| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| NSGC | National Society Of Genetic Counselors |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |
| ISQL | Interactive Standard Query Language |