| Acronym | Meaning |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| EORTC | European Organization For Research And Treatment Of Cancer |
| AVS | American Vacuum Society |
| IBC | International Business Communications |
| AAI | American Association Of Immunologists |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ORDA | NIH Office Of Recombinant DNA Activities |
| IMGS | Intl. Mammalian Genome Society |
| MGC | Mouse Genome Conference |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |