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 | Leidos Biomed Teams with NCI, DOE, and Argonne National Lab to Support National X-Ray Resource

Scientists are making progress in understanding a bleeding disorder caused by prescription drug interactions, thanks to a high-tech research facility involving two federal national laboratories, Argonne and Frederick.
By Chris Worthington, Staff Writer; contributed images; aerial photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory 02.13.2017
Science & Technology February 2017

Publications | Platinum Publications, December 1–December 29, 2016

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.
02.13.2017
Publications Platinum Publications January 2017

Events | Scientific Library to Hold Annual Winter Video Series

The Scientific Library is getting ready for its Annual Winter Video Series. Beginning on Monday, January 9 and concluding on Friday, February 17, the Winter Video Series will consist of two different PBS programs, each with three episodes.
By Robin Meckley, Contributing Writer; images from PBS 02.13.2017
Events Community January 2017

People | An Integral Part of the Frederick Community—Michael Dean

For more than 30 years, Michael Dean, Ph.D., has been an integral part of the NCI at Frederick community. In addition to studying several different aspects of genomics and cancer research, he has worked with the Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program and also volunteered his time with Mission of Mercy, a community-based organization providing free healthcare and free prescription medications to the uninsured and under-insured.
By Marie Haughey, Staff Writer; photos by Richard Frederickson, Staff Photographer 01.03.2017
People Community December 2016

Science & Technology | Improved Methods of Producing and Administering Extracellular Vesicles

An efficient method of producing purified extracellular vesicles (EVs), in conjunction with a method that blocks liver macrophages from clearing EVs from the body, has produced promising results for the use of EVs in cancer therapy.
By Chris Worthington, Staff Writer; photos by Richard Frederickson, Staff Photographer 12.27.2016
Science & Technology December 2016