| Acronym | Meaning |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| BTCI | BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |