| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIRB | Colorado Institute For Research In Biotechnology |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| GDB | Genome Database |
| EL.B.A. | ELectronics And Biotechnology Advanced |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| GMCRF | General Motors Cancer Res. Foundation |
| ISQL | Interactive Standard Query Language |
| NLM | National Library Of Medicine |
| HGCC | Human Genome Coordinating Committee |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting Enzyme |