| Acronym | Meaning |
| IOM | Institute Of Medicine |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |
| ARP | American Registry Of Pathology |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| CM | Centimorgan |
| NCI | Natl. Cancer Institute |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |
| ASIP | American Society For Investigative Pathologists |