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

October 2020

Scientists Are Shaking Up Reality to Do More Realistic, Efficient Science

Science is an interrogation of reality: “putting Nature through a thorough inquisition,” as poet W. H. Auden once wrote. It’s the search for what’s real. But sometimes traditional practices get in the way. What to do when reality itself slows the search?
By Samuel Lopez, staff writer; images contributed by Kedar Narayan 10.19.2020
Science & Technology Community October 2020

NCI at Frederick Publications: July–September 2020

The NCI at Frederick Scientific Publications Database added 231 publications by NCI at Frederick researchers between July 1 and September 30, 2020.
By Joelle Mornini, staff writer 10.08.2020
Publications Scientific Library Science & Technology October 2020

2020 Technology Showcase brings NCI and FNL technologies to a new audience

The 2020 Technology Showcase welcomed more than 300 viewers for half a day of presentations and panels on technology commercialization and collaboration. The annual event once again highlighted the capabilities of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, and greater Frederick region—but this year, with its novel virtual format, it reached new audiences.
By Victoria Brun, staff writer; images are screenshots from the virtual event 10.06.2020
Technology Transfer Science & Technology Community Events Partnerships October 2020