Genomic Data Commons 2.0: A Valuable Tool for Cancer Researchers

Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a scientist studying ways to combat a rare form of cancer that overwhelmingly manifests in a specific group of people. You suspect a series of genetic mutations. Testing for the presence of those alterations one at a time would involve a prohibitive amount of time and money. What you need is a database of thousands of cancer cases, characterized for genetic data, to which you could compare your cases. Enter NCI’s Genomic Data Commons.
Melissa Porter
07.22.2025
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Publications | A Change to the Platinum Publications

Please be advised that the Poster will no longer publish the “Platinum Publications” series listing recent NCI at Frederick publications. All published research represents a valuable addition to the fight against cancer, AIDS, and infectious diseases—thus, the “Platinum Publications” did not adequately commend all of the important work done by NCI at Frederick researchers.
10.02.2017
Publications Platinum Publications October 2017

Features | Stretch Your Legs—And Your Mind—With the Take a Hike Poster Puzzler

A Poster Puzzler has been added to this year’s fall Take a Hike event at NCI at Frederick, giving participants a chance to exercise both body and mind—and win prizes—as they walk around the NCI at Frederick campus.
By Samuel Lopez, Staff Writer; photo by Joseph Meyer, Staff Illustrator 09.29.2017
Features Poster Puzzler Events Take a Hike September 2017

Science & Technology | NIH–Lacks Family Partnership Gives Henrietta Lacks’ Descendants a Seat at the Table

The NIH Bethesda campus recently welcomed several special guests for a presentation titled Given a Voice: Update on the NIH–Lacks Family Partnership. Henrietta Lacks’ grandchildren Jeri Lacks-Whye (who is also the Lacks family spokesperson) and David Lacks, Jr. came to speak with NIH Director Francis S. Collins, Ph.D., M.D. about the importance of protecting patients and their families.
By Marie Haughey, Staff Writer; images by Andrew Propp 09.28.2017
Science & Technology Features September 2017

Students | Student Poster Days Showcase Young Researchers

Student interns presented their research to the NCI at Frederick community during the annual Student Poster Days event, held in the Building 549 lobby and the Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) atrium over two days.
By Chris Worthington, Staff Writer; photos by Marie Haughey, Staff Writer 09.26.2017
Students Community Events Science & Technology Outreach September 2017

Outreach | Frederick National Lab Encourages Healthy Living at the Annual In The Street Festival

While it was the pleasant weather, live music, and scores of vendors that drew thousands to Frederick’s 2017 In The Street festival, it was the eye-catching activities and prizes that drew attendees to the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research tent.
By Samuel Lopez, Staff Writer; photos by Frank Blanchard, Max Cole, and Samuel Lopez 09.22.2017
Outreach Community Events September 2017