The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) is one of the 18 United States National Laboratories and the only U.S. National Laboratory exclusively dedicated to biomedical research.[1] The Frederick National Laboratory is sponsored by NIH/National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Centers,[2] and its day-to-day operation is managed by the private contractor Leidos Biomedical Research for the NCI. The institution was originally established under the name NCI-Frederick Cancer Research Center in 1972 as a component of U.S. President Richard Nixon's War on Cancer initiative. In 2012, the institution received a National Laboratory designation and assumed its current name, becoming the only U.S. national laboratory dedicated entirely to biomedical research. The campus located within Fort Detrick U.S. Army Installation in Frederick, Maryland, also houses National Cancer Institute laboratories and administrative organizations, and is colloquially referred to as NCI-Frederick.[3][4]
- ^ https://frederick.cancer.gov/about/mission [bare URL]
- ^ https://frederick.cancer.gov/about/mission [bare URL]
- ^ Lombo, Tania B. (March 2013). "What's Happening in NCI's Storied Labs to the North?". NIH Catalyst. 21 (2). Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "History of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research". Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Retrieved 21 November 2016.