| Acronym | Meaning |
| IARC | International Agency For Research On Cancer |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| AVS | American Vacuum Society |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| CHI | Cambridge Healthtech Inst. |
| IG | IntelliGenetics |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |