| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMRF | Marshfield Medical Research Foundation |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| FCM | Flow Cytometry |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| ICHG | International Congress Of Human Genetics |
| GBASE | Genome Database Of The Mouse |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |