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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People | College Graduate with NCI Internship Gains Experience, Carries Chemistry into Medicine

For Jennifer Marshall, the skills learned through an internship at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Frederick have prepared her for the next step of her life—medical school. Marshall, who will be attending the West Virginia University School of Medicine in the fall, spent three summers in NCI at Frederick’s Summer Internship Program expanding her love and passion for science and the medical field.
By Samuel Lopez, Staff Writer; photo by Joseph Meyer, Staff Photographer; portrait courtesy of Jennifer Marshall 07.25.2017
People Community Students July 2017

Publications | Platinum Publications, June 1–June 29, 2017

Platinum Publications are selected from articles by NCI at Frederick scientists published in 42 prestigious science journals. This list represents articles published during the time period shown above, as generated from PubMed. Articles designated as Platinum Highlights are noteworthy articles selected from among the most recently published Platinum Publications.
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Publications Platinum Publications July 2017

Events | A Day as a Scientist: Take Your Child to Work Day

Do you ever dream you could fight a fire, conduct fascinating experiments, and eat ice cream all in one day? A record number of kids—285 in all—got to do just that during the NCI at Frederick’s annual Take Your Child to Work Day.
By Madison Reeley, WHK Student Intern; images by Sam Lopez, Associate Editor, and Chris Worthington, Editorial Supervisor 07.24.2017
Events Community July 2017

Health & Safety | Take a Hike Event Shows Employees the Benefits of Walking

Occupational Health Services (OHS) got people excited to walk at the summer Take a Hike event with fun prizes, free food, and a chance to win the grand prize—a Cigna-branded duffel bag full of items such as an exercise band, sport bottle, body mass index (BMI) pedometer, lip balm, and sunscreen.
By Madison Reeley, WHK Student Intern; photos by Samuel Lopez, Staff Writer 07.21.2017
Health & Safety Outreach Occupational Health Services Take a Hike July 2017

Features | 2017’s Take Your Child to Work Day Poster Puzzler Winner

The annual Take Your Child to Work Day event had many exciting activities, including the Poster Puzzler challenge.
By Nathalie Walker, Student Intern; images by Rich Folkers, Communications Manager, and Randall Johnson, Ph.D. 07.18.2017
Features Poster Puzzler Community Events July 2017