Behind a table laden with a mix of food platters, chips bags, drinks, and slow cookers, a large map of the U.S. presided over a gathering for the NCI Frederick postbaccalaureate and postdoctoral fellows finishing their assignments.  The map, speckled with colored spots that indicated where fellows were heading next, was a focal point of the afternoon. The celebration was the second annual Fellows Sendoff Potluck...

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The August sun slanted through the Scientific Library’s windows, casting the remnants of the general collection in a warm glow. Cloistered in private rooms and seated at secluded desks and carrels, scientists studied in monastic silence. But it wasn’t business as usual.

To the final team of Scientific Library staff, the library was both a physical location and an intangible purpose, a second home and a calling. The facility may have been measured in square feet, but to its employees, the Scientific Library was measured in experiences with each other and the patrons they helped.

The Frederick Postbac Committee, comprising NCI Frederick postbaccalaureate fellows, held their second annual Frederick Postbac Poster Day in March. The event, organized by the Committee and collaborating staff, showcased postbac research over the past year and gave postbacs an opportunity to practice sharing their science with an audience of their peers. All NCI employees were invited to attend, and the Frederick Postbac Committee was pleased with the turnout, which included postbacs, postdocs, and senior scientists alike.