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Dr. Jeffrey Lifson Elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
Posted 3/13/2019As a deadly mystery disease with an unknown etiology caused worldwide panic in the early 1980s and quickly became an epidemic, Dr. Jeffrey Lifson was right in the middle of it.
He was a recent medical school graduate and cellular immunology fellow at Stanford Medical School where he saw early cases of what would become known as AIDS.
After participating in one of the…
Frederick National Laboratory Scientists to Present Myriad of Studies at American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting
Posted 3/13/2019ATLANTA – Investigators from the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research will update the cancer community on the National Cancer Institute’s RAS Initiative and share their latest work in clinical trials, bioinformatics and technology initiatives at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019.
More than 20 abstracts by FNL investigators will be…
Frederick National Laboratory Scientists to Present Myriad of Studies at American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting
Posted 3/13/2019ATLANTA – Investigators from the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research will update the cancer community on the National Cancer Institute’s RAS Initiative and share their latest work in clinical trials, bioinformatics and technology initiatives at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019.
More than 20 abstracts by FNL investigators will be…
A Peaceful Transformation: The Origin of the Frederick National Laboratory
Posted 3/11/2019"[The Frederick National Laboratory] tackles problems in ways that cannot be readily addressed by others. And it places new knowledge and solutions derived from its endeavors into the public domain..."
Frederick National Laboratory Director Ethan Dmitrovsky, M.D., National Cancer Institute Director Norman Sharpless, M.D., and National Cancer Institute Deputy…
NIAID Honors Frederick National Laboratory Program for Manufacturing Anti-HIV Antibody
Vaccine Clinical Materials ProgramPosted 12/16/2018
FREDERICK, Md. -- It has been used in clinical studies on four continents and has been tested in thousands of volunteers. It was produced at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research over a five-year span to meet increasing clinical demand, and it may play an ongoing role in the future of HIV research.
The investigational product, known as VRC01, is a type…
Ethan Dmitrovsky: Stop Cancers Before They Start
Posted 12/11/2018"It’s a harsh truth that half of the men and a third of the women in America will be diagnosed with cancer during their lives. We must improve these statistics, especially now as our nation is aging and cancer disproportionately strikes older people. As a result, cancer cases will increase unless we find ways to stem this tide."
Ethan Dmitrovsky, M.D., laboratory…
FNL, Frederick Innovative Technology Center Announce New Accelerator Program for Frederick Startups
Posted 12/10/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Creating a successful business takes more than a clever idea. It requires a strong team and access to funders, critical connections, guidance, and coaching. A new program launched by Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI) in collaboration with the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and numerous community partners is aimed at…
National Laboratory Launches Partnership with Frederick CREST
Posted 11/8/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research is teaming up with a regional higher education center to increase access to science research and education in the Frederick County area.
Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology (CREST) aims to provide access to STEM-based undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate…
Frederick National Laboratory Names Chief Science Officer
Posted 10/31/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Leonard P. Freedman, Ph.D., has been named chief science officer at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, effective this November. He joins the FNL staff after six years as founding president of the Global Biological Standards Institute.
“I am delighted to announce Dr. Freedman’s appointment and to welcome him with great enthusiasm to the…
Frederick National Laboratory Establishes Partnership with Mount St. Mary's University
Posted 10/8/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research is expanding its commitment to educate the next generation of scientists and foster academic research collaborations by signing a new partnership agreement with Mount St. Mary’s University.
Under the three-year memorandum of understanding, the university and the national laboratory will work together…
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