| Acronym | Meaning |
 | MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
 | AVS | American Vacuum Society |
 | SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
 | AANP | American Association Of Neuropathologists |
 | NCI | Natl. Cancer Institute |
 | SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
 | ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
 | ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
 | SDC | San Diego Conference |
 | ASHG | American Society For Human Genetics |