| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| ICES | International Council Of Electrophoresis Societies |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organisation |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| CHI | Cambridge Healthtech Inst. |