| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| GPI | Genetics And Public Issues Program |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University |
| FAP | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |