| Acronym | Meaning |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| SHOM | Sequencing By Hybridization On Matrices |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
| AFIP/ARP | Armed Forces Inst. Of Pathol./Am. Registry Of Pathol. |
| MGI | Microbial Genome Initiative |