| Acronym | Meaning |
| BTP | Biotechnology Training Programs |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| ICES | International Council Of Electrophoresis Societies |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| NIGMS | National Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| SERGG | Southeast Regional Genetics Group |
| SASE | Sample Sequencing |