| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| SIVB | Society For In Vitro Biology |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| CMT | Charcot-Marie-Tooth |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
| SIM | Society For Industrial Microbiology |
| ELSI | Ethical |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |