Education and Outreach in Physical Sciences in Oncology

Sierra A Walker; Anthony Pham; Sara Nizzero; Mingee Kim; Bob Riter; Julie Bletz; Sheila Judge; Benette Phillips; Dorottya Noble; Diana Murray; Erin Wetzel; Susan Samson; Mariah McMahon; Carl Flink; Jennifer Couch; Claire Tomlin; Kristin Swanson; Alexander R A Anderson; David Odde; Haifa Shen; Shannon Hughes; Nastaran Zahir; Heiko Enderling; Joy Wolfram

doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2020.10.007

Education and Outreach in Physical Sciences in Oncology

Trends Cancer. 2021 Jan;7(1):3-9. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2020.10.007. Epub 2020 Nov 7.

Authors

Sierra A Walker¹, Anthony Pham¹, Sara Nizzero², Mingee Kim², Bob Riter³, Julie Bletz⁴, Sheila Judge⁵, Benette Phillips⁶, Dorottya Noble⁷, Diana Murray⁸, Erin Wetzel⁹, Susan Samson¹⁰, Mariah McMahon¹¹, Carl Flink¹¹, Jennifer Couch⁹, Claire Tomlin¹², Kristin Swanson¹³, Alexander R A Anderson¹⁴, David Odde¹¹, Haifa Shen¹⁵, Shannon Hughes⁹, Nastaran Zahir¹⁶, Heiko Enderling¹⁷, Joy Wolfram¹⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
² Mathematics in Medicine Program, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.
³ Physical Sciences Oncology Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
⁴ Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁵ Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
⁶ Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁷ Cancer Systems Biology Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Program in Physics, Engineering and Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁸ Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁹ Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
¹⁰ Breast Oncology Program, Breast Science Advocacy Core University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA; Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
¹¹ Physical Sciences Oncology Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
¹² M2CH Center for Cancer Systems Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
¹³ Mathematical Neuro Oncology Lab, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
¹⁴ Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
¹⁵ Center for Immunotherapeutic Transport Oncophysics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.
¹⁶ Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA. Electronic address: nas.zahir@nih.gov.
¹⁷ Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA. Electronic address: Heiko.Enderling@moffitt.org.
¹⁸ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; Center for Immunotherapeutic Transport Oncophysics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: wolfram.joy@mayo.edu.

Abstract

Physical sciences are often overlooked in the field of cancer research. The Physical Sciences in Oncology Initiative was launched to integrate physics, mathematics, chemistry, and engineering with cancer research and clinical oncology through education, outreach, and collaboration. Here, we provide a framework for education and outreach in emerging transdisciplinary fields.

Keywords: cancer awareness; developing field; science education and outreach; scientific network.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Intersectoral Collaboration*
Medical Oncology / education*
Medical Oncology / methods
Medical Oncology / organization & administration
Natural Science Disciplines / education*
Natural Science Disciplines / methods
Natural Science Disciplines / organization & administration
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Neoplasms / therapy*
Oncologists / education*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding