| Acronym | Meaning |
| AACR | American Association For Cancer Research |
| IMGS | Intl. Mammalian Genome Society |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research And Development Agreement |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| MMRF | Marshfield Medical Research Foundation |
| ASHG | American Society For Human Genetics |