| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| GIST | Genome Informatics System Of Transputers |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| UICM | Univ. Of Illinois College Of Medicine |
| DMD | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| ICES | International Council Of Electrophoresis Societies |
| IU | Indiana University |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |