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   Common Pitt Acronyms

Common Abbreviations used in the Pitt Research Community.
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	A - E AAHRPP Association for the Accrediation of Human Research Protection Programs AESP Animal Exposure Surveillance Program BSC Biological Safety Cabinet BSL Biosafety Level BST Biomedical Science Tower CCEHS Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences CME Continuing Medical Education CMH Center for Minority Health COI Conflict of Interest CRHC Center for Research on Health Care CTO Clinical Trials Office CTSI Clinical Translational Science Institute CVR Center for Vaccine Research DLAR Division of Laboratory Animal Resources DSMB Data Safety Monitoring Board ECO Education and Compliance Office EHS Pitt Department of Environmental Health and Safety ESCRO Embryonic Stem Cell Oversight (now hSCRO) Back to top F - I FM Facilities Management FWA Federal Wide Assurance GCP Good Clinical Practice GPCL Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories GSPH Graduate School of Public Health HBR Hieber Building HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act hSCRO Human Stem Cell Research Oversight (formerly ESCRO) HSLS Health Sciences Library System IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IBC Insitutional Biosafety Committee IDE Investigational Device Exemption IDS Investigational Drug Service IND Investigational New Drug IRB Institution Review Board ISER Internet-Based Studies in Education and Research (formerly RPF) Back to top J - M JASMiN John A Swanson Micro and Nanotechnology Lab MIRM McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine MRRC Magnetic Resonance Research Center MTA Materials Transfer Agreement MUH Montefiore University Hospital MWH Magee Womens Hospital MWRI Magee Womens Research Institute Back to top N - P O3IS Office of Investigator-Sponsored IND and IDE Support OACD Office of Academic Career Development OCR Office of Clinical Research OED Office of Enterprise Development OHRP Office for Human Research Protection (formerly OPRR) OOR Office of Research OORHS Office of Research, Health Sciences OPRR Office for Protection from Research Risks (now OHRP) OTM Office of Technology Management PSC Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Back to top Q - Z RBL Regional Biocontainment Laboratory RCCO Research Conduct and Compliance Office rDNA Recombinant DNA RHSO Recruitment/Retention Health Studies Office TCA Technology Commercialization Alliance UPCI University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute UPMC University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPP University of Pittsburgh Physician URC University Research Council VAPHCS Veteran Affairs Pittsburgh Health Care System WPIC Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Back to top