| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| MALDI | Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization |
| GESTEC | Genome Science And Technology Center |
| CIMB | Center For International Meeting On Biology |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| UCB | University Of California |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| HGMIS | Human Genome Management Information System |
| MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory |