| Acronym | Meaning |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| UMDS | United Medical & Dental Schools (Univ. Of London) |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| BS/SCF | Biological Sequence/Structure Computational Facility |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| AGT | Association Of Genetic Technologists |
| CATCMB | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology |
| IG | IntelliGenetics |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |