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Frederick National Lab Administration

Below are links to federal government and contractor management offices located at the Frederick National Lab. Brief descriptions are provided to help you contact the appropriate office. There are also links to policies and procedures that are specific to our facility.

Director, Office of the Director, NCI

Provides leadership and strategic planning for the Frederick National Lab and works with the NCI Director. Dr. Craig W. Reynolds serves as Associate Director of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (formerly NCI-Frederick). Working closely with the NCI Director, Dr. Harold Varmus, and NCI division directors, Dr. Reynolds is responsible for ensuring that the Frederick National Lab resources are used as is best for the NCI and its partners, which include other institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the broader biomedical research community. Dr. Reynolds also helps inform the NCI/NIH of the rich diversity of scientific research opportunities and biotechnology resources available at the Frederick National Lab, develops and implements a master plan for the Frederick campus, and reaches out to and engages the local community.

Mailing Address:

Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Bldg. 427, Rm. 1
P.O. Box B
Frederick, MD 21702-1201

Main Office:

Phone: 301-846-1108
Fax: 301-846-1494

Craig W. Reynolds, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Frederick National Lab
Building 427, Room 8
Office: 301-846-5693

To schedule and appointment with Dr. Reynolds, please contact:

Jo Anne Barb
Administrative Assistant
Building 427, Room 1
Phone: 301-846-1108

Office of Scientific Operations (OSO)

Directs, coordinates, and develops policy for Frederick National Lab scientific programs.

Office of the Director, Center for Cancer Research (CCR)

Assesses CCR's scientific needs and allocates scientific resources, conducts strategic planning, manages space and renovations, and facilitates scientific site visit reviews at the Frederick National Labk.

Management Operations Support Branch (MOSB)

Plans, directs, and coordinates NCI management activities at Frederick, including contracts and procurement.

Technology Transfer Branch (TTB)

Promotes technology transfer and scientific partnerships among National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories/scientists, industry, and academia.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is committed to forging scientific partnerships with industry, academia and nonprofit organizations to accelerate the pace of medical research and the application of that knowledge to improve the Nation’s health.

These scientific partnerships benefit the NIH laboratories and the partnering outside organizations by making personnel, services, facilities, expertise, material, and equipment accessible to both partners.

The Technology Transfer Center merges scientific inquiry with commercial development through services including:

  • Transactional Agreements

    • Material Transfer Agreements (MTA)
    • Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA)
    • Collaboration Agreements (C-MTA)
    • Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA)
    • Cooperative Research and Development (CRADA)
  • Marketing and promoting technology

    • NIH technologies available for collaboration and licensing (TTC website)
    • NIH licensees and NIH SBIR/STTR awardees can showcase technology on the NIH Office of Technology Transfer’s Pipeline to Partnerships website http://ott.od.nih.gov/p2p/index.aspx
  • Intellectual property advice to NIH investigators to maintain the commercial viability of NIH technologies

To learn more about technology transfer at Frederick contact the staff at:

Technology Transfer Center
Frederick National Lab
Frederick Fairview Center, Suite 500
1003 West 7th St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-846-5465
Email: higinbok@mail.nih.gov

See also: TTC website at NIH, http://ttc.nci.nih.gov.

Center for Cancer Research, Administrative Resource Center (CCR ARC)

Provides administrative support services for intramural program.

Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Administrative Resource Center (DCTD ARC)

The Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) Administrative Resource Center (ARC), Office of Management, provides administrative services to DCTD programs located at the Frederick National Lab.

Suite 206 at the Fairview Center
1003 West Seventh Street
Frederick, Maryland 21702
Phone: 301-846-5438
Fax: 301-846-6088

Person Contact Information
Dana Heckman
Deputy ARC Manager
Amber Lowery Budget Administrative Officer
Jeanne Moran Program Administrative Officer, DTP
Kristen Hawes Administrative Officer, DTP
Paula Itnyre Administrative Officer, DTP

See also:

Mission Statement


Frederick National Lab Policies and Procedures

Policies and Procedures Manual