New Policy Focuses on Lab Coats, Safety Glasses, and Footwear

Woman with safety glasses and lab coat in front of a red background

Thursday, April 4, 2013

By Paul Stokely, Guest Writer When working in any laboratory or animal facility, you must wear a lab coat, protective eyewear, appropriate gloves, and closed-toe shoes, unless you are performing purely administrative tasks.

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NICBR Announces First Collaboration Project Awards

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Courtesy of the NICBR Public Affairs/Community Relations Subcommittee The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR) announced the 2012 NICBR Collaboration Project Award (CPA) Program winners in December. The award, the first of its kind for NICBR, was adapted from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Young Investigator Award Program. This year, the CPA was bestowed to three research projects pertaining to collaborations between NICBR agencies.

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Remembering Joseph Mayo and His Contributions to Animal Science

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

By Carolynne Keenan, Guest Writer In the 1990s, when Joseph Mayo, D.V.M, ran out of gas leading coworkers home from a meeting in Bethesda, he pulled over to the side of the road on I-270 and waited for help. He didn’t have to wait long; within a few minutes a passing motorist took pity on the group of scientists and offered them a lift back to Fort Detrick.

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Nancy Colburn Retires after 36 Years, Becomes Scientist Emeritus

Monday, April 1, 2013

By Ashley DeVine, Staff Writer Although Nancy Colburn, Ph.D., retired in January after 36 years at NCI, she won’t be disappearing from the NCI campus at Frederick anytime soon; she’s been appointed scientist emeritus in the Laboratory of Cancer Prevention (LCP), Center for Cancer Research (CCR).

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ATRF Earns Three Green Globes, Exceeds NIH Building Standards

Sunday, December 9, 2012

By Ashley DeVine, Staff Writer From project management and energy and water efficiency to emissions and the indoor environment, the Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) was built with sustainability in mind, exceeding the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) building standards and earning three Green Globes from the Green Building Initiative (GBI).

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