| Acronym | Meaning |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| GPI | Genetics And Public Issues Program |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |