| Acronym | Meaning |
| IOM | Institute Of Medicine |
| ORDA | NIH Office Of Recombinant DNA Activities |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| CATCMB | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology |
| XIST | Candidate Gene For X-inactivation Center |
| WSES | World Scientific And Engineering Society |
| ISMB | Intelligent Systems For Molecular Biology |
| AFIP/ARP | Armed Forces Inst. Of Pathol./Am. Registry Of Pathol. |