| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAPBC | Natl. Action Plan On Breast Cancer |
| ERI | Eleanor Roosevelt Institute |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| SIAM | Society For Industrial And Applied Mathematics |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| OPRR | Office Of Protection From Res. Risks |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |