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Web Edition: extra content on pages 27-30 The National Cancer Institute at Frederick Do you know anyone here? Story on page 12. From the Director’s Office JANUARY 2003 Welcome to issue #1 of The Poster, only Federally-funded Research and N HIS SSUE NCI-Frederick’s new quarterly Development Center (FFRDC), with a I T I newsletter. The NCI-Frederick staff combined annual budget of over $300 have gone to great lengths to provide million. Comings and Goings 3 you with a very interesting and The NCI-Frederick is not only informative product. This is your a very important part of the NIH, Charles River Laboratories 4 newsletter and we look forward to it is also an important part of the your comments regarding The Poster. Frederick community. With more than Data Management Services 4 As we began to gather information 2,700 employees, the NCI-Frederick about the NCI- generates more SAIC-Frederick, Inc. 5 Frederick and than $100 its colorful million per year Wilson Information Services history for this for the local Corporation 6 issue of The economy. But the Poster, one NCI-Frederick Science Today 7 thing became also contributes very clear to to our local Platinum Publications 8 me–this is a community great place to in many other Environment, Health, and Safety Program 11 work! ways, including What makes volunteer Did You Know? 12 the NCI- activities such as Frederick such a great place for us to the Elementary Outreach and Werner Community Outreach 14 work? For more than 30 years, NCI- Kirsten Student Intern programs. Frederick has been an important part In addition, the NCI-Frederick staff Frederick Employee Diversity of the Frederick community and has make substantial contributions to the Team 16 played a critical role in America’s war Combined Federal Campaign and on cancer. Since 1970 when President other local charities. Further, many Facilities Management, Nixon created the NCI-Frederick (then individuals serve as faculty at local Engineering, and Planning 18 called the Frederick Cancer Research colleges and universities. and Development Center), this facility It’s easy to see why the NCI- Poster-Script 19 has contributed significantly to our Frederick is considered by scientists nation’s efforts to fight cancer and throughout the world to be one of the Administrative Resource AIDS. most important biomedical research Center 20 The importance of NCI-Frederick to facilities anywhere. Such noted the NIH is best reflected in the more scientists as Albert Sabin (Presidential Job Vacancies 22 than 200% increase in our budget and Medal of Freedom), Carlton near doubling of our staff since 1987. Gajdusek (Nobel Prize), and George NIH Human Resources 24 You may not know it, but the NCI- VandeWoude (National Academy Frederick is the largest biomedical of Sciences) have all worked at the research organization in Frederick Facility. Importantly, the scientific County and is also the US Department staff here at the NCI-Frederick of Health and Human Services’ continues to uphold this tradition of continued on page 2 From the Director’s Office continued from page 1 excellence in research by publishing Yes, I know many of you feel, as more than 750 papers per year in the I do, that the NCI-Frederick is a world’s foremost biomedical journals. wonderful place to work. The addition However, I think it is fair to say that of our new newsletter, The Poster, will what really makes the NCI-Frederick make it even better. What a great way a great place to work is the dedication to start the New Year, knowing that and quality of all the people who each of you is contributing in a special work here–the technicians and way towards a cure for cancer and fellows; the secretaries and clerks; the AIDS. engineers, plumbers and electricians; the custodial staff; and all the other Happy New Year and keep up the talented people who work diligently in great work. I’m proud of you all. ö support of the NCI-Frederick and its mission. NCI-Frederick employees–you should all take pride in your excellent Craig Reynolds, work. I hope that you understand Director of how appreciative the nation is of your the Office of Scientific Operations efforts to help in our fight against cancer and AIDS. Happy New Year! Following is a list of new year’s German: Glückliches neues Jahr Norwegian: Glad nytt år greetings in various languages. Pick out your favorite, practice saying Greek: Eftecheezmaenos o Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego it, and wish everyone you know a Kaenooryos hronos Roku happy new year–even in April! Hebrew: L’Shannah Tovah Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo Arabic: Kul ‘aam u antum Tikatevu salimoun Russian: Novim Godom Hindi: Naya Salmubarak Chinese: Chu Shen Tan or Gong Swahili: Habari gani Xi Facai Irish (Gaelic): Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit Serbo-Croatian: Scecna nova Czechoslavakian: Scastny Novy godina Rok Italian: Buon Capo d’anno Spanish: Feliz Año Nuevo Dutch: Gullukkig Niuw Jaar Khmer: Sua Sdei tfnam tmei Turkish: Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun Finnish: Onnellista Uutta Vuotta Laotian: Sabai dee pee mai Vietnamese: Cung-Chuc Tan- French: Bonne Année Malaysian: Selamat hari raya Xuan The NCI-Frederick Poster 2 January 2003 Comings and Goings NCI-Frederick welcomes the following employees who began work here in October through December: Wayne Appenzellar, Nole Baichoo, Jason Bangh, Aubrey Banig, Himadri Bhattachanga, Erick Blanco, Elizabeth Buck, Gerald Burge, Sandra Burkett, James Burnett, John Cardellina II, Caroline Chang, Amanda Debes, Angela De Palatis, Andrew Eckert, Erin Fleming, John Freymann, Kathleen Fulmer, Charles Galloway, Denise Gouker, Beth Henndon, Michaela Hernandez, Linda Ingram, Tretyakova Irina, Susan Jessee, Ronald Keilholtz, Edward Kitler, Anthony Lee, Zhi Yu Li, James Lipchock, Beverly Maccarthy, Krajewska Magdelela, Gordon Main, Yafen McLaren, Willoughby Moxley, Beena Neelam, Danielle Needle, Il Ung Oh, Jessica Oliver, Lorene Pregenzer, Phillip Ramsey, Shashikala Ratnayake, Chris Rowe, Marcus Smith, Nicole Smith, Robin Smith, Masoweh Soheilian, Julia Solarczyk, Amber Steele, Sarah Stocks, Agnieszka Szyk, Sasha Tetu, Yanyu Wang, Jessica Zalek, and Heming Zhu. ö Kathleen Fulmer Caroline Chang Marcus Smith Beth Henndon Gordon Main Chris Rowe Sasha Tetu Jessica Oliver Wayne Appenzellar Just as we’ve said “hello” to our new employees, so we’ve said goodbye to some others. We wish Masoweh Soheilian all of them well in their future endeavors. Brad Alger, John Batko, Benjamin Bird, William Bird, Sonia P. Bisaccia, Tatiana Boronina, Janet Brown, Michelle Burke, Sandra Burkett, Pasquale Carzo, Charles Castle, Joseph Chichetti, Hye- Kyung Chung, Kathleen Curry, David Curtis, Sophie Destrau, Ashlee Michael Cosley, Dewees, Jan Drobeniuc, Diane Earp, Susan Ensel, Clarence Fisher, Kenneth Flook, Jeremy Foreman, Kristi Fox, Nancy Frazier, Garrett Funk, Sergey Grivennikov, José R. Hernandez, Leslie Hickman, Meenaxi Hiremath, David Hodge, Jeffrey Hodos, Jill Hood, Jennifer Hopkins, Joan Yanyu Wang Hopkins, Tyra House, Jia Qiang Huang, Rudy Ippordrino, Mary M. Janyszek, Lauren Jeffries, Ronald Keilholtz, Elena Klyushnenkova, Frank Knapik, Randy Knowlton, Lori Kobayashi, Alexey Korepanov, Sandeep Kumar, Sherry Lafferty, Mark Levanduski, Kevin Lewis, Wen Li, Demitrius Liepins, Sandra Loss, Andrew Makrigiannis, Kevin Masser, Sara Mayer, Karina Meragelman, Wojciech Miltyk, Dan Mioskie, Imbundu Namasaka, Orlando Ortega, Bonnie Osman, Jocelyn Pennella, Paola Perez, Howard Peters, Alfred Roca, Pier Ruffini, Janel Ruths, Mario Sanches, Glen Seidner, Naoko Seki, Carol Shawver, John Sharp, Karen Showalter, Mohammed Siddique, Mike Smiley, Nicole Smith, Catherine Sterner, Michael Stone, William Sutphin, Jenica Tapocik, Suneetha Porkkattil Thomas, Heng Yi Tao, Charles Trubey, Connie Tyser, Laura Waters, Kermit Weedon (deceased), Kenneth Wilkens, Debora Wolfe, Jimmy Yan, De Yang. ö The NCI-Frederick Poster 3 January 2003 Charles River Laboratories (CRL) Forbes Names million [based on several criteria] for new drugs, devices and therapies… CRL Chairman including sales growth, return on a broad and growing portfolio of “Entrepreneur of the Year” equity, and earnings per share.” biomedical products and services Mr. Foster attributed CRL’s success that enable customers to reduce Forbes Magazine recently named to the “hard work and dedication cost, increase speed, and enhance James C. Foster, Chairman and CEO of employees at every level of the productivity and effectiveness in drug of Charles River Laboratories (CRL), organization….an organization built discovery and development...[the] as “Entrepreneur of the Year.” Mr. on the principles of teamwork and customer base spans over 50 Foster was featured on the cover of the recognition.” countries, and includes all of the major annual “Best Small Companies” (Oct. CRL is headquartered in Wilmington, pharmaceutical and biotechnology 28) issue and in an accompanying Massachusetts, and provides “critical companies, as well as many leading feature story. research tools and integrated support hospitals and academic institutions. According to a recent CRL press services that enable innovative The company operates 76 facilities in release, the company placed 26th in and efficient drug discovery and 16 countries.” ö Forbes’ annual ranking of the top 200 development…[a] global leader in publicly traded USA companies “with providing the animal research models 12-month sales of less than $600 required in research and development Data Management Services (DMS) Web Design and is now offered year-round, enabling popular products and are already in