| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| UICM | Univ. Of Illinois College Of Medicine |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| JGI | Joint Genome Institute |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |