| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| EORTC | European Organization For Research And Treatment Of Cancer |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| ASHG | American Society For Human Genetics |