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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Science & Technology | Dr. Omalu Talks Childhood, Concussions, and CTE

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.
By Chris Worthington, Staff Writer; photos by Richard Frederickson, Staff Photographer 05.23.2017
Science & Technology Community Events May 2017

Science & Technology | Using High-Powered Laser, Scientists Record Images of Chemical Interactions in RNA

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.
By Samuel Lopez, Staff Writer; image by Joseph Meyer, Staff Illustrator 05.22.2017
Science & Technology May 2017

Publications | Platinum Publications, March 31–April 27, 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.
05.18.2017
Publications Platinum Publications May 2017

Students | WHK Interns Highlight the Importance of Their Work

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.
By Kaylee Towey, WHK Student Intern; images by Richard Frederickson and Joseph Meyer, Staff Photographers 05.18.2017
Students WHK May 2017

Science & Technology | Large Cancer Drug Trial Helps Move Precision Medicine Toward the Mainstream

A landmark cancer drug trial is helping set the stage for moving precision medicine into the mainstream of clinical practice, according to a new study. The study, reported in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, validates a procedure used in the drug trial that identifies the unique genetic mutations in a patient’s tumor, which is then used as the basis for selecting targeted drugs for treatment.
By Frank Blanchard, Staff Writer; photo by Richard Frederickson, Staff Photographer 05.16.2017
Science & Technology Features May 2017