| Acronym | Meaning |
| BAC | Bacterial Artificial Chromosome |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |