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Hollings Marine Laboratory

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NIST Recognizes Staff Achievements with 2018 Awards

December 18, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week recognized more than 190 staff members for

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NIST Summer Internship Program Makes It Easier for Students to Apply

December 17, 2018

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made it more straightforward for students to apply to the agency’s

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Many Arctic Pollutants Decrease After Market Removal and Regulation

August 27, 2018

Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic, according to an international team of

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Staying Chill, Even When Disaster Strikes

When most people prepare for a hurricane, they buy food and water. But when scientist Amanda Moors sees one of those big

Comparative Mammalian Proteome Aggregator Resource (CoMPARe) Program

NIST is developing a portal to enable researchers to mine high-quality proteomic data from phylogenetically diverse species to identify advantageous biological

Comparative Serum Proteomics Project

Initially the Comparative Mammalian Proteome Aggregator Resource (CoMPARe) Program will generate proteomic data from sera from 25 different species that

MML Measures Up

We help new industries grow and established industries thrive. NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) contributes important...

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Metabolomics Quality Assurance and Quality Control Materials (MetQual) Program

The NIST Metabolomics Quality Assurance and Quality Control Materials (MetQual) Program has been created to demonstrate and improve the comparability of

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Development of NIST Reference Materials for Untargeted Metabolomics, Lipidomics and Proteomics

The use of metabolite, lipid, and protein profiles for systems biology, biomedical research, and clinical applications has risen dramatically over recent years

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Understanding the Bioaccumulation of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents using Advanced Measurement Capabilities

Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents (GBCA) are intravenous drugs used in diagnostic imaging procedures to enhance the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Material Matters - Summer 2015

Material Matters - Spring 2015

Grantee Performance Following the End to the Lapse in Appropriations

January 23, 2018

SEE DOCUMENT The lapse in federal appropriations has ended and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of

Material Matters - Fall 2017

Measuring Materials to Improve Lives

How the Cone Snail’s Deadly Venom Can Help Us Build Better Medicines

October 10, 2017

Cone snails have inspired humans for centuries. Coastal communities have often traded their beautiful shells like money and put them in jewelry. Many artists

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Pacific Marine Mammal Health Assessments (PMMHA)

Marine mammals have been protected in the United States since 1972 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The U.S. Pacific Islands and surrounding

Diving Deep into the Dolphin Genome Could Benefit Human Health

February 22, 2017

In movies and TV shows, dolphins are often portrayed as heroes who save humans through remarkable feats of strength and tenacity. Now dolphins could save the

Leadership

Privacy Office

NIST is committed to safeguarding personal privacy. Individual trust in the privacy and security of personally identifiable information is a...

New Chemical Measurement Methods

Regulatory and health agencies in the US, Canada, and Europe regularly identify suspected carcinogenic or toxic compounds as emerging contaminants. After health

New Methods for Measurement of Sulfur in Fossil Fuels

The Environmental Chemical Sciences Group has developed isotope dilution microwave induced combustion sector-field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Steroid Hormone Suite Analysis

The endocrine system orchestrates major developmental, reproductive, and other physiological changes throughout life.  A detailed analysis of hormone suites can

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Measurements and Standards for Organic Contaminants in Wildlife Matrices

The Biochemical and Exposure Science Group at the Hollings Marine Laboratory tests and optimizes methods to accurately and precisely measure environmental

Perfluorinated Compounds Found in African Crocodiles, American Alligators

August 25, 2016

American alligators and South African crocodiles populate waterways a third of the globe apart, and yet both have detectable levels of long-lived industrial and

Products and Services

NIST Biorepository National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank Sample Tracking and Analytical Reporting (STAR) NIST Assists in Marine-Related...

GMSE graduate student Andre Thompson in one of NIST's Fire Research laboratories, testing the flammability of materials

Graduate Students (GMSE)

As you further your studies, get hands-on experience in NIST’s world-class laboratories. NIST is looking for graduate and doctoral students...

NIST/NOAA Intercomparison Program for Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Mammal Health and

Chemistry and the International System of Weights and Measures Symposium at the ACS National Meeting; Boston, MA, August 19, 2015: Presentations

Wed, Aug 19 2015

Symposium Introduction: Introduction to Symposium: Introduction to the International System of Weights and Measures, W.E

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Biological and Environmental Monitoring and Archival of Sea Turtle Tissues (BEMAST)

BEMAST is a long-term biobanking project of the NIST Biorepository. Biological samples from sea turtles are collected, cryogenically (≤ -150 °C) stored, and