The Wye Oaks on Campus

Thursday, May 25, 2017

The Wye Oak tree—a towering white oak that lived for nearly 500 years in Talbot County, Maryland—was the nation’s largest white oak tree as well as the State Tree of Maryland until it was destroyed in a severe thunderstorm in 2002. Today, several clones of the Wye Oak, as well as a few of the Wye Oak’s progeny, still exist—including two on the NCI at Frederick campus.

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Keeping NCI at Frederick Pest-Free—Doug Vaughn

Doug Vaughn removes a trap from his truck

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Nuisance critters and creepy crawlers aren’t a problem at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Frederick, and that’s largely thanks to the efforts of Douglas Vaughn, the institution’s pest controller. Endearingly known to some staff as “Doug the Bug Guy,” Vaughn has been doing pest control for 39 years, 22 of which have been at NCI at Frederick. However, he doesn’t just handle bugs, and he isn’t the average exterminator.

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Dr. Omalu Talks Childhood, Concussions, and CTE

Dr. Bennet Omalu speaking at NCI at Frederick.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Dr. Bennet Omalu, the famed forensic pathologist who discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), recently spoke at NCI at Frederick about his upbringing as well as the trials he faced while working to educate the NFL about CTE.

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Using High-Powered Laser, Scientists Record Images of Chemical Interactions in RNA

Diagram comparing riboswitches to synchronized swimmers.

Monday, May 22, 2017

A recent study at the Department of Energy’s Stanford Linear Accelerator Center National Accelerator Laboratory has literally shed new light on the structural interactions between RNA and another biomolecule.

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WHK Interns Highlight the Importance of Their Work

WHK Intern Robert Byers at first aid training

Thursday, May 18, 2017

The Werner H. Kirsten (WHK) student interns at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Frederick are participating in groundbreaking cancer research, along with large-scale projects and technological advancements, during their senior year of high school. The interns at NCI at Frederick are given more than the opportunity to watch the research; they participate in and conduct their own projects to contribute to the NCI mission.

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