| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASB | American Society For Biotechnology |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |
| IGES | International Genetics Epidemiology Societies |
| TCR | T-cell Receptor |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| AFIP/ARP | Armed Forces Inst. Of Pathol./Am. Registry Of Pathol. |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |