By Andrea Frydl, Contributing Writer
The NCI at Frederick Employee Diversity Team (EDT) has made some changes for 2014. With the help of Data Management Services (DMS) staff, the EDT website has been revamped to have a more streamlined look and act as a “one-stop shop” for anything related to the EDT.
The team will use this website as the interface for all of its activities and encourages you to add it to your favorites list.
By Nancy Parrish, Staff Writer
Terri Bray believes that talking to people is the only way to find out what they need to accomplish their goals in a safe and secure environment.
By Andrea Frydl, Contributing Writer
Nearly 700 researchers, scientists, and laboratory technicians convened in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, for the 2014 NCI Intramural Scientific Investigators Retreat on Jan. 14.
The event featured presentations and posters exploring topics in cancer research from KRAS signaling to animal care.
One of the highlights of the event was a presentation made by Valerie Beral, Ph.D., from University of Oxford, discussing “Rosalind Franklin and Cancer in Women.”
By Terri Bray, Dave Heimbrook, Craig Reynolds, and Robert Wiltrout, Guest Writers
Whether in a research laboratory or an operations environment, past performance is frequently reviewed to plan for future improvements. Such was the case last year when management recognized the need to change the policy on the minimum set of personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn in the laboratories to reduce both the number and consequence of injuries at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR).
By Camille Rees, Guest Writer
February is American Heart Month, and Feb. 7 was designated “National Wear Red Day” by the American Heart Association.
The American Heart Association has sponsored the “Go Red for Women” campaign for 10 years. The message: heart disease is the number one killer of women.
Did you know that more women die of heart disease than men? In fact, it is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. Over the years, the red dress has become the symbol of the fight against heart disease in women.
