NCI and FNL Researchers Turn Lessons Learned into Stepping Stones

Imagine you’re building a dresser. You find all the wood and hardware you need and have the instructions, the right tools, and a team of professionals to help. As you and your team put it together, you realize that while the frame is solid, the drawers don’t open and close correctly. You might be tempted to feel discouraged by the results. But a group of scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL), and other collaborating institutions share a different perspective in their recent work published in PNAS. They weren’t trying to assemble furniture but rather generate a new, better mouse model of the most common kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Karolina Wilk, Editor, Staff Writer
 04.29.2025
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Events | NCI at Frederick Employees Take a Hike Through History

On a blustery November morning, NCI at Frederick and Frederick National Laboratory employees bundled up and walked a 1.5-mile course around the Fort Detrick campus while learning about its history.
Story and photos by Chris Worthington, staff writer 11.29.2018
Events Take a Hike Occupational Health Services Community Health & Safety November 2018

Community | Upcoming Open Houses Aim to Show Employees a Way to Inspire Local Children

This December, the Office of Scientific Operations (OSO) is hosting two Elementary Outreach Program open houses that will show NCI at Frederick staff how they can help educate local elementary-aged students about science. This is OSO’s first year holding such events for the Elementary Outreach Program.
By Samuel Lopez, staff writer; photos by Richard Frederickson, staff photographer 11.28.2018
Community Outreach November 2018

Science & Technology | Researchers Identify Possible Reason for Loss of Brain Function in Patients with ALS

A team of scientists in NCI at Frederick’s Center for Cancer Research Mouse Cancer Genetics Program and their collaborators at the University of Florence have identified a link between the presence of a growth factor receptor and cognitive impairments in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease).
By Samuel Lopez, staff writer; photos courtesy of Lino Tessarollo, Ph.D. 11.27.2018
Science & Technology November 2018

Outreach | NCI at Frederick Is a Partner in Local Education, On- and Off-Campus

You’re probably familiar with NCI at Frederick’s Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program, but did you know that the organization’s involvement in Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) goes much further?
By Samuel Lopez, staff writer 11.26.2018
Outreach Community Students November 2018

Community | New Phases of Research and New Contract Discussed at FNLAC Meeting

The future of the Frederick National Laboratory (FNL) and its large initiatives was at the forefront of the recent Frederick National Laboratory Advisory Committee (FNLAC) meeting held in Shady Grove. Here are a few excerpts, accompanied by time stamps from the videocast.
By Samuel Lopez, staff writer 11.21.2018
Community Science & Technology Events FNLAC November 2018