| ACTG | AIDS Clinical Trials Group |
| ADE | AIDS Defining Events |
| AETC NEC | AIDS Education and Training Center National Evaluation Center |
| ARAC | AIDS Research Advisory Committee |
| BSWG | Behavioral Science Working Group |
| CAB | Community Advisory Board |
| CCBR | Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research |
| CCWG | Cross CAB Working Group |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control |
| CITI | Collaborative IRB Training Initiative |
| COI | Conflict of Interest |
| CP | Community Partners |
| CPQA | Clinical Pharmacology Quality Assurance |
| CRS | HIV Clinical Research Support |
| CRWG | Community Recommendations Working Group |
| CSI | Concept Systems Incorporated |
| CT | Community Training Working Group |
| CTU | Clinical Trial Units |
| DAERS | DAIDS Adverse Events Reporting System |
| DAIDS | Division of AIDS |
| DCLOT | DAIDS Clinical Laboratory Oversight Team |
| DMC | Data Management Coordination |
| DRTE | DAIDS Regional Training Events |
| EAE | Expedited Adverse Events |
| EMFT | Evaluation Measurement Task Force |
| FSTRF | Fronteir Science |
| GCP | Good Clinical Practice |
| HAART | Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy |
| HANC | HIV/AIDS Network Coordination |
| HPTN | HIV Prevention Trials Network |
| HRCT | HIV Research Counseling and Testing |
| HSP | Human Subjects Protection |
| HVTN | HIV Vaccine Trials Network |
| ICAG | IQA Cryopreservation PT Advisory Group |
| IMPAACT | International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials group |
| IND | Investigation New Drug |
| INSIGHT | International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials |
| IQA | Immunology Quality Assurance |
| JHU | Johns Hopkins University |
| LDCWG | LFG-DCLOT Collaborative Working Group |
| LFG | Lab Focus Group |
| LPC | Laboratory Processing Chart |
| LPWG | Legacy Project Work Group |
| LTC | Lab Technician Committee |
| MHRP | Military HIV Research Program |
| MMRW | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MTN | Microbicide Trials Network |
| NED | NIH Enterprise Directory |
| NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NLG | Network Leaders Group |
| NLOG | AIDS Clinical Trials Network Leadership Operations Group |
| OCSO | Office of Clinical Site Oversight |
| OER | Office of Extramural Research |
| OHRP | Office for Human Research Protections |
| OPCRO | Office for Policy in Clinical Research Operations |
| OTIS | Office of Technology Information Systems |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell |
| PEPFAR | US President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief |
| PI | Primary Investigator |
| PNL | Primary Network Laboratory |
| PrEP | pre-exposure prophylaxis |
| PSLs | Pharmacology Specialty Laboratories |
| RAB | Regulatory Affairs Branch |
| RCC | Regulatory Compliance Center |
| RCR | Responsible Conduct of Research |
| RRC | Risk Reduction Counseling |
| SCHARP | Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention |
| SDAC | Statistical Data and Analysis Center |
| SMILE | Patient Safety Monitoring and International Laboratory Evaluation |
| SMQ | Standardized MedDRA Query |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SWG | AIDS Clinical Trials Network Strategic Working Group |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| UK NEQAS | United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service |
| VQAAB | Virology Quality Assurance Advisor Board |
| WG | Working Group |
| WHO | World Health Organization |