CCR Milestones - 2021

This year’s cover features members of our CCR community working safely during the COVID-19 pandemic to produce our scientific advances of 2020. For a complete list of images, see page 35. Credit: Allen Kane and Joseph Meyer, Scientific Publications, Graphics and Media, Frederick National Laboratory, NCI, NIH and CCR staff; iStock CONTRIBUTORS Brenda Boersma-Maland Chabelis Byamana Colleen Curran Li Gwatkin Kelly Haskins Veronica Falconieri Hays Allen Kane Joseph Meyer Jennifer Michalowski Mike Miller Melissa Pandika Lianne Priede CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH The Nation’s Cancer Center The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is the largest division of the NCI intramural research program and comprises nearly 250 basic and clinical research groups located on two campuses just outside of Washington, D.C. For 20 years, CCR has been home to an extraordinary group of scientists and clinicians exploring the cutting-edge of cancer and HIV/AIDS research. Our scientists work on a wide spectrum of biological and biomedical problems, ranging from visualizing and understanding the structure of individual genes and proteins, developing novel methods for drug discovery, to inventing biomedical devices and technology and creating innovative ways to treat patients in the NIH Clinical Center. Our scientists enjoy complete intellectual freedom and are expected to creatively and innovatively explore the most important questions in the field of cancer research and treatment. We support projects over a longtime horizon allowing our investigators to pursue some of the most difficult, high-risk problems in the field, and we are always on the lookout for new challenges and the most pressing problems in modern cancer research. The success of CCR is grounded in an exceptionally strong discovery research program which provides the foundation for the seamless translation of insights into basic cellular and molecular processes to clinical applications and patient care. Examples of our success are the development of groundbreaking immunotherapy approaches, HIV/AIDS testing and the creation of a human papillomavirus vaccine. The CCR is a unique place of sciencewherewe combine diverse expertisewith the freedom to thoroughly pursue themost pressing questions in cancer biology and treatment. For more about our science, our training programs and our clinical trials, visit ccr.cancer.gov .