Paving the Way for Biomedical Innovation

The Frederick National Laboratory meets the nation’s most urgent biomedical research needs and serves as a national and global resource for the scientific community. 

Researchers identify lower GI tract tissues as source of initial rebound of HIV-like virus after stopping ART

Antiretroviral treatment (ART) can suppress HIV to the point it is undetectable in the blood. However, when ART is stopped...

Symposium: Upcoming Life Sciences Symposium will grapple with reproducibility crisis

Experts across scientific fields will convene at Hood College in Frederick, MD, from June 16–18 for the fourth Life Sciences...

NIH partnership establishes new Gene Therapy Immunology and Standards Laboratory

Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Therapeutic...

Vaccine set for wider use against mosquito-borne chikungunya

An FDA-approved chikungunya vaccine manufactured by the Frederick National Laboratory and tested in early clinical trials a...

Research team identifies possible new targets for liver cancer therapy

Liver tumors comprise an array of constantly changing pathophysiology biomolecules and cell types, a moving target that can...

Women in Science Speak builds community for fifth straight year

Scientists, students, and community members united for the Women in Science Speak panel in February, marking International...

Cancer Moonshot Biobank surpasses 1,000 enrollments

The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Moonshot Biobank SM recently exceeded its initial goal of 1,000 enrolled participants...
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Atomic contours visible in cryo-Electron Microscopy map of the human ribosome. The Advanced Cryo-Electron Microscopy Technology Group explores emerging imaging platforms and develops methodologies, focusing on projects with the potential to make cryo-EM a more widely accessible technique. The group works with the National Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, which provides extramural cancer researchers access to the latest technology for high-resolution imaging.

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Center for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

We bring the Frederick National Laboratory’s distinct capabilities to the broader research community to help solve urgent problems in biomedical research.
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Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and CRADA amendments to enable and extend research projects between FNL scientists and external investigators.
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Scientific Standards Hub

Our scientists establish standards and reference reagents for diverse scientific  disciplines and  encourage the adoption of benchmarks  among researchers. 
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disciplines with tools to help bridge gaps in scientific reproducibility.

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