The HIV DRP’s 28th annual Think Tank was a virologist’s field day. Nineteen lectures spanned the symposium’s more than eight-hour itinerary. Many were given by or featured the work of postbaccalaureate and postdoctoral fellows. Here are a few excerpts.

On September 9, the Technology Showcase returns to the Advanced Technology Research Facility for its ninth year. In addition to showcasing cutting-edge biomedical technologies developed at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and National Cancer Institute, the event offers educational and networking opportunities for companies, investors, entrepreneurs, technology scouts, and other biotech stakeholders.

Squeals of delight and excited laughter carried through the halls as you approached the former NCI Frederick Scientific Library on June 23. The space was once again filled with scientific inquiry—but not the quiet, contemplative kind. Instead, it played host to this year’s Take Your Child to Work Day. This year, the planning committee held most activities in Building 549, with only a few satellite activities in labs around campus, in a drop-in format rather than specific time slots. Participants reported appreciating the convenience of the new event structure.

Behind a table laden with a mix of food platters, chips bags, drinks, and slow cookers, a large map of the U.S. presided over a gathering for the NCI Frederick postbaccalaureate and postdoctoral fellows finishing their assignments.  The map, speckled with colored spots that indicated where fellows were heading next, was a focal point of the afternoon. The celebration was the second annual Fellows Sendoff Potluck...

We invite you to participate in this quarter’s Trivia Challenge. Winners of this quarterly challenge will earn bragging rights, and the first person to respond to all questions correctly will receive a virtual shoutout with the next batch of questions.