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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Events | R&W Club Frederick Hosts 4th Annual Golf Tournament Benefiting The Children’s Inn at NIH

The R&W Club Frederick’s 4th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Children’s Inn at NIH teed off on time despite cloudy weather and scattered showers. Employees from NCI at Frederick, the main NIH campus, and Leidos Biomed, along with family and friends, came to enjoy an afternoon at the beautiful Maryland National Golf Club in Middletown and to support a wonderful charity.
By Tanya Ransom, Biologist, NIH, NCI, CCR; photos by Richard Frederickson, Staff Photographer 10.05.2016
Events Community Golf Tournament October 2016

Community | NCI at Frederick Surpasses Feds Feed Families Goal

The 2016 Feds Feed Families campaign recently concluded, with the numbers released earlier this week. A grand total of 33,447 pounds of food were donated in less than three months, surpassing the goal of 28,000 pounds.
By Marie Haughey, Staff Writer; contributed images 09.30.2016
Community Events Feds Feed Families September 2016

Health & Safety | Back to School: Keeping Yourself Mentally and Physically Healthy

As summer ends, many students will be heading off to college. While it may be an exciting time of year, there are a lot of things to take into consideration. College means new experiences and knowledge, but it can also mean stress and anxiety for some students. Not to mention, there’s always the potential for illness.
By Sarah Hooper, Manager Occupational Health Services; Nicole Pohida, Luke Forsberg, and Smruti Hariprakasha, Student Interns; photos by Richard Frederickson, Staff Photographer 09.27.2016
Health & Safety Influenza Meningitis Anxiety Stress September 2016

Technology Transfer | What Is Technology Transfer?

The NCI Technology Transfer Center (TTC) facilitates partnerships between NIH research laboratories and external partners. With a team of technology transfer specialists, NCI TTC guides interactions from discovery to patenting, as well as from collaboration and invention development to licensing.
By Michele Newton, Guest Writer; contributed image 09.20.2016
Technology Transfer Science & Technology September 2016

People | A Helping Hand in the Frederick Community—Ross Smith

By day, Ross Smith is the compliance and security officer for Data Management Services, Inc., assigned to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Frederick. His role is to ensure the secure operation of in-house computer systems, servers, and network connections. But in his spare time, Smith is also a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT).
By Nathalie Walker, Student Intern; contributed images 09.07.2016
People Community Data Management Services September 2016