| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDB | Genome Database |
| UCLA | University Of California |
| GIST | Genome Informatics System Of Transputers |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |
| WSES | World Scientific And Engineering Society |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| HGM | Human Genome Meeting |