laboratory |
| ASPET | American Society For Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| FEBS | Fed. Of Eur. Biochem. Soc. |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |