| Acronym | Meaning |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| ABRF | Association Of Biomolecular Resource Facilities |
| AWCH | Adelaide Women And Children's Hospital |
| BS/SCF | Biological Sequence/Structure Computational Facility |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| AGT | Association Of Genetic Technologists |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| HGM | Human Genome Meeting |
| AHA | American Heart Association |