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Cancer and AIDS Research

Rapidly translating basic research into effective new ways of diagnosing and treating cancer and AIDS.


Leidos's staff of scientific, technical, and support professionals conduct basic and applied research in cancer and AIDS; manage a full suite of advanced technologies in areas such as nanotechnology, genomics, and imaging; operate the federal government's only vaccine manufacturing facility and the high-performance Advanced Biomedical Computing Center; and supports more than 300 clinical trials treating patients in the United States and around the world.

Leidos places paramount importance on quality scientific and business management and performance, high efficiency, cost effectiveness, optimal resource utilization, and technological currency.

Leidos's cancer and AIDS research services include:

  • Analytical and biomolecule chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology, including clinical immunology and patient monitoring
  • Molecular biology and related molecular technologies, including genotyping, gene expression, and protein production
  • Genetics, including epidemiological studies
  • Virology, including virus production and diagnostic structural biology
  • Biophysics
  • Cell biology
  • Microscopy
  • Nanotechnology, including nanoparticle characterization
  • Laboratory animal sciences, including diagnostic microbiology, animal health diagnostics, pathology, and histotechnology
  • In vivo and in vitro cancer and viral therapeutics
  • Advanced scientific computer services, including molecular modeling, drug design and bioinformatics
  • Molecular targets and assay development
  • Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production, including the Biopharmaceutical Development Program
  • Repositories
  • Graphic arts, photography and illustration
  • Conference and conference facility management, video conferencing and meeting support

For more information about our cancer and AIDS research, visit www.saic-frederick.com