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Mary Carrington, Ph.D. Director, Basic Science Program

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Program Overview

The Basic Science Program conducts independent research in basic and applied molecular biology, immunology, retrovirology, cancer biology, and human genetics. 

Our goal is to understand biological processes related to cancer and other diseases and to develop cutting-edge tools to accelerate scientific progress. 

The program’s areas of focus include cancer, retrovirology, basic biology, structural biology, informatics, cellular mechanisms, and the genetic factors that influence disease.  

 

Renowned FNL scientist joins late father-in-law and world leaders as member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Upon hearing earlier this year that she was elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, cancer scientist...

Five new innovative projects awarded LDER funding

Five new projects led by Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL) scientists have earned Laboratory Directed Exploratory Research (LDER)...

Second HIV patient appears to have cured herself with natural immunity

Frederick National Laboratory scientists were part of a multi-institutional collaboration that has identified a second patient whose natural immune response...