The Hood College – Frederick National Laboratory Life Sciences Symposium series showcases topics in life sciences with an interdisciplinary focus. The event happens every other year. The next symposium will be in June 2026.

This Life Sciences Symposium series and builds on the legacy of the prior popular Hood College–National Cancer Institute Oncogene meetings, a national fixture in Frederick for more than 20 years. 

Past events

Auditorium of people looking at a stage with someone talking at a podium
"HIV in 2024: Progress, Problems & Prospects," the third Life Sciences Symposium.
South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim, PhD, standing with FNL scientist Mary Carrington, PhD at the HIV in 2024 symposium
HIV in 2024 keynote speaker, South African epidemiologist and Lasker Award recipient Salim Abdool Karim, Ph.D., joined here by FNL scientist and co-chair of the symposium, Mary Carrington, PhD.
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A panel discussion at HIV in 2024.
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Jeffrey Lifson, M.D., director of the AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, and Mary Carrington, Ph.D., director of the Basic Science Program at the Frederick National Laboratory introduce the HIV in 2024 symposium. Lifson and Carrington were co-organizers.
Three people standing together at AI in Cancer Research Symposium 2022
Keynote speaker and University of California San Francisco Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy Keith Yamamoto, FNL Chief Science Officer Len Freedman, Hood College President Andrea Chapdelaine at the opening reception for the 2022 Life Sciences Symposium: AI in Cancer Research and Clinical Care.
Keynote speaker at AI in Cancer Research Symposium 2022
Deputy Director of National Cancer Institute Doug Lowy kicking off the 2022 symposium.
Three people stand together at Hood College for the AI in Cancer Research Symposium 2022
FNL scientist Xi (Hill) Liu, Morehouse School of Medicine Dean James Lilliard, FNL Partnership Development Office Program Manager Crystal Canja at the 2022 event.
Panel of speakers sitting on stage with Hood College logo in the background
Panel on "Future of AI in cancer research and care" at the 2022 Life Sciences Symposium: AI in Cancer Research and Clinical Care.
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Fred Streitz from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory presenting at the 2022 Life Sciences Symposium.
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2022 Life Sciences Symposium: AI in Cancer Research and Clinical Care speakers.