A Paradox and Alan Rein: Distinguished Retrovirologist Retires from the HIV DRP

In 1953, a teenaged Alan Rein read about what James Watson and Francis Crick famously called “the secret of life”—the double-helix structure of DNA, which had just been published in Nature. Captivated, Rein decided at that moment that he wanted to be a biochemist. Rein’s biochemistry aspirations shifted to virology during college, leading him to a 60-year career in the field, the last 45 years of which were spent at NCI Frederick, studying how retroviruses like murine leukemia virus and HIV assemble themselves and infect host cells while somehow evading the immune response.
By Lisa Simpson, staff writer
01.14.2025

Poster Puzzler

Stretch Your Legs—And Your Mind—With the Take a Hike Poster Puzzler

A Poster Puzzler has been added to this year’s fall Take a Hike event at NCI at Frederick, giving participants a chance to exercise both body and mind—and win prizes—as they walk around the NCI at Frederick campus.
By Samuel Lopez, Staff Writer; photo by Joseph Meyer, Staff Illustrator 09.29.2017
Features Poster Puzzler Events Take a Hike September 2017

2017’s Take Your Child to Work Day Poster Puzzler Winner

The annual Take Your Child to Work Day event had many exciting activities, including the Poster Puzzler challenge.
By Nathalie Walker, Student Intern; images by Rich Folkers, Communications Manager, and Randall Johnson, Ph.D. 07.18.2017
Features Poster Puzzler Community Events July 2017

Poster Puzzler Solution: Full Steam Ahead

The annual Take Your Child to Work Day event included a Poster Puzzler challenge, and this year’s winner is Caden Dunham, son of Kim Dunham, Laboratory of Cell-Mediated Immunity.
By Nathalie Walker, Student Intern; photos by Joe Meyer, Staff Photographer 08.05.2016
Features Poster Puzzler August 2016

Take Your Child to Work Day Poster Puzzler

Your challenge is to find this item and fill in the blanks below from a nearby label or sign. The label/sequence that you're looking for would fit here: "_ _ _ _ - _ - _ _ _". Here's one more clue: The item pictured above is in or around the Take Your Child to Work Day hub area!
By Chris Worthington, Staff Writer; photo by Joe Meyer, Staff Photographer 06.29.2016
Features Poster Puzzler June 2016

Poster Puzzler Solution: Chill Out

A winner has emerged in the most recent Poster Puzzler contest! Congratulations are in order for Rose Bradley, secretary III, Cancer Research Technology Program. The current Poster Puzzler image shows the refrigerant condensers for the two-story freezers in the Building 1073 repository, which are used to store samples at -20°C. Put simply, the condensers act like the outdoor unit on a home AC system.
By Chris Worthington, Staff Writer; photos by Richard Frederickson and Joe Meyer, Staff Photographers 04.14.2016
Features Poster Puzzler April 2016