| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| GLARGG | Great Lakes Regional Genetics Group |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| ES | Embryonic Stem |
| OBER | Office Of Biological And Environmental Research |
| ISQL | Interactive Standard Query Language |
| GIST | Genome Informatics System Of Transputers |
| BACR | British Association For Cancer Research |
| CIMB | Center For International Meeting On Biology |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |