| Acronym | Meaning |
| USDA | U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| CIMB | Center For International Meeting On Biology |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| BTP | Biotechnology Training Programs |
| CSHL | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |