| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGCC | Human Genome Coordinating Committee |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| NSGC | National Society Of Genetic Counselors |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| ICGEB | International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| OSU | Oregon State University |
| CLMA | Clinical Laboratory Management Association |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |