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Frederick National Laboratory Leads Interdisciplinary Approach to Study RAS-Driven Cancers
Posted 7/23/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Nearly one-third of all human cancers are driven by mutations in RAS genes, including almost all pancreatic cancers. Treating these cancers has puzzled scientists for decades, and many RAS proteins are considered virtually undruggable.
The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research is attacking this longstanding problem from several new vantage…
Frederick National Laboratory Leads Study to Understand Immune Response to Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology Characterization LaboratoryPosted 7/11/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research is opening potential new avenues for coaxing the human immune system to fight cancer and other diseases through microscopic particles, or nanoparticles.
The use of nanoparticles to transport drugs to cancer cells is a growing field that has piqued scientists’ interest over the last two decades.…
Frederick National Laboratory, National Cancer Institute of Mexico to Offer Training Fellowships
Posted 6/26/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research will extend its scientific mentoring across international borders for the first time by offering postdoctoral research fellowships to scientists under an agreement with the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (INCan).
Under a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, the two institutions will…
Frederick National Laboratory Scientists to Present Advanced Technologies in Cancer Research
Posted 6/7/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Hundreds of science and business professionals are expected to attend the second annual Technology Showcase at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, scheduled for June 13.
The event will feature technologies being developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Frederick National Laboratory to encourage startup company formation…
Hood College, Frederick National Laboratory Will Renew Popular Scientific Symposium
Posted 5/20/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Hood College and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research have partnered to cohost an annual scientific symposium in the tradition of the landmark Oncogene Meeting, a national fixture in Frederick for more than 20 years.
A recently signed, three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions also will expand research and…
New Nanoparticle Inhibits Growth of Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
Posted 5/9/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- In early experiments, a targeted nanomedicine has safely halted the growth of pancreatic cancer — the deadliest of solid tumors — and prevented its most dangerous feature, metastasis, the spread of tumor cells.
Using a mouse model of the disease, scientists at Georgetown University and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research developed a novel…
Numerate Intends to Join ATOM Consortium to Rapidly Accelerate Preclinical Drug Development
Posted 4/16/2018SAN FRANCISCO – Computational drug design company Numerate has signed a letter of intent to join an open consortium of scientists staffed from two U.S. national laboratories, industry, and academia working to transform drug discovery and development into an approach that is rapid, integrated and with better patient outcomes.
Accelerating Therapeutics for Opportunities in…
Frederick National Laboratory Staff Advance Genomic Data Commons Capabilities
Posted 3/15/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- A recent study that examined how mutations of a certain gene could affect clinical management of glioma, one of the most common types of primary brain tumors, is one of the first examples of the Genomic Data Commons’ impact on cancer research.
Launched in 2016 as part of the Precision Medicine Initiative, the National Cancer Institute’s Genomic Data…
Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory Unveils New Technical Services for Drug Developers
Nanotechnology Characterization LaboratoryPosted 3/8/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- Drug developers now have access to a shared analytical technology, developed and provided by the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, that helps fine-tune nanomedicine formulations and overcomes a key hurdle on the path toward Food and Drug Administration approval of effective new therapies and generic versions of nanomedicines.
The…
Frederick National Laboratory and Georgetown University Launch Research and Education Collaboration
Posted 2/27/2018FREDERICK, Md. -- A new collaboration established between Georgetown University and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research aims to expand both institutions’ research and training missions in the biomedical sciences.
Representatives from Georgetown and the Frederick National Laboratory signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for appointments…