| Acronym | Meaning |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| INRIA | French Natl. Inst. For Research In Computer Science And Control |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |